Institutional support

Help your students, fellows, or research team move from weak research ideas to stronger, submission-ready proposals.

A practical institutional programme for university departments, NGOs, research teams, and fellowship cohorts that need clearer problem statements, stronger methods, ethics-ready documents, realistic budgets, and better internal proposal review systems.

Common problems we address

The patterns we keep seeing

If two or more of these describe your team right now, an institutional programme will move them faster than individual coaching.

  • Research topics that are too broad
  • Weak problem statements
  • Objectives that do not match the methods
  • Unclear sampling and analysis plans
  • Ethics sections treated as an afterthought
  • Unrealistic budgets and workplans
  • Poor fit between proposal and funder requirements
  • Internal reviews that happen too late
  • Repeated proposal rejection without a clear learning loop
Programme structure

Example 4–6 week sprint

A practical six-week arc, scoped to your team's stage and complexity. Shorter clinics and longer partnerships are also available.

  1. Week 1
    Problem and fit

    Question, scope, funder alignment

  2. Week 2
    Methods alignment

    Design, sampling, analysis plan

  3. Week 3
    Ethics readiness

    Protocols, consent, REC strategy

  4. Week 4
    Budget and workplan

    Costing, timelines, review

  5. Week 5
    Clinics

    Targeted 1:1s, selected reviews

  6. Week 6
    Final review

    Submission readiness, institutional report

Deliverables

  • 01
    Template pack

    Concept notes, proposals, ethics, consent, budgets.

  • 02
    Participant output tracker

    Visibility into who has advanced and where each draft sits.

  • 03
    Proposal review rubric

    A consistent way for your team to assess drafts internally.

  • 04
    Common gaps report

    The patterns we saw across your team's drafts, with priorities.

  • 05
    Internal review workflow

    Recommendations for who reviews what, when, and how.

  • 06
    Final summary report

    Submission readiness, outcomes, and follow-on recommendations.

Outcomes

What changes after a sprint

  • Stronger pipeline of fundable proposals
  • Shared methods and ethics literacy across teams
  • Faster, more confident submission cycles
  • A clear internal review workflow you can repeat
  • Documented patterns and lessons your team can teach forward
Note: deliverables replace any "Up to N proposals" framing. Selected document reviews are agreed during scoping based on team size and depth.
Institutional pricing

Right-sized for your team

From a single clinic to an ongoing partnership. Pricing is separate from individual support.

Proposal Clinic

from UGX 1,500,000
Format
2–3 hour practical session
Best for
Student groups, departments, small research teams
Includes
  • Practical session
  • Proposal readiness checklist
  • Group Q&A
  • Template pack

Proposal Workshop

from UGX 2,500,000
Format
Half-day or one-day workshop
Best for
Graduate cohorts, NGO teams, university departments
Includes
  • Training
  • Group clinic
  • Templates
  • Practical exercises

Proposal-to-Submission Sprint

from UGX 8,000,000
Format
4-week structured programme
Best for
Teams with active proposals or applications
Includes
  • Weekly sessions
  • Group clinics
  • Template pack
  • Selected document reviews agreed during scoping
  • Final summary report

Research Capacity Sprint

from UGX 15,000,000
Format
6-week deeper programme
Best for
Institutions needing deeper support across proposals, methods, ethics, and internal review systems
Includes
  • Expanded clinics
  • Selected document reviews
  • Institutional recommendations
  • Completion report

Research Pipeline Partnership

custom quote
Format
Ongoing support
Best for
NGOs, research centres, donor-funded programmes, graduate schools
Includes
  • Proposal and manuscript pipeline support
  • Advisory sessions
  • Selected reviews
  • Templates
  • Reporting

Final pricing depends on group size, duration, number of documents reviewed, level of customization, travel requirements, and delivery format.

After approval

Need stronger fieldwork and data systems?

Fieldwork & Data Support can be scoped for teams that need Kobo/ODK tools, RA training preparation, fieldwork tracking, data quality checks, or analysis readiness. Full fieldwork coordination, RA deployment, and full data analysis are custom quoted after scoping.

Build a stronger research pipeline.

Tell us about your team, your funders, and your timeline. We'll come back with a scope and quote.