# Write a research proposal

Structures a proposal with a clear question, rationale, method, and plan.

- Topic: Research & Summaries
- Framework: RTF
- Level: Standard
- Tags: Research, Write, Summarize, Fill-in Template
- Source: https://www.thinkwithprompt.com/prompts/write-a-research-proposal

## Prompt

```text
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.
```

## What to fill in

- TOPIC / QUESTION
- e.g. "PhD application, sociology", "internal R&D proposal"
- NOTES
- time, budget, data access, word limit
- LIST

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