Submit a 1 page letter of intent for your grant proposal.
For the letter of intent – if you have supporting citations you should include those. The more complete and developed the idea, the easier it will be to fill in the details. You do not need a specific number of references, but you should have some grasp of the literature on your topic and the letter will be more convincing with supporting reference.
Tip: you should reference your key theory or theories and have some reference to back up the importance of your topic and/or the need.
The references do not need to fit onto one page (you can add a reference page with any citations you use).
Let me know if you have questions.
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