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[new_anth]

For fellowship applications, I've been following the conventions from dissertation research grant applications: to send in the proposal/prospectus double-spaced. I've kept things like teaching/research statements, abstracts, cover letters single-spaced.

Until I read an unrelated remark in a different section of this fora, it hadn't crossed my mind that perhaps I should not double-space my proposal/prospectus. Any input on this?

Many thanks.

[new_anth]

Anthropology.

[lorelei]

Unless the instructions for applicants asked otherwise, I made mine 1 1/2 spaced (clear enough to read). I did the same with the abstracts, statements, etc. I thought it was nice for the package to look uniform (first impressions/thin-slicing psychology ;) .

(I'm in the humanities, and I was awarded 2 postdocs).

[abdbcb]

Just to pick up on this, I am sending in app for a interdisciplinary post-doc, and it said 12pt but didn't indicated single or double spaced. I sent an inquiry to the admin and she said 'either is acceptable' - so the proposal can be of two very different lengths. I am going with Lorelei's 1 1/2 space, mostly out of frustration but also because double space was too short and single space means I have to write a lot more... plus I am sending images in the 5 page limit so a little more space helps me out.

[tonicarich]

I also need to do this? What is the easiest way?