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Can I apply online? Yes. To apply online, you first need to create a profile in our system. Your username and password will be emailed to you and you may then submit your application. How do I log into the system to change my address or password, check the status of my proposal, or to submit a proposal if I already have a username and password? Visit our login page here. I completed a profile in the system but when I received my username and password, the password field was blank. Why is that? You already have a profile in our system. If you try to create another profile, using the same email address, the system will still send out a confirmation email with your username, but the password field will be blank. If you have forgotten your password, visit this webpage and go to the Forgot Password link. Can the proposal or resume be more than three pages each? No. Do you need to itemize a budget in the proposal or describe how the $20,000 research stipend will be used? No. The research stipend can be used as deemed appropriate by the researcher. Does IBM give research stipends larger than $20,000? No. Does the research stipend include overhead for the individual's institution? No. Can the recipient's institution receive the research stipend? Yes. Individuals receiving a research stipend have the option of requesting that the stipend be paid directly to their institution. As noted above, however, no overhead costs will be included in the research stipend. Can I submit more than one proposal at a time? No. Researchers are asked to submit only one proposal per review cycle. Can independent researchers or consultants apply for research stipends? Independent researchers or consultants must have an affiliation with a nonprofit organization, an academic institution, or a journalistic institution. A letter from one of those organizations describing the affiliation must be included in the proposal. Can graduate students apply for research stipends? If the proposed research is part of a graduate student's doctoral dissertation, he or she may apply for a research stipend. The proposal should include a letter of endorsement from the individual's dissertation director. How quickly must the research project be completed? Recipients will be asked to select the start and end dates of the research project. Recipients are asked to submit a completed manuscript no later than six months after the selected start date. The research projects should be started no later than three months after the research stipend is awarded. How long is the research report? Research reports should be 30-40 pages in length. How will the report be published and disseminated? Can recipients publish research from the report in other publications? IBM will publish the report and disseminate it to government managers. Recipients retain all rights to the research and can publish research findings anywhere they wish. The IBM Center must be cited, however, for providing support for the project. Who is the audience for completed reports? Reports should be written primarily for government managers, with the goal of providing them with practical knowledge and insights. It is hoped that the reports will also prove useful to those in the academic community who wish to gain current knowledge about government management. What criteria are used in reviewing research proposals?
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