美国国家科学基金会

开始

You will need a 美国国家科学基金会 ID, if you do not already have 一个. 联系菠菜网lol正规平台研究基金会 建立一个.

提议的叙述

1. 撰写项目总结

The Project Summary consists of an overview, a statement on the intellectual merit of the 提出了 activity, and a statement on the broader impacts of the 提出了 activity. 篇幅限制在一页以内.

包括以下部分:

  • 概述

    A brief description of the activity that would result if the proposal were funded and a statement of objectives and methods to be employed. (这不是抽象的.)
  • 知识价值

    Describe the potential of the 提出了 activity to advance knowledge. 有多重要 is the 提出了 activity to advancing knowledge and understanding within its own field 或者跨越不同的领域?
  • 更广泛的影响

    Should describe the potential of the 提出了 activity to benefit society and contribute to the achievement of specific, desired societal outcomes. 

2. 撰写项目描述

The Project Description should address:

  • 你想做什么
  • 你为什么想这么做
  • 你打算怎么做
  • 你如何知道你是否成功了
  • what benefits will accrue if the project is successful.

A separate section within the narrative, labeled 更广泛的影响, must be included to discuss the benefit to society of the 提出了 activities. 

NSF 101: Five tips for your 更广泛的影响 Statement
ARIS更广泛影响工具包

先前NSF支持的结果 is required section for the PI and any Co-PIs, is limited to five pages and counted towards the 15 page limit of the project description.

菠菜网lol正规平台's NSF proposal outline list [docx] 

支持文档

The Office of 赞助项目 will assist you with supporting documents, but here we provide some guidance on some of the required documents. 越来越多的人 these documents are used strategically to strengthen a proposal by providing additional background and highlighting information that would not be in the project description.

1. 小传

NSF-approved格式 必须使用.

2. 数据管理计划(DMP)

看到 我们的页面 以获取更多有关DMP工具的资料.

3. 预算和预算论证

编制预算
提案预算模板
预算论证模板[docx]

4. Facilities, Equipment and Other 资源

Describe only those resources that are directly applicable to performance of the activities 提出了. This section of the proposal is used to assess the adequacy of the resources available to satisfy both the 知识价值 and 更广泛的影响 review criteria. Include an aggregated description of the internal and external resources (both physical and personnel) that the organization and its collaborators will provide to the project. The description should be narrative in nature and must not include any quantifiable 财务信息. 

5. Postdoctoral Researcher Mentoring Plan

This document is required only if funding to support postdoctoral researchers is requested. Describe the mentoring activities that will be provided for each individual. 这些 mentoring activities will be evaluated under the 更广泛的影响 review criterion.

6. Letters of Collaboration vs Letters of Support

While letters of collaboration are permitted, unless required by a specific program 征集, letters of support should not be submitted as they are not a standard comp一个nt of an NSF proposal.

有什么区别??

  • Letters of collaboration state the intent to collaborate and should not contain endorsements or evaluation of the 提出了 project. The recommended format for letters of collaboration 如下:

    “如果由博士提交的提案. [insert the full name of the Principal Investigator] entitled [insert the proposal title] is selected for funding by NSF, it is my intent to collaborate and/or commit resources as detailed in the Project Description or the Facilities, Equipment and Other 资源 section of the proposal."
  • A letter of support is typically from a key stakeholder such as an organization, collaborator, or Congressional Representative, and is used to convey a sense of enthusiasm for the project and/or to highlight the qualifications of the PI or co-PI. 的建议 contain letters of support not authorized by the program solicitation may be returned 没有评论. The 研究开发 Office can assist with these letters.