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News from DRDA-Net
NSF Will Reject Proposals Without Broader Impact Statement
Date: March 24, 2003
Subject: "BROADER IMPACTS"-NSF NEW REquirement Effective October 1,2002
ATTENTION: Faculty & Primary Research Staff
Several NSF applications have been returned without review for NON-COMPLIANCE of this requirement.
(This requirement is "included" on the project summary page as required infromation in the NSF Fastlane proposal preparation section). This is my " Fourth Notice" to the faculty------ since 7/19/02.
PLEASE BE REMINDED THAT EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1,2002
NSF requires in all Pre- Proposal and Full Proposal applications the
project summary contain a section covering the" BROADER IMPACTS"
of the proposed research.
This requirement is set out in the new Grant Proposal Guide(GPG-02-3) available at: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2003/nsf032/start.htm NSF has made available an" Examples" document located at: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2003/nsf032/bicexamples.pdf. Please refer to this document for the "Types of Information" to be included in the Project Summary.
I have also provided some additional suggestion for your consideration:
BROADER IMPACTS OF THE PROPOSED ACTIVITY
How well does the activity advance discovery and understanding while promoting teaching, training, and learning? How well does the proposed activity broaden the participation of under represented 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?A PDF file provided by NSF provides additional information on this issue.
Proposal submitted to NSF without including the " BROADER IMPACTS" in the project summary will be automatically returned without review.
Thank you
Dave Plawchan, (davedrda@umich.edu)
Date: March 24, 2003