respond to Some of the main reasons for completing a formal research proposal are to help define the topic, outline the methods being utilized, and to help clarify the objectives of your research. Essentially, it helps you to map out your research so that it is organized and planned out efficiently. One of the more obvious benefits of completing a research proposal is to allow researches to secure funding for their study. A second benefit is that it just makes the research process smoother and easier in general. While working on this weeks assignment I definitely felt that last weeks assignment helped to make this one a much easier and smoother process so I definitely see the benefits