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 ...
Software vulnerabilities pose a major threat to the safety and security of computer systems, and while there is a large body of research on how to find vulnerabilities in programs, the large, empirically tested corpora of vulnerabilities required to rigorously test that research are...
NationalScienceBoard(NSB)report,NationalScienceFoundation'sMeritReviewCriteria:ReviewandRevisions.Whilethetwo meritreviewcriteriaremainunchanged(IntellectualMeritandBroaderImpacts),guidancehasbeenprovidedtoclarifyandimprove thefunctionofthecriteria.Changeswillaffecttheprojectsummaryandprojectdescriptionsectionsofproposals.Annua...
–encouragessubmissionofproposalsinspecificprogramareasofinteresttoNSF–morefocused;normallyappliesforlimitedperiodoftime–mayinclude•additionalreviewcriteriaandreportingrequirements,•budgetaryandeligibilitylimits,•requirementforlettersofintentorpreproposals,etc.TypesofProposalSubmission •LettersofIntent –Onlyif...
Here is roughly how I think I devoted my essays towards each criteria: Personal Statement: Intellectual Merit 50%, Broader Impacts 50% Previous Research: Intellectual Merit 90%, Broader Impacts 10% Research Proposal: Intellectual Merit 75%, Broader Impacts 25% So for me, it was definitely tough...
Since 1997, the NSF's proposal review process has had two major criteria: intellectual merit and broader impacts. Centers such as the Center for the Integration of Research, Teaching, and Learning (CIRTL) view the NSF broader-impacts criterion as an opportunity to develop capacity for effectively...
NSF MERIT REVIEW CRITERIAReports on the plan to reduce from four to two the criteria used to evaluate the funding proposals received by the National Science Foundation (NSF). Disclosure of the two criteria by NSF Director Neil F. Lane developed by a joint NSF-National science Board task force...
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 ...
美国国家科学委员会(NSB)于2007年3月发布<国家科学基金会2006财年价值评议过程报告>(报告编号NSB-07-22),汇总与分析了美国国家科学基金会(NSF)2006财年项目申请、评议、资助以及相关情况.龚旭国家自然科学基金委员会政策局中国基础科学
Sample NSF Proposal Review FormRead, PleaseBeginning, BeforeMerit, N S FXxxx, N S F Form