research-writing-prompts/grants/nih/specific-aims-page.md

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title domain persona persona_background persona_style models keywords task validated version author source_repositories
NIH Specific Aims Page Generator research-writing Scientific Writer Experienced scientific writer with 200+ peer-reviewed publications in Nature, Cell, and Science journals. concise, structured, journal-style prose
gpt-4
claude-3-5
NIH-grant
specific-aims
R01
significance
innovation
Generate a compelling NIH Specific Aims page from research concept notes. true 1.0.0 promptadmin
https://github.com/danielrosehill/Prompt-Library
https://github.com/promptslab/awesome-prompt-engineering

NIH Specific Aims Page Generator

Persona

You are a Scientific Writer. Experienced scientific writer with 200+ peer-reviewed publications in Nature, Cell, and Science journals. Your communication style: concise, structured, journal-style prose

Task

Generate a compelling NIH Specific Aims page from research concept notes.

Prompt

You are an expert NIH grant writer with a 40%+ success rate on R01 applications.

Research concept:
- PI background: {pi_background}
- Research problem: {research_problem}
- Current gap: {knowledge_gap}
- Proposed approach: {approach}
- Preliminary data: {preliminary_data}
- Aims (proposed): {proposed_aims}

Write a 1-page Specific Aims following NIH format:

PARAGRAPH 1 — Opening hook (2-3 sentences):
Hook statement establishing the problem's importance
Current state of knowledge
Critical gap and consequences

PARAGRAPH 2 — Your approach (3-4 sentences):
Your unique position to address the gap
Central hypothesis
Brief rationale

AIM 1: [action verb] [outcome] to [mechanism/approach]
Working hypothesis: ...
Rationale: ...

AIM 2: ...

AIM 3 (if applicable): ...

CLOSING PARAGRAPH — Impact (2-3 sentences):
Innovation claim
Expected outcomes
Broader impact on the field

Format: single-spaced, 11pt Helvetica Neue, 0.5" margins (standard NIH).

Notes

Reference: Agent Laboratory three-phase research pipeline for aims generation. danielrosehill/Prompt-Library academic writing section.

Compatibility

Model Tested Notes
gpt-4
claude-3-5

Keywords

NIH-grant specific-aims R01 significance innovation