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Research-grant proposals what the deliverable looks like

The structure of the deliverable for research-grant proposals, how it is produced and how you accept it, with a live specimen generated from the matching free tool’s worked example. Synthetic or permitted data only.

DemonstrationSynthetic or permitted data

What this page isDemonstration

Practice
11 Research supervision, academic coaching & publication support
The deliverable
4 sectionsProduced in 5 stages, each with a review point
Data
Synthetic or permittedNot a client result

Demonstration of methodSynthetic or permitted data.Not a client result.

The deliverable, section by section.

What you receive, and what each part is for.

Section 01 of 04

Fit review

The call’s criteria set against your idea.

Demonstration
Section 02 of 04

Proposal structure

Aims, methods, impact and management.

Demonstration
Section 03 of 04

Budget notes

Structure and justification aligned to the work.

Demonstration
Section 04 of 04

Mock review

Scored against the call’s criteria.

Demonstration

A live specimen.

Generated from the worked example in Research proposal checklist: synthetic data, real method. Change the inputs in the tool to see your own.

Demonstration · synthetic data · not a client result

7/12sections present
2,650/3,000words

Checks

  • Gap: Missing: Ethics.Consent, risk, data protection and approvals
  • Check: Missing: Timeline.Is it realistic, with slack for approvals and fieldwork?
  • Check: Missing: Budget.Does every cost serve the aims?
  • Check: Missing: Limitations.What can the study not show, and why?
  • Check: Missing: Dissemination and impact.Who will use the findings, and how will they hear?
  • Note: Assessed work: coaching only.We coach and give feedback; we do not write any part of an assessed proposal.

Questions to answer in each section (you write the answers)

Title

Does it name the population, setting and focus?

Background

What do we already know, and from where?

Problem statement

What exactly is not known or not working?

Aims and questions

Can each question be answered with the planned data?

Literature review

Which debates does the study join, and where is the gap?

Methods

Design, sample, data collection and analysis: are they justified?

Ethics (missing)

Consent, risk, data protection and approvals

Timeline (missing)

Is it realistic, with slack for approvals and fieldwork?

Budget (missing)

Does every cost serve the aims?

Limitations (missing)

What can the study not show, and why?

References

Are all sources real, cited and consistently formatted?

Dissemination and impact (missing)

Who will use the findings, and how will they hear?

Declaration of assistance (template)

Declaration

I confirm that this proposal is my own work. I received the following assistance: [describe: for example coaching sessions on structure, feedback on drafts, or language editing]. No part of the text was written for me. [Name, date]

The researcher writes every word. This tool gives questions, structure and checks, not assessed text.

How it is produced, and accepted.

Each stage ends in something you review; acceptance is tested against criteria agreed at the start.

  1. 01

    Question

    Frame the research question for the call.

    Review pointThe research question is the researcher’s own, stated in writing.

  2. 02

    Design

    Refine the design and work plan.

    Review pointDesign choices explained, and decided by the researcher.

  3. 03

    Researcher-led work

    The research team writes the science.

    Review pointAll writing and analysis done by the researcher.

  4. 04

    Feedback

    We review and give feedback.

    Review pointFeedback given as comments and questions, never replacement text.

  5. 05

    Declared assistance

    Declare assistance where the funder requires it.

    Review pointAssistance declared in line with the institution’s rules.

How proof is labelled

  • DemonstrationsDemonstrations use synthetic or permitted data.
  • Documented experienceDocumented experience is attributed to the organisation that held the work.
  • Measured resultsMeasured results are added only once they have been measured; none are shown yet.

What needs to move forward?

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