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- How to obtain funding
Slide 12: nsf support
Nsf support as a percent of total us federal support for academic basic research in selected fields
Physical Sciences: |
40% |
Engineering: |
46% |
Social Sciences: |
52% |
Environmental Sciences: |
54% |
Biology (excluding NIH): |
66% |
Mathematical Sciences: |
77% |
Computer Sciences: |
86% |
Slide 13: funding opportunities at nsf
- Individual Programs
- Research, education, center programs
- Priority Areas (Investment Areas for FY)
- Cross-Programs and Cross-Directorates
- Cross Disciplinary Areas
- Cross-Programs and Cross-Directorates
- Interagency Programs
- NSF, and other government agencies
Slide 14: award (grant) types
- Individual Investigator Initiated Awards
- CAREER Awards
- Center Awards
- SBIR/STTR awards
- SGER awards
- Supplements
- Workshops, conferences
Slide 15: nsf disciplines and structure
- Biological Sciences (BIO)
- Computer and Information Sciences and Engineering (CISE)
- Education and Human Resources (EHR)
- Engineering (ENG)
- Biomedical Engineering Program
- Geosciences (GEO)
- Mathematical and Physical Sciences (MPS)
- Social, Behavioral And Economic Sciences (SBE)
- Polar Programs
- Office of Cyberinfrastructure
- Office of International Science and Engineering
- Office of Integrative Affairs
Slide 16: nsf-wide investment areas (fy 06)
- Nanoscale Science and Engineering
- Biocomplexity in Environment
- Human and Social Dynamics
- Mathematical Sciences
- Cyberinfrastructure
Slide 17: nsf-wide investment areas (request for fy 07)
- Biocomplexity in Environment
- Climate Change Science Program
- Cyberinfrastructure
- Human and Social Dynamics
- International Polar Year
- Mathematical Sciences
- National Nanotechnology Initiative
- Networking Information Technology R and D
Slide 18: nsf merit review criteria
- Criteria include:
- What is the intellectual merit and quality of the proposed activity?
- What are the broader impacts of the proposed activity?
Slide 19: what is the intellectual merit of the proposed activity?
- Potential Considerations:
- How important is the proposed activity to advancing knowledge and understanding within its own field or across different fields?
- How well qualified is the proposer (individual or team) to conduct the project? (If appropriate, the reviewer will comment on the quality of prior work.)
- To what extent does the proposed activity suggest and explore creative and original concepts?
- How well conceived and organized is the proposed activity?
- Is there sufficient access to resources?
Slide 20: what are the broader impacts of the proposed activity?
- Potential Considerations:
- How well does the activity advance discovery and understanding while promoting teaching, training and learning?
- How well does the activity broaden the participation of underrepresented groups (e.g., gender, ethnicity, disability, geographic, etc.)?
- To what extent will it enhance the infrastructure for research and education, such as facilities, instrumentation, networks and partnerships?
- Will the results be disseminated broadly to enhance scientific and technological understanding?
- What may be the benefits of the proposed activity to society?
Slide 21: tips for successful proposal writing
- Determine if your project is relevant to the program
- Get in touch with the Program Director
- Program Director:
- Review Panels
- Award/decline recommendation
- Post management of the awards (progress report)
- Follow the instructions posted by the agency
- Format, sections, project plan
- Agency’s Review Criteria (NSF Merit Review Criteria)
- Priority Areas for the agency
- Respond to a solicitation
- Deadlines (pre-proposal, letter of intent, full proposal)
- Additional review criteria and requirements
- Read “successful” proposals of your colleagues
- Have your proposal reviewed by collaborators or colleagues before submitting
- Do not submit on the day of the deadline
- Volunteer to serve on a review panel
Source:
OpenStax, 2006 nsf advance workshop: negotiating the ideal faculty position. OpenStax CNX. Jul 31, 2007 Download for free at http://cnx.org/content/col10442/1.7
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