Free Project Management Template for Research Teams

Manage research projects with IRB tracking, data collection milestones, publication deadlines, and grant deliverable reporting.

What this template includes

You get a working app with these features built in. Refine anything later by chatting with Appaca.

  • IRB approval tracking with expiry dates
  • Study milestone timeline per project
  • Grant deliverable and reporting deadlines
  • Publication pipeline from draft to accepted

The prompt that builds this app

Copy and paste this into Appaca, or click the button to send it now. You can edit it before submitting.

Appaca prompt

Build a research project management app with studies (title, PI, funding source, grant number, IRB approval number and expiry, status: active/completed/pending-approval), milestones per study (protocol submission, IRB approval, recruitment start, data collection, analysis, manuscript submission, publication), a grant deliverable tracker with reporting deadlines, and a publication pipeline showing papers in draft/submission/revision/accepted.

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Questions & answers

Is this template really free to use?

Yes. You can build the template app inside Appaca for free. The free plan includes 100 AI credits per month. If you outgrow the free tier you can upgrade at any time.

Do I need to know how to code to use this template?

No. The template is a prompt that Appaca turns into a working app for you. You can refine fields, views, and rules by simply chatting with the AI in plain English.

Can I customize this template after building it?

Yes. After Appaca builds the app, you can keep refining it through chat - add fields, change the layout, connect new data, or adjust workflows whenever your needs change.