Links to information on how to write a research proposal
http://www.users.drew.edu/~sjamieso/research_proposal.html
http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2004/nsf04016/start.htm
https://libguides.usc.edu/writingguide/researchproposal
https://www.wikihow.com/Write-a-Research-Proposal#Sections-of-a-Proposal_sub