Research plan: its structure

Research plan has several functions. At best, it informs evaluation, functions as a working plan, and convinces foundations and other funding bodies. Above all, it has to be logical: if you say something on one place, and something else in another, how can one evaluate your aims and plans?

Research plan has a few main components; I'll only describe the essential ones on this page.

1. Introduction, literature review (normally 1-1,5 pages)

2. Perspective (typically <1 page)

3. Data and methods (about 1-1,5 pages)

4. Technical parts (2-3 pages)

5. References (<1 page)