Suggested format for an introduction:
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•  How is your research beneficial and to whom

Introduce the area of research
Review key publications
Identify any gap in the knowledge or questions which have to be answered
Your hypotheses
Your aims and objectives, including a brief description of the methodology

Although you will develop your ideas further in the main body of the text, your introduction may also include a short 
summary of your aims and objectives, your methodology and the expected outcomes/benefits of your research as well as 
who it will benefit and who will be able to use it.

Main body of text
Honesty is one of the most important aspects in proposal development so avoid making over-ambitious claims about the 
intended research; what is proposed must be realistically achievable.

When drafting the proposal, it is worth asking yourself the following questions and trying to answer them in the text:
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