Research roadmaps that win funding
From research plan to professional technical route diagram
SciDraw AI helps researchers create clear, compelling research roadmaps and technical route diagrams for grant proposals, project reports, and academic presentations — visualize milestones, work packages, and deliverables in minutes.
How to Create a Research Roadmap
From research plan to polished diagram in three steps
Outline Your Research Plan
Enter your research objectives, phases, milestones, and deliverables — or paste your grant proposal abstract and let AI structure the roadmap for you.
Choose Layout and Style
Select from timeline, flowchart, Gantt-style, or milestone-based layouts. Adjust colors, fonts, and groupings to match your proposal format requirements.
Export and Submit
Download high-resolution files for your grant application. Export as PNG, SVG, or PDF — ready to insert into Word, LaTeX, or online submission systems.
Prompt Examples for Research Roadmaps
These examples are tuned for grant applications, technical route diagrams, and project timelines that need to look structured and fundable.
Create a three-year grant roadmap with aim 1 biomarker discovery, aim 2 mechanistic validation, aim 3 clinical translation, milestone diamonds, and deliverables.
Generate a technical route diagram for a national funding proposal showing data acquisition, model development, prototype validation, and field deployment across parallel work packages.
Draw a research project timeline with quarterly milestones, shared resources, risk checkpoints, and publication outputs for a multi-institution collaboration.
Created with SciDraw AI
Real examples generated by researchers using our platform
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Grant Proposal Roadmaps
Create technical route diagrams that clearly communicate your research plan to funding reviewers — structured phases, milestones, and expected outcomes.
Whether you are applying to NSFC, NIH, ERC, or other funding bodies, SciDraw generates roadmaps that follow the visual conventions reviewers expect: clear phase delineation, milestone markers, work package connections, and deliverable timelines.
Create Grant RoadmapProject Timeline Visuals
Visualize multi-year research timelines with Gantt-style charts, milestone diagrams, and work package breakdowns that make complex plans easy to follow.
Map out your entire project lifecycle — from preliminary studies through data collection, analysis, and publication. Show parallel work streams, dependencies, and key decision points in a single, readable diagram.
Build Project TimelineWho Uses Research Roadmap Maker
Principal Investigators
Create technical route diagrams for grant proposals, annual reports, and project reviews. Visualize research strategies that convince funding committees.
PhD Students
Map out your thesis timeline, fellowship applications, and research milestones. Present a clear plan to supervisors and dissertation committees.
Research Teams
Coordinate multi-group projects with shared roadmaps. Visualize collaborative timelines, work package assignments, and integration milestones.
Frequently Asked Questions
What types of research roadmaps can I create?
You can create grant proposal technical route diagrams, Gantt-style project timelines, milestone charts, work package breakdowns, research phase flowcharts, and multi-year project plans. The tool supports both linear and parallel workflow layouts.
Can I use these roadmaps in grant applications?
Yes. Export in high-resolution formats (300+ DPI) suitable for NSFC, NIH, ERC, and other funding applications. SVG and PDF exports can be directly inserted into Word or LaTeX documents. The output meets the figure quality standards expected by major funding agencies.
Does SciDraw understand research methodology terminology?
Yes. SciDraw recognizes common research terms — work packages, deliverables, milestones, KPIs, TRL levels, preliminary data, validation studies, and more. Just describe your research plan in natural language and the AI will structure it into a professional roadmap.
Can I show parallel work streams and dependencies?
Absolutely. The roadmap maker supports Gantt-style parallel tracks, dependency arrows between tasks, critical path highlighting, and resource allocation views. You can visualize complex multi-team projects with overlapping phases.
How do I customize the visual style?
Choose from multiple layout templates (timeline, flowchart, matrix), color schemes, and labeling styles. You can match your institution's branding or follow specific funding body visual guidelines. All elements can be repositioned after generation.
Can I create roadmaps from an existing proposal document?
Yes. Paste your grant proposal abstract or research plan text, and SciDraw will automatically extract key phases, milestones, and deliverables to generate a structured roadmap. You can then refine the output to match your exact requirements.
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