Research Proposal Writing Courses and Certifications

From Idea to Impact: Tips for Writing your European Research Proposal

The MOOC is part of the Italian National Recovery and Resilience Plan (NRRP) project Science Hubs for Advanced Research & Education with Africa (SHARE_AFRICA). The course aims to provide essential ski

• Federica
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

SOAS University of London;  University of London

Understanding Research Methods

15 ratings

Learn to shape a good research question, conduct a literature review, plan and manage a project, and draft a proposal with aim, rationale, and approach.

• Coursera
• 4 weeks, 2 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Research Question and Proposal

Learn to identify suitable research topics, formulate different types of research questions, manage sources with research tools, and structure a compelling research proposal.

• Coursera
• 2 hours
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Research Proposal

Build a research proposal step by step, refining your question, plan, and rationale while addressing common pitfalls and reviewer expectations.

• Coursera
• 6 weeks, 1 hour a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Funding Opportunities and Research Proposal Preparation

The module offers a structured and updated overview of the main funding opportunities for researchers at European and international level. The focus is twofold: 1. on the one hand, the main European f

• Federica
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

Preparation of Research Proposal in Social Sciences

Turn a social-science research idea into a logically organized proposal through literature review, hypotheses, methodology, sampling, analysis, and referencing.

• Swayam
• 8 weeks
• Available until Oct 12, 2026
• Free Online Course

RESEARCH METHODOLOGY FOR ENGINEERING

Covers the full research-proposal process, from formulating a problem and reviewing literature to data analysis, technical writing, presentation, management, and plagiarism.

• OpenLearning
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

KURSUS ASAS PENYELIDIKAN SEJARAH

Kursus asas ini memperkenalkan konsep dan metod sejarah untuk membina proposal penyelidikan sejarah.

• OpenLearning
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Data Science: How to Plan Projects, Research and Reflect

Plan a data science project end to end: define aims, build a project plan, run literature searches, critique published papers, and reflect on your decisions.

• Coursera
• 2 weeks, 4 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Grant Proposal Plans, Sections, and Resubmission

36 ratings at Coursera

Plan and write competitive biomedical research grant proposals: specific aims, research strategy, biosketches, letters of support, budgets, and responses to reviewers on resubmission.

• Coursera
• 5 weeks, 1 hour a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Introduction to Market Research

87 ratings at Coursera

Learn the foundations of market research: formulate research problems and objectives, build a research proposal, choose research designs, weigh ethics, and prepare codebooks and reports.

• Coursera
• 4 weeks, 6 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

English 105: College Composition II

Builds college-level research writing skills through proposals, source use, argumentative essays, documentation, and revision.

• Study.com
• 10 hours 24 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

การเขียนโครงร่างการวิจัยทางคลินิก | Writing Clinical Trial Research Proposal

เรียนรู้การเขียนโครงร่างการวิจัยทางคลินิก การขอความยินยอม และการออกแบบเอกสารตามหลักจริยธรรมการวิจัยในมนุษย์

• ThaiMOOC
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

Grant Writing for Beginners

Learn to develop focused research ideas, structure persuasive proposals, formulate research questions, and revise grant writing through feedback.

• Coursera
• 4 weeks, 1 hour a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Multidisciplinary Research Methods for Engineers

6 ratings at edX

Engineering is no longer limited to working in a single domain; nowadays engineers increasingly work in multidisciplinary fields. After this course you will be able to carry out all stages of multidis

• edX
• 6 weeks, 4-6 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate