Proposal & Study Design
For researchers developing or strengthening a proposal, protocol or study design.
- Proposal Readiness Review
- Study Design Support
- Sampling and measurement decisions
- Methods consultation
Research support
When self-service is not enough
Get focused support with research design, evidence synthesis, ethics, analysis, manuscripts, grant applications and research projects.
What do you need help with?
Start with the work in front of you
Choose an area to see the specific services, deliverables, known prices and next step.
Evidence Synthesis
For researchers conducting literature reviews, scoping reviews, systematic reviews or rapid evidence assessments.
- Evidence synthesis support
- Search strategy review
- Review design support
- Literature synthesis
Ethics & Fieldwork
For researchers preparing for ethics review, data collection and field implementation.
- Ethics & REC support
- Consent and submission materials
- Data collection tool review
- Fieldwork preparation
- Data-quality systems
Analysis
For researchers moving from data to defensible findings.
- Quantitative Analysis Support
- Qualitative Analysis Support
- Analysis planning
- Results interpretation
Manuscript & Publication
For researchers preparing work for submission, revision or publication.
- Manuscript Review
- Reviewer Response Support
- Journal Selection Support
- Publication strategy
Grant Applications
For researchers and teams applying to a specific funding opportunity.
- Grant application review
- Concept note support
- Budget and workplan review
- Application strengthening
Organisations & Research Teams
For universities, NGOs, programmes and research teams needing more substantial support.
- Evidence briefs
- Research design
- Research systems
- Team training
- Research project support
Service area 01
Proposal & Study Design
For researchers developing or strengthening a proposal, protocol or study design.
Primary serviceUGX 100,000–250,000
Proposal Readiness Review
For
Researchers who already have a proposal draft and want structured feedback before submission or resubmission.
What it solves
Finds gaps in logic, alignment and readiness before a supervisor, institution, REC or funder sees the draft.
What you receive
- Review of the research problem and rationale
- Objectives and alignment
- Design, sampling, measurement and analysis-plan review
- Key revision priorities
- Structured 3–5 page review memo
Turnaround: 5–7 working days
Scoped serviceFrom UGX 100,000
Study Design Support
For
Researchers who are still deciding how the study should be designed.
What it solves
Turns an unclear methods choice into a feasible design that answers the research question.
What you receive
- Study design
- Sampling approach
- Measurement and variables
- Analysis logic
- Feasibility questions
Fixed offerUGX 25,000 / US$7
Proposal Builder Kit
For
Researchers who want to build or strengthen a proposal independently.
What it solves
Provides a guided self-service route when you do not yet need one-to-one review.
What you receive
- Annotated proposal guidance
- Concept note support
- Framework tools
- Sample-size cheat sheet
- Reusable worksheets
Service area 02
Evidence Synthesis
For researchers conducting literature reviews, scoping reviews, systematic reviews or rapid evidence assessments.
Scoped serviceFrom UGX 250,000
Evidence Synthesis Support
For
Researchers conducting literature reviews, scoping reviews, systematic reviews or rapid evidence assessments.
What it solves
Helps move from a collection of studies to a coherent and defensible synthesis.
What you receive
- Review-question refinement
- Evidence-synthesis approach
- Extraction and synthesis structure
- Interpretation of the evidence base
- Gap identification
Scoped service
Search Strategy Review
For
Researchers who want their search logic reviewed before screening begins.
What it solves
Checks whether concepts, databases, terms and Boolean logic match the review question.
What you receive
- Concept and term review
- Database coverage review
- Boolean logic check
- Search gaps and revision priorities
Service area 03
Ethics & Fieldwork
For researchers preparing for ethics review, data collection and field implementation.
Scoped serviceFrom UGX 250,000
Ethics & REC Support
For
Researchers preparing ethics submissions or responding to ethics-review comments.
What it solves
Identifies inconsistencies and missing materials before submission or resubmission.
What you receive
- Protocol consistency review
- Ethics submission document review
- Participant information and consent materials
- REC requirement check
- Response-to-comments support
Scoped serviceFrom UGX 500,000
Fieldwork & Data Collection Support
For
Researchers preparing instruments, research teams and field procedures.
What it solves
Makes tools and field systems usable, consistent and ready for quality data collection.
What you receive
- Data collection tool review
- Interview, FGD or questionnaire review
- Research-assistant preparation
- Field procedures
- Data-quality systems
Service area 04
Analysis
For researchers moving from data to defensible findings.
Scoped serviceFrom UGX 500,000
Quantitative Analysis Support
For
Researchers working with quantitative datasets.
What it solves
Aligns the dataset, statistical approach and reporting with the research questions.
What you receive
- Analysis planning
- Descriptive and inferential analysis
- Regression and model selection
- Interpretation
- Reproducible analysis where relevant
Scoped serviceFrom UGX 500,000
Qualitative Analysis Support
For
Researchers working with interviews, focus groups or other qualitative data.
What it solves
Creates a rigorous path from transcripts and codes to clear, defensible findings.
What you receive
- Coding frameworks
- Codebook development
- Thematic or framework analysis
- Theme development
- Interpretation
Scoped serviceUGX 100,000
Results Interpretation Support
For
Researchers who already have results or outputs but need help understanding what they mean.
What it solves
Clarifies defensible claims without overstating estimates, patterns or themes.
What you receive
- Estimate or theme interpretation
- Links back to research questions
- Overclaiming check
- Clearer implications
Service area 05
Manuscript & Publication
For researchers preparing work for submission, revision or publication.
Primary serviceFrom UGX 250,000
Manuscript Review
For
Researchers preparing a manuscript for submission or resubmission.
What it solves
Provides structured pre-submission feedback before the paper reaches an editor or reviewers.
What you receive
- Contribution and argument review
- Methods and results alignment
- Discussion and reporting review
- Journal-fit direction
- Priority revision plan
Turnaround: 5–7 working days for standard reviews
Scoped serviceFrom UGX 250,000
Reviewer Response Support
For
Researchers revising after peer review.
What it solves
Turns reviewer comments into a complete, traceable revision and response plan.
What you receive
- Reviewer-comment organisation
- Response strategy
- Response-letter structure
- Revision coverage check
- Unresolved-issue review
Scoped serviceUGX 100,000
Journal Selection Support
For
Researchers deciding where to submit.
What it solves
Reduces avoidable mismatch between the manuscript, journal scope and submission strategy.
What you receive
- Journal-fit review
- Scope alignment
- Publication strategy
- Submission preparation direction
Service area 06
Grant Applications
For researchers and teams applying to a specific funding opportunity.
Primary serviceFrom UGX 150,000
Grant Application Support
For
Researchers, students, NGOs and teams applying to a specific funding opportunity.
What it solves
Strengthens fit, coherence and submission readiness against the actual call.
What you receive
- Call interpretation
- Fit and eligibility review
- Concept note or proposal review
- Workplan and budget logic
- Application-strengthening priorities
Fixed offerUGX 25,000 / US$7
Proposal Builder Kit
For
Applicants who want a lower-cost structure for strengthening a proposal independently.
What it solves
Provides editable guidance and planning tools before one-to-one review is needed.
What you receive
- Annotated proposal guidance
- Concept note support
- Planning tools
- Reusable worksheets
Service area 07
Organisations & Research Teams
For universities, NGOs, programmes and research teams needing more substantial support.
Fixed offerUGX 500,000
Evidence Brief Sprint
For
Organisations with a completed report that needs to become a concise, decision-ready brief.
What it solves
Turns one long report into an evidence product that donors, boards and partners can use.
What you receive
- Professionally written and designed 2-page brief
- Print-ready PDF and editable source file
- One revision round
Turnaround: 10 working days
Scoped service
Research Project Support
For
Organisations needing structured research support across study design, implementation or analysis.
What it solves
Defines and delivers a practical scope across a research milestone or project.
What you receive
- Research design
- Implementation systems
- Analysis and evidence products
- Written scope, deliverables and timeline
Scoped serviceFrom UGX 1,500,000
Team Training
For
Teams needing focused research-methods capacity strengthening.
What it solves
Builds practical capability around a defined methods, proposal or research-system need.
What you receive
- Focused practical session
- Training materials
- Exercises or clinic
- Agreed follow-up outputs
How support works
A clear scope before work begins
- 01
Tell us what you are working on
Share the problem, current stage and deadline.
- 02
We confirm scope, price and timeline
You receive a written recommendation tied to clear deliverables.
- 03
We deliver the agreed support
Work begins only after you approve the scope and timing.
Research support request
Request reviewer response support
Share the essentials. We will reply with the recommended scope, price and timeline, usually within 1–2 working days.
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