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Research proposal examples
Example proposals created with Mimir, sorted by popularity. Open an example to preview it.
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1. Enter your idea, get topic ideas
Type a keyword or rough idea and choose your field of study and assignment type. Mimir suggests suitable topics with a short description. Or you enter your own topic.
2. Research proposal with real sources
In about a minute you get a proposal with research question, literature review, methodology, outline and timeline. The sources come from an academic database and are cited directly in the text.
3. Keep writing in Mimir
Open your proposal for free in Mimir: download it as a PDF, import all sources into your reference manager in one click and start writing right away.
How a research proposal is structured
Every new proposal follows a fixed structure with the building blocks a research proposal for an essay, bachelor’s or master’s thesis typically contains: a solid basis for the conversation with your supervisor.
Project at a glance
Focus, approach, planned contribution and outcome in a few sentences.
Introduction
What your thesis is about and why the topic matters.
Research question and scope
A precise question and what your thesis deliberately leaves out.
Literature review
What the academic literature already shows, backed by real sources.
Methodology
The steps from data collection to analysis, each with its outcome.
Proposed thesis outline
Chapters with purpose and subsections as a starting point for your table of contents.
Limitations and prerequisites
Limits of the approach and what to decide with your supervisor before starting.
Timeline
Phases with tasks and deliverables up to submission.
References
All cited sources, linked and ready to import into Mimir.
Why Mimir instead of ChatGPT?
General AI chats write fluent text, but they know neither your sources nor how a research proposal is structured. Mimir’s proposal generator is built for exactly that.
Mimir proposal generator
- Real sources: searches more than 200 million publications and cites only what it actually found.
- Fixed proposal structure: research question, literature review, methodology, outline, timeline and references.
- Keep working right away: import the sources in one click, keep writing in the editor and cite correctly.
General AI chats like ChatGPT
- Unverified sources: references may be invented or not support the statement.
- Structure depends on your prompt: structure and depth depend on what you type in.
- Lots of manual work: copy the text, then search, verify and type up every source yourself.
A proposal from Mimir is a draft, too: check the research question, methodology and sources and agree on your topic with your supervisor.
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Finding a topic and writing a proposal
Start with what interested you during your studies and narrow it down to one subject, one perspective and one question you can answer with your resources in the time available. Check early whether there is enough academic literature. In the topic finder, you enter a rough idea and get tailored topic suggestions plus a research proposal as a basis for the conversation with your supervisor.
A research proposal is a short plan for your thesis, usually a few pages long. It describes the topic, research question, state of research, methodology, outline and timeline and helps your supervisor decide before you start writing.
Typical parts are an introduction, research question and scope, literature review, methodology, a proposed outline, a timeline and references. Mimir’s proposals follow exactly this structure and add a short overview and open questions for your supervisor.
Yes. Topic suggestions and proposal generation are free. To download the complete proposal as a PDF and import its sources into your reference manager, you open it in Mimir. For that you need a free account.
Mimir searches an academic database with more than 200 million publications and cites only sources found in that search. Every source in the references is linked, so you can check it directly.
Use it as a draft and starting point. Check the research question, methodology and sources, adapt the proposal to your department’s requirements and write it in your own words. Also check how your university regulates the use of AI tools.