Research proposal
Shows the committee what you will study, how, and why it will work: significance, specific aims, key problems, approach and roadmap, feasibility with risks and alternatives, preliminary results and a timeline to degree.
Previews are rendered from the downloadable file.
Tools for the figures in this template
What's inside
- 1Background, significance and prior work
- 2Aims and research questions
- 3Key problems to solve
- 4Approach and research roadmap
- 5Feasibility, risks and alternatives
- 6Preliminary results
- 7Timeline as an editable Gantt chart
- 8Expected outcomes and references
How to use it
- 1
Download the file in your language and open it in PowerPoint.
- 2
Read the hidden instruction slide first: it explains timing, colours and figures.
- 3
Replace the example study slide by slide. Right-click a chart → Edit Data to use your numbers.
- 4
Need a figure? Use the link under any figure slot to open SciDraw AI with a matching prompt.
Guides to read alongside
- How to Write a PhD Research Proposal: Structure, Examples, and Clear FiguresA practical PhD research proposal guide covering structure, research questions, methods, timelines, common mistakes, and professional figures.
- How to Draw a Thesis Proposal Roadmap: Research Framework & Technical Route (2026)For master's and PhD proposals: how to draw the technical roadmap, research framework diagram, and content map — with reusable templates, color rules, and AI one-click generation.
- Research Proposal Figures Guide: Roadmaps, Framework & Feasibility Diagrams (2026)For grant and research proposals: which figures you need, how to draw the framework and feasibility diagrams, and how figures win the reviewer's first impression — with AI generation.
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