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r the hypothesis has been proven wrong, or has survived enough tests to be considered, f or now, valid? Those tests and the way you are supposed to handle them t o give rigor to your research is what is understood under methods. Metho ds divide in qualitative (interviews, questionnaires) and quantitative ( statistics, stuff that deals intensively with numbers). For some project s qualitative methods are more appropriate, for some quantitative, while for most a mixture of the two is adequate. You should pick your methods and justify your choice. Research methodology, however, is too a pli cated thing to be explained here. And this is why it’s so tough: not muc h attention is given to teaching it in Eastern Europe. Try, before writi ng your RP, to read a bit more about methodology on the Internet you w ill find for sure some articles and decide which methods suit your pro ject best. Don’t forget: reading theoretical pieces of your work and pro viding a critical analysis of those is also a kind of research. It’s fin e to provide a rough schedule of your research。 some grant programs will also require a detailed budget, even though for scholarships this is un likely. Conclusions: After working your way through the difficult methodological part, you only have to write your conclusions. Shortly recap why your h ypothesis is new, why it advances knowledge, why is it worth researching and how, from a practical point of view, are you going to do that. Over all, the capacity of your project to answer the research question should e out crystal clear from the body of the paper, and especially from the conclusions. If this happens, it means you have a wellwritten RP, a nd you have just increased you chances for having a successful applicati on. One last word: how big should your RP be? In most cases, this is specifi ed in the application form. If it is not, we suggest that you keep it at about 1500 words (that’s 3 pages, singlespaced, with 12 size Times New Roman). In fewer words it can be really tough to write a good RP. With more you might bore your readers. Which we hope will not happen. 14