noun · academic
research proposal
UK/rɪˈsɜːtʃ prəˈpəʊzəl/US/rɪˈsɝːtʃ prəˈpoʊzəl/RE·search PRO·po·sal
a document outlining the aims, questions, methods and plan for a research project
Examples
“To apply for the grant he submitted a detailed research proposal.”
“A clear research proposal should explain methods and expected outcomes.”
“The supervisor suggested improvements to the research proposal.”
Band 8 sentence
“The committee rejected the research proposal because its methodological section lacked sufficient detail to ensure reproducibility.”
Collocations
- submit a research proposal
- draft a research proposal
- funding for a research proposal
Word family
Common mistakes
write a research proposal for supervisor→write/submit a research proposal to the supervisor
proposal of research→research proposal
he asked for research proposal→he asked for a research proposal
Say it for a higher band
5study plan→6research plan→7+research proposal
Synonyms
research plan
Easily confused
literature review
“She spent weeks writing a research proposal to apply for funding.”
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