# Research Proposal

Generate academic research proposals for PhD applications.

- Repository: https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills (4869 stars)
- Category: Writing
- License: see repository
- Last updated: 2026-10-30
- Runs scripts: no, instructions only

## Install

Claude Code: `npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills --skill research-proposal -g -a claude-code -y`
Codex: `npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills --skill research-proposal -g -a codex -y`
Cursor: `npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills --skill research-proposal -g -a cursor -y`
Gemini CLI: `npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills --skill research-proposal -g -a gemini-cli -y`
Claude Code plugin marketplace: `/plugin marketplace add brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills`

## Description

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.

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  来源仓库: https://github.com/luwill/research-skills
  项目名称: research-skills
  开源协议: MIT License
  收录日期: 2026-04-02

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# 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:

1. **Requirements Gathering** - Collect research topic, domain, language preferences
2. **Literature Collection** - Gather relevant literature from multiple sources
3. **Outline Generation** - Create structured outline for user approval
4. **Content Writing** - Generate full proposal based on approved outline
5. **Output & Review** - Deliver Markdown file with quality checklist

**Target Output**: 2,000-4,000 words (default ~3,000 words) for PhD applications.

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## Phase 1: Requirements Gathering

Use `AskUserQuestion` to collect the following information:

### Required Information

1. **Research Topic/Direction**
   - What is the core research question or area?
   - Any specific problems to address?

2. **Academic Domain**
   - STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics)
   - Humanities (History, Philosophy, Literature, Languages)
   - Social Sciences (Sociology, Psychology, Economics, Political Science)

3. **Output Language**
   - English
   - 中文 (Chinese)

4. **Target Word Count**
   - Default: 3,000 words
   - Range: 2,000-4,000 words (humanities may extend to 10,000)

### Optional Information

5. **Target Institution(s)**
   - University/research group names
   - Specific faculty members of interest

The rest: https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills/blob/HEAD/skills/02-luwill-research-skills/research-proposal/SKILL.md