Mastering the Art of Writing Research Proposals

The basic purposes of all research proposals are to convince the reader that: (a) the research project has clear objectives; (b) the research project is worth doing (it is significant / important in some sense and will make an original contribution to knowledge / understanding in the field); (c) the proposed methods are suitable and feasible; (d) there is a well thought through plan for achieving the research objectives in the available timeframe.

A research proposal should include clear objectives, significance of the research project, proposed methods, and a well thought through plan for achieving the research objectives in the available timeframe.

It is not enough to simply describe previous works, the project, and the methods because a research proposal needs to convince the reader of the clear objectives, significance, suitability, feasibility, and a well thought through plan for achieving the research objectives.