• Name of Principal Investigator and highest degree
• Institutional or organizational affiliation (if any)
• Contact details
• Type of grant requested
• Research project title
• Names and affiliations of your key collaborators
• If you are a graduate student or applicant not affiliated with a research institution, include name, institutional affiliation and contact information of a mentor who has agreed to provide guidance and support
• An estimate of the funding support you are requesting

1. Executive Summary: Provide a concise overview of your proposed research project in 2-3 sentences. Clearly state the research question, methods, and anticipated impact on the field of coaching. Be sure to explain how the project aligns with the mission of the Institute of Coaching – to advance coaching research and education, ground coaching in scientific integrity, and support the use of coaching to foster positive change, learning, and well-being across personal and professional domains.
2. Budget Justification: Provide a 3-5 sentence narrative that explains how ALL proposed costs in the budget are necessary for the project’s success, including details on how costs were calculated and demonstrating how funds will be used responsibly in alignment with the project goals.
3. Purpose of Research and Relevance to Coaching: Clearly indicate what is new and unique about the proposed research and how the expected findings will advance the coaching literature on this topic. Discuss the practical implications of the proposed research.
4. Literature Review: Thoroughly describe and summarize the relevant existing research including the theoretical framework underlying your research question(s). Evaluate the literature and identify gaps, inconsistencies, relationships, or contradictions that support the need for your research project.
5. Methodology and Analyses: : Identify the quantitative and/or qualitative research methods you will use in sufficient detail to establish the viability and rigor of your proposed study. This includes description of variables, measures, sample size, and data analytic approach; for qualitative projects or components include data collection approach (including reliability, reference to instruments to be used and/or procedures to be used to develop measures), sample size, and how data will be analyzed. If your methodology includes a coaching intervention, please include specific information on what the intervention involves, how coaches will be selected, and what qualifications they will hold. Also discuss how you will ensure intervention fidelity.
6. References: Include your list of work cited (Not included in the 10 page limit)
7. Timeline: Detail the anticipated schedule for the completion of your proposed research project. Include key milestones such as data collection, analysis, and manuscript preparation. Indicate the specific date by which you will submit a final summary of your findings to the funder.
8. Project Outputs: List specific deliverables with 1-2 sentence descriptions. This should include conferences where you intend to present your findings and journals to which you plan to submit manuscripts. Also list specific outputs (e.g., academic publications, curricula, workshops, reports), with brief descriptions of their purpose, audience, and how they will contribute to the field.
9. Limitations: Acknowledge the potential limitations of your study, such as scope, methodology, or time constraints
10. Key Personnel and Funding Allocation: List all key personnel involved in the project and describe their roles and responsibilities. Specify who will be responsible for each major task, including project design, data collection, analysis, ethics oversight, and dissemination of results. Clearly identify which personnel will receive funding support, the percentage of effort allocated, and the specific purposes of the support (e.g., salary, training, travel, administrative assistance). Please specify who will lead each aspect of the dissemination plan, including conference presentations, manuscript preparation, curriculum development, or public-facing deliverables. This section should demonstrate that the project team has the capacity and expertise to execute the research and translate findings into meaningful outputs.

Include IRB or institutional ethics approval if received. If you have not yet received IRB or institutional ethics approval, explain your plan to secure it before beginning any research activities. Describe how you will safeguard the ethical treatment of human subjects, including informed consent and data confidentiality. If applicable, name one or more licensed mental health professionals to whom you could refer participants who may need clinical support.

Any additional supporting documentation that would strengthen your application.

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