All,
this is a first attempt to create a template and a corresponding series of categories for research project, as part of the planned overhaul of Meta:Research:
http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:DarTar/SandBox
The template itself is here: http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:DarTar/Template:Project I didn't have time to document it but it should be self-explanatory if you look at the markup.
I added two mockup subtemplates that may help categorize projects by other dimensions such as method or main field http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:DarTar/Template:Project/fieldcheck http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:DarTar/Template:Project/methodcheck
Feedback is welcome before we start implementing this
Dario