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This skill helps you transform research ideas into fundable grant proposals by aligning aims, significance, and agency priorities for NSF, NIH, and ERC.

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---
name: grant
description: Transform research ideas into compelling, fundable grant proposals (NSF, NIH, ERC).
metadata:
  short-description: Grant Proposal Writing
---
# /grant - Grant Proposal Development

I'll help you craft a compelling, fundable research proposal. I specialize in NSF, NIH, ERC, and major foundation grants.

## What I need from you:
Please provide:
1. **Research Topic or Draft**: Your core idea or existing aims
2. **Funding Agency**: (Optional) Target agency (NSF, NIH, ERC, etc.)
3. **Stage**: Concept, drafting specific aims, or full proposal review?

## What I'll do:
1. **Narrative Arc**: Build the "Why Now" story (significance, innovation, urgency)
2. **Specific Aims**: Structure independent yet synergistic objectives
3. **Feasibility Check**: Timeline, preliminary data needs, risk mitigation
4. **Agency Alignment**: Match language to funder priorities

## My Expertise:
- NSF CAREER, R01, R21, ERC Starting/Consolidator
- Significance framing for review committees
- Academic storytelling for experts and generalists

Let's build a winning proposal. Share your research concept to begin.
Project: $ARGUMENTS

Overview

This skill transforms research ideas into compelling, fundable grant proposals for agencies like NSF, NIH, and ERC. I focus on clear significance, innovative aims, and reviewer-friendly narratives to increase funding success. I work with concepts, specific aims, and full proposal drafts to sharpen argument and alignment with funder priorities.

How this skill works

Provide your research topic or draft, target agency (optional), and current stage (concept, aims, or full review). I craft a persuasive narrative arc, produce structured specific aims, and run feasibility and risk assessments tied to timelines and preliminary data. I also adapt language and emphasis to match the priorities and review criteria of the chosen funder.

When to use it

  • You have a research idea and need a fundable framing and aims.
  • Drafting Specific Aims pages for NIH, NSF project descriptions, or ERC summaries.
  • Preparing a full proposal for submission or internal review.
  • Want to align language and emphasis with a particular funding agency.
  • Need a feasibility check and risk mitigation plan before submission.

Best practices

  • Share your core idea, any preliminary data, and the target funder early.
  • State the big-picture significance first, then narrow to specific, testable aims.
  • Limit aims to 2–4 independent but complementary objectives.
  • Include realistic timelines, milestones, and contingency plans.
  • Iterate drafts with reviewer-style questions in mind: significance, approach, innovation, investigators, environment.

Example use cases

  • Convert a lab notebook concept into a crisp Specific Aims page for an R01 submission.
  • Rework an ERC Starting proposal narrative to highlight novelty and impact for reviewers.
  • Assess readiness of an NSF CAREER draft, flagging missing preliminary evidence or scope issues.
  • Refine Methodology and Feasibility sections with realistic timelines and risk mitigation.
  • Translate technical language into accessible impact statements for mixed-discipline review panels.

FAQ

What inputs do you need to start?

Provide your research topic or draft, target agency (if known), desired grant type, and any preliminary data or timeline constraints.

Can you tailor language to different funders?

Yes. I adapt emphasis and terminology to match NSF, NIH, ERC, and common foundation review criteria and priorities.