Research Proposal
Generate academic research proposals for PhD applications.
Install
npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills --skill research-proposal -g -a claude-code -y- Repository
- brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills4.9k
- Category
- Writing
- Updated
- 6d ago
- License
- See repository
- Context cost
- Mediumabout 3,000 tokens
- Runs scripts
- No, instructions only
What it does
Generate academic research proposals for PhD applications. Use when user asks to "write a research proposal", "create PhD proposal", "generate research plan", "撰写研究计划", "写博士申请", "doctoral proposal", or mentions specific research topics for PhD application. Supports STEM, humanities, and social sciences with field-specific adaptations. Follows Nature Reviews-style academic writing conventions. Supports both English and Chinese output based on user preference.
Research Proposal Generator
Generate high-quality academic research proposals for PhD applications following Nature Reviews-style academic writing conventions.
Overview
This skill guides the generation of research proposals through a structured 5-phase workflow:
- Requirements Gathering - Collect research topic, domain, language preferences
- Literature Collection - Gather relevant literature from multiple sources
- Outline Generation - Create structured outline for user approval
- Content Writing - Generate full proposal based on approved outline
- Output & Review - Deliver Markdown file with quality checklist
Target Output: 2,000-4,000 words (default ~3,000 words) for PhD applications.
Phase 1: Requirements Gathering
Use AskUserQuestion to collect the following information:
Required Information
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Research Topic/Direction
- What is the core research question or area?
- Any specific problems to address?
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Academic Domain
- STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics)
- Humanities (History, Philosophy, Literature, Languages)
- Social Sciences (Sociology, Psychology, Economics, Political Science)
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Output Language
- English
- 中文 (Chinese)
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Target Word Count
- Default: 3,000 words
- Range: 2,000-4,000 words (humanities may extend to 10,000)
Optional Information
- Target Institution(s)
- University/research group names
- Specific faculty members of interest
