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title: "Research Grant Writing"
type: skill
id: "k-dense-scientific/research-methods/research-grants"
category: "Research"
publisher: "K-Dense"
license: "MIT"
source: "https://github.com/K-Dense-AI/claude-scientific-skills/tree/a25cf9e"
canonical: "https://labs.pho.chat/en/skills/k-dense-scientific/research-methods/research-grants"
open_in_pho: "https://pho.chat/customize?item=k-dense-scientific%2Fresearch-methods%2Fresearch-grants&utm_source=labs&utm_medium=skill-page&utm_campaign=skills-library"
---

# Research Grant Writing

Supports research proposal preparation and review for NSF, NIH, DOE, DARPA, and Taiwan NSTC, including opportunity-specific requirements, aims, review criteria, budgets, broader impacts, forms, and resubmissions. Use for investigator-authored grant development, compliance matrices, and proposal critiques.

Source: K-Dense (MIT), copied at a pinned commit. Free to use. Part of the Phở Skills library (https://labs.pho.chat/en/skills).
Skill set: Research methods (https://labs.pho.chat/en/skills/k-dense-scientific/research-methods.md).

## What it covers
- Overview
- When to Use This Skill
- Establish the governing opportunity first
- Visual Enhancement (Optional)
- Agency-Specific Overview
  - NSF (National Science Foundation)
  - NIH (National Institutes of Health)
  - DOE (Department of Energy)
  - DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency)
  - NSTC (National Science and Technology Council - Taiwan)
- Core Components of Research Proposals
- Review Criteria, Writing Principles, and Proposal Types
- Common Mistakes to Avoid
  - Conceptual Mistakes
  - Writing Mistakes
  - Technical Mistakes
  - Formatting Mistakes
  - Strategic Mistakes
- Workflow for Grant Development
  - Phase 1: Planning and Preparation (2-6 months before deadline)

## Other skills in this set
- [Scientific Critical Thinking](https://labs.pho.chat/en/skills/k-dense-scientific/research-methods/scientific-critical-thinking.md): Evaluates scientific claims and evidence quality. Applies to experimental design validity, biases and confounders, statistical interpretation, evidence grading frameworks (GRADE, Cochrane Risk of…
- [Markdown and Mermaid Writing](https://labs.pho.chat/en/skills/k-dense-scientific/research-methods/markdown-mermaid-writing.md): Writes scientific Markdown documentation and Mermaid diagrams for workflows, relationships, timelines, and schemas. Provides syntax references, document templates, accessibility guidance, and…

## Use it
- In Phở: open https://pho.chat/customize?item=k-dense-scientific%2Fresearch-methods%2Fresearch-grants&utm_source=labs&utm_medium=skill-page&utm_campaign=skills-library and press Try, or add it so Phở loads it whenever a request matches. Phở works with your own API key (OpenAI, Anthropic, Google and others).
- Full instructions (original SKILL.md, unchanged): https://labs.pho.chat/skills/raw/k-dense-scientific/research-methods/skills/research-grants/SKILL.md
- Original files: https://github.com/K-Dense-AI/claude-scientific-skills/tree/a25cf9e (MIT).
- Full machine-readable index: https://labs.pho.chat/skills.json