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Building a Better NSF Proposal: Summary Page, Intellectual Merit, and Impact
Principal Investigators Association, Nov 2010, Pages: 60
60 Minute Audio Conference presented by Michael Lesiecki
NSF has no hidden agendas
All NSF proposals are evaluated through use of the two National Science Board (NSB)-approved merit review criteria: intellectual merit and the broader impacts of the proposed effort.
Proposers are reminded that the one page Project Summary must explicitly address, in separate statements, both NSB-approved merit review criteria; the statements must contain the phrases 'intellectual merit' and 'broader impacts.'
Proposers can have difficulty understanding how to frame their goals and activities in the light of these criteria. Beyond this base requirement, the summary page helps to get the reviewer on your side. The reviewer most often turns first to the project summary page. It should clearly and briefly communicate and set the stage for what is to come.
NSF has no hidden agendas; their review criteria are clear and addressing them, starting with the summary page, can enhance success. After the reviewer reads your summary page you will want them to think the project is worthwhile, realistic, well planned and innovative. No mean feat in one page!
Building a better NSF proposal:
- Don't leave the project summary to the last moment
- Refuse the temptation to simply cut and paste sections from the narrative into the project summary
- Understand the criterion used to judge the broader impact of your proposal
- Determine what project activities can be used or suggested to establish the broader impact of your project
- Include under-represented groups in the impact
Take-Away Benefits:
- How to address NSF review criteria in the project summary page
- The exact requirements for the “intellectual merit” and “broader impact” statement
- How to think beyond local impact to the possible benefits to society
- How to frame the broader impacts of the activities you propose to undertake
- The relevant, Broader Impacts Criterion as defined by the National Science Board
The Principal Investigators Association, an independent organization, brings you this product as a training tool. The content has no connection with the NIH or NSF, nor do these agencies endorse it. All views expressed are those personally held by the author and are not official government policies or opinions.
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