EditverseSpecific aims and concept note
from $375See levels and order
The Specific Aims page, or the concept note a funder asks for before a full application, carries the whole project in one page. This service reviews or writes that page. It is for investigators who want to test an idea with a programme officer, answer a pre-proposal call, or fix the aims before committing weeks to the research strategy.
Specification
- You provide
- The research idea in your own words, preliminary data or key references, the funder's call, and your current draft if one exists.
- We do
- Test the logic from gap to hypothesis to aims to payoff, check that each aim is independent of the others and can be finished within the award, and review or draft the page to the funder's limit.
- You receive
- Basic: your draft scored section by section with rewrite suggestions. Advanced: a drafted aims page or concept note. Premium: the page plus a budget justification narrative.
- Standard applied
- NIH page limits (Specific Aims: 1 page) and the Simplified Peer Review Framework for NIH applications with due dates on or after 25 January 2025; for other funders, the concept note format and word limit in the call.
- Turnaround
- 3 to 5 business days.
- Revision rounds
- 1 round.
- Team
- A subject-matter expert (PhD or MD in the field of the proposal) and a medical writer with grant experience.
Levels
The levels differ in who holds the pen.
| What is included | Basic $375 | Advanced $500 | Premium $800 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scored review of your draft | Used as the starting point | Used as the starting point | |
| Rewrite suggestions, line by line | Applied in the draft | Applied in the draft | |
| Aims page or concept note drafted for you | |||
| Budget justification narrative | |||
| Check against the call's page or word limit |
All levels include 1 revision round.
A full application built on the agreed aims is ordered separately as a research grant proposal.
How the work is checked
- Gap, hypothesis and each aim are read against the cited evidence, so no aim rests on an unsupported premise.
- Each aim is tested for dependence: if aim 1 fails, aims 2 and 3 must still be achievable.
- The expected outcomes are stated in measurable terms that match the funder's review criteria.
- Length, font and margins are checked against the call on the day of delivery.
- At Premium, each budget line in the narrative is tied to an aim and to the timeline.
Editverse Medical work is aligned with COPE, ICMJE and GPP 2022; institutional and country-specific ethics requirements are followed. Authors keep authorship and accountability.
Not included
The budget spreadsheet, biosketches, letters of support and the full research strategy are outside this service.
Ordering and payment
This is a short job, so most clients order and pay now by invoice. If you prefer, use Request this service to send your idea and pay after the first draft or scored review is delivered, only if it meets your expectations. An official invoice and receipt are issued on request, and work beyond one page is quoted.
Questions about this service
I only have an idea, no draft. Which level?
Advanced. Send the idea, the gap you see in the literature and any preliminary data. The page is drafted from that and returned for your comments.
How is the Basic review scored?
Each part of the page (opening, gap, hypothesis, aims, payoff) is rated against the funder's criteria, with the reason for the score and a suggested rewrite beside it.
Can the page be reused for another funder?
The logic carries over. The framing, length and terminology usually need adapting to the second call, which is a small additional job.
Part of Grant writing. Related: Research Grant Proposal and Fellowship and Foundation Grants.
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