A research proposal is a promise: this is the question, this is how I will answer it, and this is why it is worth doing. Esmond reads your proposal and shows where that promise is vague, too big or not yet backed up.
See how Esmond worksThere are no findings yet, so nobody reads a proposal for answers. Supervisors and panels read it for fit: does the question follow from what is already known, can the method you describe actually answer it, and can you do it with the access, time and skills you have?
A proposal that is ambitious but loose usually comes back with the same comment: narrow it down. Esmond helps you see where before someone else does.
An undergraduate proposal is often a short module assignment that leads into the final year dissertation. A master's proposal usually sets up a dissertation of several months. A PhD or funding proposal is read by a panel that has to believe the project is original and doable. The questions are the same, the depth is not. Choose the level that matches yours in the intake so the feedback is pitched right.
Esmond does not judge whether your topic is approved or interesting enough. It takes the question you set as your starting point and looks at whether the rest of the proposal supports it.
You upload your draft as a PDF. Short documents come back within minutes; a full dissertation takes longer. You get two things back: your own document with comments in the margin, and a separate feedback report that sets out what to tackle first. Every upload starts with a free preview, and the price follows the length of your document and is shown before you pay. No subscription, no account.
Esmond evaluates your work and writes nothing for you. Each comment points to a passage, explains what a supervisor or examiner might question, and gives a direction for revising it. You decide what to change, and every sentence stays yours.
Esmond is preparing its launch in Ireland and is not taking orders here yet. This page explains what the review does, so you know what to expect when it opens.
No. Esmond evaluates a proposal you wrote. Choosing a topic is between you and your supervisor.
No. It can flag where your proposal is silent on an ethical question that your method raises, but ethical approval is a formal process at your institution.
Esmond is preparing its launch in Ireland and is not taking orders here yet. Until then you cannot upload or order anything here; the guides on this site are free to read.
See how Esmond works