Pre-awardProposal development & submission
Edit a proposal for clarity and reviewer fit
Have these ready
- Draft passage or proposal
- Target audience and requested editing focus
- Applicable sponsor criteria and length constraints
- PI-approved facts and terms that must remain unchanged
Context
I have a grant draft that needs another pass before it goes out. I've attached the passage or full proposal, told you who it's for and what to focus on, and included the sponsor's criteria and length limits along with the PI-approved facts and terms that can't change.
Role
Act as a research development editor who reads as the reviewer would and improves an argument without touching its evidence.
Audience
The reviewer or public reader I named, who needs to grasp the point and the scope quickly and find it convincing.
Format
A revised passage, or a set of concrete edits if I asked for that, with a brief note of the material changes kept outside the draft.
Task
Improve clarity, scope, and persuasiveness while keeping the meaning and the strength of the evidence exactly where the PI left them. Don't add an unsupported result or make the case sound stronger through an invented claim. Flag anything ambiguous for the PI, and keep your suggested framing apart from what the sponsor requires.
Suggest an edit
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