The National Science Foundation (NSF), which is often the source of this funding, considers proposed projects based on the criteria of "Intellectual Merit" and "Broader Impacts." However, these merit review criteria have been criticized as being insufficiently specific and not appropriate for all ...
This article provides a context-specific look at how broader impacts criteria (BIC) and ethics are re/produced through relations of power and consequently mis/interpreted and mitigated in the proposal writing process. Grant work may not seem explicitly feminist, but as a woman of color who is ...
According to the National Science Foundation Grant Proposal Guide, a proposal should explicitly address "Intellectual Merit" and "Broader Impacts" criteria. Assessment is also considered to be a key component of a quality proposal. Three panelists will address these issues. In addition to being an...
For the broader impacts, they are specifically looking for the enthusiasm of scientific communication to a broader audience (outside of academia). As a rule of thumb, anything in your essays which doesn't contribute to, or detracts from, these overarching criteria should be axed. Cookie 1 ...
(See Chapter III.A. of the GPG for further descriptive information on the NSF merit review criteria.) Applications that do not contain the Project Summary, including an overview and separate statements on intellectual merit and broader impacts will be rejected or returned without review. 4. 8 ...
* I hammered the Broader Impacts. My personal statement was at least 85% BI...there was a short anecdote about how I got interested in my field, a sentence each about my research interests and career goals, and then I went straight to BI. I actually used each of the BI criteria as ...
alsofollowtheguidelinescontainedinNSF13-1.PleasebeawarethatsignificantchangeshavebeenmadetothePAPPGtoimplementrevisedmeritreviewcriteriabasedontheNationalScienceBoard(NSB)report,NationalScienceFoundation'sMeritReviewCriteria:ReviewandRevisions.Whilethetwomeritreviewcriteriaremainunchanged(IntellectualMeritandBroaderImpacts)...
While the two merit review criteria remain unchanged (Intellectual Merit and Broader Impacts), guidance has been provided to clarify and improve the function of the criteria. Changes will affect the project summary and project description sections of proposals. Annual and final reports also will be ...
It never had a formal definition, with the broader term minor planet being preferred by the International Astronomical Union from 1853 on. In 2006, the term "small Solar System body" was introduced to cover both most minor planets and comets.[17] Other languages prefer "planetoid" (Greek for...
5) The NSF proposal review process includes Intellectual Merit and Broader Impacts Criteria, through which faculty must address areas of national need.Hallinen, Judith RDissertations & Theses - GradworksHallinen JR. The many quiet tensions: Perceptions of the broader impacts criterion held by NSF ...