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Research Proposal

Guidelines for Milestones

rch proposal for the core research project must include the milestones and projected time of completion. Good milestones
quantitative, specific, realistic and timely. Milestones descriptions should detail the anticipated contributions to the research p
pendencies and expected results, deliverables or question-point (i.e. how you will know that you have completed the tasks s
and/or that you have reached a decision-making point regarding the next steps to follow in the research project).

s outlined in the research proposal will guide your research and will be used to assess progress towards completion of the
ring the Fellowship. For detailed information about the progress reports timeline:
Progress and Final Reports

nclude as many milestones as needed per time period. Milestones may be divided in individual steps to highlight dependencies
steps within the research design. Note that milestone table does not count against the page limit for the research proposal.

mplate provided to organize your milestones.


Template for Milestones
Research Proposal
Milestones
For more information: Guidelines for Milestones
Description of Milestone Sub Steps (if any)
6 months

Example of a good milestone: Identify the efficiency loss


mechanisms in multicrystalline silicon wafers that can increase
minority carrier lifetimes several-fold, and cell efficiencies by 10-
40% relative, when these defects are removed.

Sub Step #1
Milestone #2 Sub Step #2
Sub Step #3
9 months
Sub Step #1
Milestone #1 Sub Step #2
Sub Step #3

Sub Step #1
Milestone #2 Sub Step #2
Sub Step #3
12 months
Sub Step #1
Milestone #1 Sub Step #2
Sub Step #3

Sub Step #1
Milestone #1 Sub Step #2
Sub Step #3
15 months
Sub Step #1
Milestone #2 Sub Step #2
Sub Step #3
18 months
Sub Step #1
Milestone #1 Sub Step #2
Sub Step #3

Sub Step #1
Milestone #2 Sub Step #2
Sub Step #3
21 months
Sub Step #1
Milestone #1 Sub Step #2
Sub Step #3

Sub Step #1
Milestone #2 Sub Step #2
Sub Step #3
24 months
Sub Step #1
Milestone #1 Sub Step #2
Sub Step #3

Sub Step #1
Milestone #2 Sub Step #2
Sub Step #3

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