In addition to being instructed on the thematic aspects of proposal preparation, students need attentive mentoring in the technical aspects of preparing proposals for submission. To accomplish this, faculty mentors and fellowship advisors need to be particularly focused on encouraging students and assisting them on how to carefully follow the rules and guidelines of the various funding sources. Faculty mentors and fellowship advisors must be active participants in the vetting process of student proposals as students plan proposals for various grantors. Key questions they should raise include: Does the proposal meet technical guidelines of the funding source (page length, margin width, line spacing)? Are the form, language, and expression of the proposal appropriate and clear? Has the proposal been organized to directly address the criteria outlined in the proposal guidelines? Has a faculty mentor scrutinized the budget? Has the student received permission to conduct the research in the country of study? And, finally, has the project received clearance from the internal review board at the student’s institution?

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