Search
01
Ground
Anchor your idea in funded work by topic, method, or adjacent research area.
POST /awards/search
Funding intelligence for researchers
The modern toolbox for scientific success.
Start with a fundable concept note. Simulate your review panel. Benchmark against funded work.
Built on 300K+ funded NSF awards
Calibrated to real outcomes
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Install
pip install instaprop
Set key
export ANTHROPIC_API_KEY=
sk-ant-...
Search awards
curl -X POST .../awards/search \
-d '{"query": "your topic"}'
Generate
instaprop generate \
--solicitation nsf-url \
--contributions bullets.md
Review
instaprop review draft.pdf
Pipeline
From idea to submission-ready and fundable.
A complete pre-submission loop: ground your idea, simulate review, and fix what would fail.
Write
02
Draft
Turn bullets into a structured, solicitation-aware concept note.
instaprop generate
Review
03
Review
Simulate multi-reviewer panel pressure to surface weaknesses early.
instaprop review
Check
04
Check
Catch hard compliance failures before submission.
instaprop check
Review engine
Simulated panel review with real pressure.
Reviewer personas mirror real panel roles, so feedback reads like a decision instead of a suggestion.
Sample scorecard
Writing quality4.0 / 4
First two pages3.56 / 4
Broader impacts3.22 / 4
Intellectual merit2.42 / 4
Overall3.18 / 4
Compliance engine
Hard checks for the rules that matter.
Parse solicitation requirements and flag failures before they cost you the proposal.
Sample compliance report
Title prefixFAIL
Management plan <= 2 pagesPASS
PI limitPASS
No voluntary cost sharingPASS
Partner restrictionREVIEW
Mission
The funding gap is often process, not science.
Researchers do not lose because the science is weak. They lose because the process is opaque, uneven, and learned through access instead of instruction.
55K+
proposals competing each cycle
~20%
typical funding rate
~5%
returned without review
The data is public. The patterns are not.
Open source
Built in the open, then hosted as a product.
Inspect the system. Run it locally. Or use the hosted product when you need speed and scale.
CLI
Run locally with your own key.
Free
Hosted app
UI, award search, and proposal history.
Beta
Pro
Managed keys, teams, and batch workflows.
Soon
Reference workflowterminal
Install
pip install instaprop
Set key
export ANTHROPIC_API_KEY=
export ANTHROPIC_API_KEY=sk-ant-...
Search awards
curl -X POST .../awards/search \
-d '{"query": "your topic"}'
Generate
instaprop generate \
--solicitation nsf-url \
--contributions bullets.md
Review
instaprop review draft.pdf
Ready to draft with more confidence?
Start with award search, move into the workflow, and tighten the rest of the product from there.