11 · Research supervision, academic coaching & publication support
Research-grant proposals for academics and institutions
Support for research funding proposals from academics and institutions: fit, design, budget logic and review.
Tell us what you needAssessed student proposals receive coaching only, never authored submissions.
- Led by
- Prof. Wisdom Gagakuma and Michael Gagakuma
- Delivery
- Remote, and on site from Accra
- Fees
- Fixed fee, quoted to your scope
- Contracting
- GKM Legacy Holdings, Maryland
What you receive.
Documents you can use, each with its method and sources attached.
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See a demonstration of the output: Specimen · Research-grant proposals for academics & institutions
Fit review
The call’s criteria set against your idea.
Proposal structure
Aims, methods, impact and management.
Budget notes
Structure and justification aligned to the work.
Mock review
Scored against the call’s criteria.
Who commissions this, and when.
Buyers and moments where this work pays for itself, and where it does not.
Who it is for
- University research offices
- Principal investigators and research teams
- Research institutes
When to call us
- A research call fits your agenda
- Proposals score well on science but poorly on impact or management
- Your institution wants a stronger pipeline of bids
When it is not the answer
Assessed student proposals are coached under thesis coaching, and we never author them.
Led byProf. Wisdom Gagakuma and Michael Gagakuma
- Contracting
- GKM Legacy Holdings, Maryland
- Consultation
- from USD 150
Scope and fees.
Fees are agreed in writing before work begins. Estimates are shown as estimates.
Fees
Fixed fee, quoted to your scope
Send a brief or book a short call. We reply with a written scope, dates and a fixed fee before any work begins.
What we need from you
- The call documents
- The research idea and team CVs
- Your institution’s approval process
Not included unless agreed
- Authoring assessed student proposals
- Guarantees of funding
- Institutional sign-off
How the work runs.
Each stage ends in something you review before the next begins.
Stage 1 of 5
Question
Frame the research question for the call.
Review pointThe research question is the researcher’s own, stated in writing.
Stage 2 of 5
Design
Refine the design and work plan.
Review pointDesign choices explained, and decided by the researcher.
Stage 3 of 5
Researcher-led work
The research team writes the science.
Review pointAll writing and analysis done by the researcher.
Stage 4 of 5
Feedback
We review and give feedback.
Review pointFeedback given as comments and questions, never replacement text.
Stage 5 of 5
Declared assistance
Declare assistance where the funder requires it.
Review pointAssistance declared in line with the institution’s rules.
Questions buyers ask.
Anything else: ask in a brief.
Do you write the whole proposal?
No. The research team leads the science. We help with structure, clarity, budget logic and review.
Can students use this service?
Assessed student proposals are supported through thesis coaching only.
Is there a free tool?
Yes: the research-proposal structure and review checklist.
Related work
What needs to move forward?
Tell us the decision, the challenge or the opportunity. We reply with a scoped approach, a named principal and a fee before any work begins.
No charge to submit an enquiry.