> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.sharly.ai/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Sharly for Academia

> Discover how Sharly helps researchers, students, and faculty turn dense academic documents into clear, source-verified insights — faster than ever.

## Why academics choose Sharly

Research means reading — a lot. Sharly cuts through the noise by summarizing, extracting, and citing across your documents so you can focus on thinking, not skimming.

Whether you're reviewing papers for a literature review, preparing a lecture, or collaborating on a grant proposal, Sharly keeps every insight source-linked and verifiable.

## Academic use cases

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  <Card title="Literature reviews" icon="book-open">
    Upload multiple papers and let Sharly surface key findings, contradictions, and gaps across sources — with citations back to the originals.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Thesis & dissertation research" icon="graduation-cap">
    Summarize dense chapters, extract methodologies, and build a structured understanding of your field without hours of manual reading.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Grant writing" icon="file-lines">
    Compare funding requirements across agencies, extract eligibility criteria, and align your proposal with what reviewers expect.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Course preparation" icon="chalkboard-user">
    Faculty can extract core concepts from textbooks and papers to build lectures, reading lists, and study guides quickly.
  </Card>
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## Which plan fits your role?

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  <Accordion title="Students (Free)">
    Upload up to **5 documents** and ask **50 questions per month** — enough to explore Sharly on a term paper or class project at no cost.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Researchers (Pro)">
    **Unlimited uploads and questions**, advanced AI reasoning, citation style switching (APA, MLA, Chicago, and more), and stronger security. Built for daily research work.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Labs & departments (Team)">
    Everything in Pro plus **shared workspaces**, **annotations**, **knowledge retention**, and **analytics**. Keep your research group aligned in one secure hub.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Universities & institutions (Business)">
    All Team features plus **SSO/SAML**, **admin dashboards**, **role-based access**, **audit logs**, and **private deployment**. Enterprise-grade security at institutional scale.
  </Accordion>
</AccordionGroup>

See full plan details and pricing on the [Sharly Pricing](https://sharly.ai/pricing) page.

## Next steps

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  <Card title="Research & Citation Guide" icon="quote-left" href="/academia/research-guide">
    Learn how to run a literature review and use Sharly's citation features for academic integrity.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Research Team Collaboration" icon="users" href="/academia/collaboration">
    Set up shared workspaces for your lab, department, or thesis committee.
  </Card>
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