Updated July 13, 2026
Proposed Endeavor Research Framework
A practical way to organize proposed-endeavor research without treating it as legal advice or a filing recommendation.
Start with the future work
A proposed endeavor is easier to review when the future work is described as a specific line of work, not just a biography or past-achievement list.
NIW Guru organizes the endeavor around the work to be advanced, the field or public problem it touches, and the evidence that connects the petitioner to that work.
Separate research from legal judgment
Research organization can identify federal priorities, field needs, publication themes, and evidence gaps.
A licensed attorney should decide how those materials should be used in a petition and whether they support any legal standard.
Build an evidence map
Useful review materials usually map each proposed-endeavor option to papers, projects, patents, citations, products, funding, adoption, standards, or other field-specific evidence.
The goal is not to inflate claims. The goal is to show what is supported, what is missing, and what needs attorney review.