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Category Archives: Grant proposals
For your NSF proposal, fit your Broader Impacts to existing infrastructure
One of the challenges to writing a compelling Broader Impacts section in your grant proposal is that we are not generally educated in this area. We are not high school teachers. Most of us have never made a museum exhibit, … Continue reading
Posted in Broader Impacts, Grant proposals, NSF, Outreach
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Grant review: best proposal or most needy scientist?
In a few short hours I read nine proposals from graduate students interested in funding for their research. Because this was a focused call, they were largely similar. They all involved field work, natural history, and queries into the relationship … Continue reading
Posted in Awards and prizes, Graduate school, Grant proposals, Grants, NSF
Tagged democracy, grants, judging
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Ten tips for writing successful NSF full proposals from a recent panelist
Right now a lot of us are waiting to hear if we won the NSF lottery. Someone recently on a panel who did not want to be identified shared some thoughts about what makes a good proposal. Some of these … Continue reading
You have ten minutes to win a great score on your grant proposal
Have you seen the studies that indicate a high correspondence between what students say about your class when queried after 10 minutes and after an entire semester? What if a similar effect influences whether or not your grant proposal is … Continue reading
Do you deserve to be told why your preproposal was not invited?
By now everyone has heard whether or not their preproposal at NSF in DEB or IOS has been invited for a full proposal. About three quarters of us are disappointed, perhaps fewer if people wrote more than one, so had … Continue reading
What you need to do now, before you hear about how your NSF preproposal fared
When you finish writing your NSF preproposal it feels like a polished gem, a crystal so perfect it is hard to imagine expanding those perfect four pages into a full fifteen page proposal. At least that is how I felt … Continue reading
The essential broader impact for all NSF proposals
There is one component of your broader impacts that you should always include. It is crucially important not just for you but for the continuing funding of science. It is essential for the ultimate application of your research to the … Continue reading
Posted in Grant proposals, Public Communication
Tagged communication, k-12, NSF, public, Publishing, teaching
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Do you know about National Science Foundation Dear Colleague Letters?
While you are struggling with your US National Science Foundation (NSF) proposals, wondering if your preproposal will survive the current round of evaluations, did you know there is a very simple and fast way to get some extra funds? It … Continue reading
Posted in Grant proposals, Grants, NSF, Scientific meetings
Tagged DCL, Dear Colleague Letter, funding, NSF, workshops
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Can you believe we submitted a fake NSF panel summary?
Just when you should be relaxed and gradually easing back into work from the winter break, NSF preproposals are fast coming due. It is hard to work on them and yet exhilarating to get your ideas down and your best … Continue reading
Posted in Grant proposals, Humor, NSF
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Are there secret standards at funding agencies?
Wouldn’t you be horrified to hear there is a secret standard at your funding agency that you could easily meet, had you been told about it? I sure would. It is easy to see imaginary secret standards when funding rates … Continue reading
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