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Research Grant Writer Kit

Win research funding: funder-neutral proposal, data management plan, NIH biosketch, literature review and sample size justification.

8 templates in 2 steps, in the order you use them. Open any template in the editor, fill it in and export it to PDF, DOCX or HTML.

Step 1

Planning

  1. Research Grant Proposal Template (NIH, NSF, Horizon Europe, UKRI)

    Full

    Funder-neutral grant proposal: summary, aims, significance, innovation, approach, timeline, team, budget, data plan, annexes for NIH, NSF, Horizon Europe, UKRI

    Funder-neutral; NIH Simplified Review Framework and Common Forms (NOT-OD-26-018); NSF PAPPG 24-1; Horizon Europe Part B; UKRI Funding Service

  2. Data Management Plan (DMP) Template

    Full

    Funder-neutral DMP: data summary, documentation, storage, legal and ethics, FAIR sharing, other outputs, costs, annexes for NIH 2026, NSF, Horizon Europe, UKRI

    Science Europe DMP core requirements; FAIR; NIH 2026 DMS Plan format (NOT-OD-26-046); NSF PAPPG 24-1; Horizon Europe DMP template v1.1; UKRI

  3. NIH Biosketch Common Form Drafting Template

    Standard

    NIH Common Form biosketch draft: requirements table, identifying info, preparation, appointments, 5+5 products, personal statement, honors, contributions, certify checklist

    NIH NOT-OD-26-018 Common Forms (from 2026-01-25)

  4. Research Ethics Application Template (IRB, REC)

    Full

    IRB or REC application draft: lay summary, team, design, recruitment, vulnerability, risk table, consent and waiver, data protection, safety, registration, review route, Helsinki map

    Declaration of Helsinki (2024 revision); dated EU, UK, US examples

  5. Academic CV Template

    Standard

    Academic CV: education, appointments, publications by type with citation styles, grants, teaching, supervision, service, talks

Step 2

Foundation

  1. Literature Review Template

    Standard

    Literature review: scope and questions, documented search strategy, screening counts, thematic synthesis, synthesis matrix, gaps

  2. Power Analysis and Sample Size Template (Statistics, R and Python)

    Full

    Power analysis and sample size worksheet: t-tests, proportions, ANOVA, correlation, regression, simulation power, sensitivity table and justification sentence

    Cohen (1988); Lakens (2022) sample size justification; Hoenig and Heisey (2001); pwr 1.3.0 and statsmodels 0.15.0

  3. Statistical Analysis Plan Template (Statistics, Thesis or Project)

    Full

    Statistical analysis plan for a thesis or project: estimands, hypotheses, sample size, primary model, pre-set assumption fallbacks, missing data, multiplicity, sensitivity, deviations log

    ICH E9(R1) estimand framework (name); Gamble et al. (2017) SAP content; Holm (1979); Rubin (1987); Borm et al. (2007)