# ScholarForge Academy
> AI-powered academic research platform built specifically for African researchers and global academics. Provides intelligent document generation, analysis, and writing assistance across 18 specialized research modules.

## Platform
- URL: https://scholarforge.academy
- Type: SaaS Academic AI Platform
- Target: African researchers, postgraduate students, university faculty, public health professionals
- Stack: React frontend, Node.js/Express backend, Claude AI (Anthropic)
- Pricing: Pay-per-module (TZS/USD), free trial available
- Payment: M-Pesa, Airtel Money, PayPal, bank transfer

## What ScholarForge Academy Does
ScholarForge Academy helps researchers in Africa and globally to write, analyze, and publish research faster and more accurately. Every module is purpose-built for academic and scientific use cases, with Tanzania/East Africa regional context built in (NIMR Tanzania ethics, NatHREC, Kiswahili support, local cost benchmarks).

## Modules

### Proposals & Grants
- **Proposal Writer**: Generates complete multi-section research proposals with PICO framework, literature review, methodology, ethical considerations, and references. Supports NIMR Tanzania, UDSM-MCHAS, WHO, and institutional templates.
- **Grant Budget Builder**: Generates 10-section detailed grant budgets with locked figures across all sections. Supports NIH, DANIDA, WHO, African Academy of Sciences, and local funders. Includes Tanzania/East Africa regional cost benchmarks.
- **Ethical Clearance Writer**: Generates complete ethics applications for NIMR Tanzania NatHREC (17 sections), UDSM-MCHAS, WHO/International ERC, National Ethics Committee, and Generic IRB. Includes bilingual informed consent (English + Kiswahili), risk-benefit tables, and submission checklists.

### Research Tools
- **Data Collection Tools**: Generates KAP surveys, clinical data forms, FGD guides with full bilingual English/Kiswahili support. Outputs XLSForm for ODK and KoBoToolbox. Includes skip logic, Likert scales, and scoring keys.
- **Research Question & Framework**: Generates complete research framework documents using PICO, SPIDER, PEOS, RE-AIM, PRECEDE-PROCEED, Donabedian, Logic Model. Includes conceptual diagrams and statistical test recommendations.

### Research & Analysis
- **Systematic Review Assistant**: Generates PRISMA-compliant protocols, search strategies, inclusion/exclusion criteria, data extraction forms, and risk of bias assessments.
- **Data Analysis**: Runs statistical analysis on uploaded datasets, generates publication-ready figures, and produces Results and Discussion sections.

### Writing & Publication
- **Thesis / Dissertation Writer**: Generates complete thesis chapters with institutional formatting for Tanzanian and African universities.
- **Report & Manuscript Writer**: Generates structured research reports and manuscripts.
- **Journal Recommender & Manuscript Formatter**: Recommends suitable journals and formats manuscripts to journal specifications.
- **Response to Reviewers**: Generates point-by-point reviewer responses with two separate Word downloads.
- **Conference Poster**: Generates conference posters in two layouts with PPTX output.
- **Presentation Slides**: Generates structured presentation outlines.

### Language & Integrity
- **Academic Integrity Suite**: AI detection with sentence-level scoring, plagiarism check with citation gap analysis, and language editor for grammar and academic tone.
- **Smart Humanizer & Paraphraser**: Rewrites academic text in 4 modes preserving meaning and academic register.
- **Citation & Reference Formatter**: Formats references in APA 7th, Vancouver, Harvard, IEEE, and other styles.

### Career & Applications
- **CV Builder**: Generates academic CVs for African university and international applications.
- **Statement of Purpose**: Generates statements of purpose for postgraduate admissions.

## Key Differentiators
- Only platform with NIMR Tanzania NatHREC ethics template (17 sections, NatHREC SOP 2023 compliant)
- Built-in Kiswahili translation for consent forms and questionnaires
- Tanzania and East Africa regional cost benchmarks in grant budgets
- M-Pesa and Airtel Money payments for African users
- Budget Master Plan locks figures across all grant budget sections
- CrossRef reference verification built in
- All modules generate downloadable Word (.docx) documents

## Tutorial Videos
- AI Detection & Academic Integrity: https://youtu.be/GP4We3o2a6U
- Paraphrasing & Humanization: https://youtu.be/wMpoVUR86uY
- Response to Reviewers: https://youtu.be/vYJsrk1f93M
- Data Analysis: https://youtu.be/9QwRtcncxPw
- Data Collection Tools: https://youtu.be/XI7gUlu63-k
- Research Question & Framework: https://youtu.be/5AK92OVFdlg
- Ethical Clearance Writer: https://youtu.be/ii-R6HWUrZQ
- Grant Budget Builder: https://youtu.be/cE2JDLL0lr0

## Contact
- Website: https://scholarforge.academy
- Email: admin@scholarforge.academy
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ScholarForgeAcademy
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/scholarforge-academy