Write a research proposal
Structures a proposal with a clear question, rationale, method, and plan.
The prompt
Help me write a research proposal.
Topic and working question: [TOPIC / QUESTION]
Field, level, and audience: [e.g. "PhD application, sociology", "internal R&D proposal"]
What I already know or have read: [NOTES]
Constraints: [time, budget, data access, word limit]
Required sections (if specified): [LIST]
Produce:
1. 2–3 sharpened versions of my research question (specific, answerable, significant), with a recommendation.
2. A proposal draft: background and rationale, aims/hypotheses, a literature context (summarized from my notes — no invented citations), methodology (design, data, analysis) with justification, ethics, a timeline, expected contribution, and limitations.
3. Feedback on feasibility: what's too ambitious or vague, and how to fix it.
Highlighted [brackets] are blanks to replace with your own details.
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What to fill in
- TOPIC / QUESTION
- e.g. "PhD application, sociology", "internal R&D proposal"
- NOTES
- time, budget, data access, word limit
- LIST
How this prompt is built
This prompt follows the RTF structure (Role, Task, Format). RTF tells the model who to be, what to do and what shape the answer should take. It is the quickest structure that still gives noticeably better results than a bare request.
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