[ATTW-L] Case studies of proposal writing

[Barbara Shwom]

Joanna,

This is a good question. While I have not used this "case study" in
teaching, I'm considering doing so because it is so interesting.

Sense Media, a U.K. Company that develops sensors, submitted an
unsuccessful proposal to Innovate U.K., seeking partial funding for an
autonomous vehicle project in response to a call for proposals.  Upon
receiving the rejection, one of the principals of the company wrote a blog
entry that includes links both to the application and to the feedback that
the company received. The blog entry itself reflects on the feedback and
gives the company's own assessment of why the proposal missed the mark.

Here's the URL:
https://www.sensemedia-events.com/our-unsuccessful-application-to-innovate-uk/

If you have any other case studies of proposals--or find any--I'm eager to
learn about them.

Best,

Barbara

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On Sat, Apr 27, 2019 at 8:03 AM Joanna Wolfe <jowolfe at cmu.edu> wrote:

> Dear hive mind:
>
> I am looking for case studies/analyses of proposal writing, especially
> proposals that have failed or not been fully successful.  Does anything
> jump to mind as a compelling study you have read?  In particular, I am
> looking for analyses of proposals that may have been well-written (in that
> they met the basic genre requirements) but failed to take into account the
> broader institutional context.
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>
> I know it’s a broad question, but I look forward to any recommendations
> that spring to your mind.
>
> Thank you,
>
> Joanna
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> Joanna Wolfe, Ph.D.
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> Director, Global Communication Center
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> Teaching Professor of English
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> Carnegie Mellon University
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