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research-grants
Write competitive research proposals for NSF, NIH, DOE, DARPA, and Taiwan NSTC. Agency-specific formatting, review criteria, budget preparation, broader impacts, significance statements, innovation narratives, and compliance with submission requirements.
Why this skill is useful
Provides detailed agency-specific knowledge and structured templates for writing competitive research proposals that the AI wouldn't reliably generate on its own.
What it needs
About 11k tokens when loaded. Last updated 2026-08-07. 405 stars on the source repository.
What this skill does
Research Grant Writing Overview Research grant writing is the process of developing competitive funding proposals for federal agencies and foundations. Master agency-specific requirements, review criteria, narrative structure, budget preparation, and compliance for NSF (National Science Foundation), NIH (National Institutes of Health), DOE (Department of Energy), DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency), and Taiwan's NSTC (National Science and Technology Council) submissions. Critical Principle: Grants are persuasive documents that must simultaneously demonstrate scientific rigor, innovation, feasibility, and broader impact. Each agency has distinct priorities, review criteria, formatting requirements, and strategic goals that must be addressed. When to Use This Skill This skill should be used when: Writing research proposals for NSF, NIH, DOE, DARPA, or NSTC programs Preparing project descriptions, specific aims, or technical narratives Developing broader impacts or significance statements Creating research timelines and milestone plans Preparing budget justifications and personnel allocation plans Responding to program solicitations or funding announcements Addressing reviewer comments in resubmissions Planning multi-institutional collaborative proposals Writing preliminary data or feasibility sections Preparing biosketches, CVs, or facilities descriptions Visual Enhancement with Scientific Schematics ⚠️ MANDATORY: Every research grant proposal MUST include at least 1-2 AI-generated figures using the scientific-schematics skill. This is not optional. Grant proposals without visual elements are incomplete and less competitive. Before finalizing any document: 1. Generate at minimum ONE schematic or diagram (e.g., project timeline, methodology flowchart, or conceptual framework) 2. …
How to use it
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