The document outlines the structure of a research proposal, emphasizing the importance of a clear and concise summary placed at the beginning. It details the role of background and problem statements in establishing research significance and identifying study gaps. Additionally, it discusses the necessity of identifying beneficiaries of the research and provides guidelines for formatting references in APA and MLA styles.

1. STEMAZING
RESEARCH PROPOSAL
(A Competition of Science,
Technological, and Mathematical
Outputs)

10. SUMMARY
• A summary is simply a brief overview of the main points of a
research paper. It should not include any new information or
arguments, but simply, concisely state the main points.
• The summary should be placed at the beginning of the
research paper, after the title. It should be written in a clear
and concise manner When writing the summary, keep the
following in mind:
• It should be written in a clear and concise manner.
• It should not include any new information or arguments.
• The summary should briefly describe the main points of the
paper.

11. BACKGROUND AND PROBLEM
•The background provides the context of a study and
establishes its significance. It introduces the
research topic and leads the readers to the gaps in
knowledge that have remained unaddressed.
•The problem statement though is a brief explanation
of an issue, a condition, or a situation that is going
to be studied. It helps clearly identify the purpose of
a project by highlighting the gap between an ideal
situation and the reality, and why it is important to
bridge that gap.

12. BENEFICIARIES
•Beneficiaries are those who are likely to be
interested in or to benefit from the proposed
research. List any beneficiaries from the research
and give details of how the results of the
proposed research would be disseminated.

13. APA FORMAT
•These references are listed in alphabetical
order by the author's last name. An APA in-
text citation includes only three items: the
last name(s) of the author(s), the year the
source was published, and sometimes the
page or location of the information.

17. MLA FORMAT
•A standard MLA Works Cited entry is
structured as follows: Author. “Title of the
Source.” Title of the Container, Other
contributors, Version, Number, Publisher,
Publication date, Location. Only include
information that is available for and relevant
to your source.