04Consultancy · Black Mongoose

Big Research & Academia

Large-scale grant design, consortium building, ethics and methodology advisory, and peer review for major funding bodies.

Grant designConsortium buildingEthics advisoryPeer reviewBid writing support

What we offer

Large-scale grant and consortium design

Research programme architecture and theory of change

Ethics, security, and methodology advisory for sensitive topics

Peer review for major funding bodies and publishers

Bid writing support and partner alignment for multi-institution teams

Who it is for

Universities and national research centres

International funding consortia and graduate institutes

Think tanks and policy research institutes

Principal investigators leading security and intelligence research

Past clients / projects

Multi-institution research design for African security and intelligence studies

Methodology and ethics advisory for fieldwork in sensitive political environments

Editorial and peer-review work for academic journals and edited volumes

How to engage us

Support can begin at concept stage or during active grants — from consortium shaping and ethics framing through to mid-project review and dissemination strategy.

Share a short brief outlining the challenge, timeline, and desired outcome. Engagements are scoped for retainers, workshops, closed-door briefings, and discrete advisory projects.

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