\documentclass[10pt]{article}

\usepackage{fullpage}
\title{Proposal Template}
\author{}%put the names of your group members here
\date\today

\begin{document}

\maketitle
% this is just a template. feel free to edit as you please, so long as you follow the guidelines
\section{Problem Statement}


\section{Key contributions}

\subsection{Significance}

\subsection{Replication}

\subsection{Extensions}

\section{Next Steps} 

%sample table
\begin{table}[htp]
\begin{center}
\begin{tabular}{ll}
\textbf{Timeline} & \textbf{Task} \\
\hline
Weeks 8-9 & \textbf{Background}: Detailed plan in Table \ref{tab:sample}.\\
Weeks 10-11 &  \textbf{Implementation}: Implement experiment and analyze data.  Submit progress report. \\
Weeks 12-14 & \textbf{Write-up}: Related work review, paper writing and presentation prep. \\
\end{tabular}
\end{center}
\caption{This is an example table}
\label{tab:sample}%add a name here to refer to your table in the document e.g., \ref{tab:sample}
\end{table}

\end{document}