Instructions for Full Proposal Submissions

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Project Description and Justification

The chief document upon which the merits of your proposal will be judged should be called “Project Description and Justification.” Given the word limitation, you may submit a literature review or other ancillary materials as separate appendices. Such additional materials are optional. 

• Empirical proposals are limited to 6,000 words (not including references). The total budget including indirect costs to your institution (15% maximum of direct costs) cannot exceed $250,000.

• Non-Empirical proposals are limited to 3,000 words (not including references). The total budget including indirect costs to your institution (15% maximum of direct costs) cannot exceed $100,000.

• Empirical Early Career proposals are limited to 6,000 words (not including references). The total budget including indirect costs to your institution (15% maximum of direct costs) cannot exceed $25,000.

• Non-Empirical Early Career proposals are limited to 3,000 words (not including references). The total budget including indirect costs to your institution (15% maximum of direct costs) cannot exceed $15,000.

Your submitted proposal should include the following: 

• A list and brief description of all deliverables by the end of your project

• Central questions addressed by the project

• Background and significance of the central questions

• Identification of which of the RFP question(s) (listed on pages 3-5) the project addresses

• Summary of the methodology and hypotheses (for empirical projects and as applicable for non-empirical projects) 

• Statement describing how the proposed project could impact our understanding of gratitude beyond the psychology of religion/spirituality

• Statement that you agree to abide by the best open science practices as indicated in Section 2.iii on page 9 of the RFP

Additional Documents

Required documents submitted as appendices include:

• Cover letter with your name, your institutional affiliation where the grant will be administered, the title, amount requested, duration of the project (not to exceed two years), and other team members (if applicable)

• Project abstract of up to 500 words which explains the project and its significance that may be published on the project website (and possibly in Templeton materials), and included in publicity materials if the proposal is funded

• Curriculum vitae for all investigators (including yourself) and consultants

• Letter indicating willingness to be involved from all team members

• List of deliverables/outputs expected during the project and if applicable, after the project has ended

• Detailed budget on the form provided below (please note: no Project ID is required)

• Budget justification narrative for each line item in the budget

• Timeline on the form provided below (commencing no earlier than September 1, 2020 and no later than November 1, 2020)

• Approval letter from your department head or dean

Optional appendices include:

• Literature review if needed given the length limitation of the project description and justification

• Any previous publications you or other team members have had that are related to your topic