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• There are four basic components of a project summary: objectives, approach, results and conclusion. Although a project thoroughly discusses all these aspects in great detail and with supporting data and information, a good summary must also touch upon all these points very economically. The summary can discuss what possible relevance the particular project and proposed research may have in the long run, and its chances of implementation. A brief background of the project can be used to introduce the summary section. The objectives of the summary answers the "what" and "why" of the project. The theoretical, hypothetical and practical aims of the project should be clearly reflected. Usually, the methodology involved in the project are briefly touched upon. A relevant abstract of the results and experimental data are sometimes included to strengthen the point of the summary. Finally, a succinct conclusion wraps up a successful project summary.
  
  

Demographic Information

• Project abstracts provide a summary of the target population for whom the project may be implemented. It also provides the detailed demographic information of poverty, literacy and unemployment percentage to specify the people who may be involved in putting the project into operation.
  
  

Feasibility of Project

• Within limited words, a project abstract demonstrates how feasible it is to implement the project and the scope of work it will generate. Apart from that, the investment required is also specified briefly. However, detailed fiscal repercussions of the project need not be mentioned in the abstract, but discussed at length in the project itself.
  
  

Things to Keep in Mind

• Sometimes, review panels impose a word limit on project summary abstract. Even if it is not the case, it must be kept in mind that a project summary is not a photocopy project itself; it should contain only a fraction of the data the entire project contains. It is advised to keep the summary restricted to one page.
  
  It is essential to write the project summary after the description; it ensures that all the important recorded data of the project is included in the abstract and nothing worth mentioning is overlooked.
  
  You need not be afraid of highlighting sentences and information you think important; there is nothing wrong with bringing these to the reviewer's attention. In fact, these are the points the reviewers would consider while writing their critiques.