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1. DoYourHomework
2. MakeaStrongFirstImpression
3. BeSpecific4. BeConsiderate5. Don’tEditorialize6. ConsulttheBrainTrust
• Sponsor’sSources• SolicitaIon/RFP/BAA• Grantproposalguides
• Whatdocumentsarerequired?
• AllowableCosts?• Reviewcriteria?
• Deadlines(includingImes,formats)
• Requireddocuments,secIons,etc.
• Pages/words/margins
• Costsharing?F&Acosts?(29%,44%,50%)
• Whowillcoverthecostshare?
• HowcanfederalgrantfundsbespentatUM?ORSP
deadlines(includingImes)
• ORSPOn-TimeProposal:5workingdaysahead
• EnhancedORSPReviews:15workingdaysahead• Researchintegrityandcompliance
• Intellectualproperty&confidenIalityprotecIon
• Self-containeddescripIonoftheacIvitythatwouldresultiftheprojectwerefunded
• Notanabstractoftheproposalitself
• Don’treferto“thisproposal”• NotanintroducIon
• Wrieenin3rdperson
• StatemethodsandobjecIves
• Understandablebyaneducatedlayreader
• Separatestatementsfor:• Overview• IntellectualMerit• BroaderImpacts
RulesforNSFProjectSummaries:
“In2010,thenMississippiGovernorHaleyBarbournego<atedwithAT&TtocreatetheMississippiOp<calNetwork(MissiON).Inthisproposal,wedescribeourvisiontouseNSFfundstoupgradeMissiON,aregionalhighereduca<onresearchnetwork.Theplanisto:1)increaseaggregateconnec<vitythroughtheInternet2POPfrom10Gbpsto100Gbps;2)incorporateforthefirst<meMississippi’s15communitycolleges;and3)incorporate(andconnectforthefirst<metoInternet2)aregionaluniversityfromtheDelta.Weplantoenablegreaterpar<cipa<onindata-intensiveresearchacrossourstate.
Anyjargonhere?
Anyuseof1stperson?Anyreferencestotheproposalitself?
Anyunnecessarybackgroundstatements?
“In2010,thenMississippiGovernorHaleyBarbournego<atedwithAT&TtocreatetheMississippiOp<calNetwork(MissiON).Inthisproposal,wedescribeourvisiontouseNSFfundstoupgradeMissiON,aregionalhighereduca<onresearchnetwork.Theplanisto:1)increaseaggregateconnec<vitythroughtheInternet2POPfrom10Gbpsto100Gbps;2)incorporateforthefirstourstate’sMississippi’s15communitycolleges;and3)incorporate(andconnectforthefirst<metoInternet2)aregionaluniversityfromtheDelta.Weplantoenablegreaterpar<cipa<onindata-intensiveresearchacrossourstate.”Jargon 1stPerson Unnecessarybackground ReferencestoProposal
“TheMississippiOp<calNetwork(MissiON),aregionalhighereduca<onresearchnetwork,willbeupgradedto:1)increasebytenthebandwidthofMissiON’sconnec<ontoana<onalresearchnetwork—Internet2;2)incorporateforthefirst<meMississippi’s15communitycolleges;and3)incorporate(andconnectforthefirst<metoInternet2)aregionaluniversityfromtheMississippiDelta.Theenhancednetworkwillenablegreaterpar<cipa<onindata-intensiveresearchbyfacultyandstudentsfromthesecommunityandregionalcolleges.Itwillalsoleadtoenhanceddata-intensivecollabora<onsbetweenMississippi’sresearch-intensiveins<tu<onsandtheirpartnersacrossthena<on.
• AFewGoodWords
• Crisp.Clear.Memorable.
• Specific.• Lensthroughwhichtoview
allthatistofollow.
AFewGoodMen:1:22:40
“TheFACTSofthecasearethese:• OnmidnightofSeptember6th,theaccusedenteredthebarracks
roomoftheirplatoonmate,PFCWilliamSanIago.
• Theywokehimup,Iedhisarmsandlegswithtape,andforcedaragintohisthroat.
• AfewminuteslaterachemicalreacIoncalledlac<cacidosiscausedhislungstobeginbleeding.
• Hedrownedinhisownbloodandwaspronounceddeadat37minutespastmidnight.
…ThesearetheFACTSofthecase,andtheyareUNDISPUTED.”
“TherewasNOPOISONONTHERAGandtherewasNOINTENTTOKILL;andanyaeempttoproveotherwiseisfuIle‘causeitjustain’ttrue.WhenDawsonandSanIagowentintoSanIago’sroomthatnight…it’sbecauseitwasWHATTHEYWEREORDEREDTODO.Now,outintherealworldthatmeansnothing….Butifyou’reaMarine,assignedtoRifleSecurityCompanyWindward,GuantanimoBay,Cuba,WHENYOUAREGIVENANORDER,youFOLLOWIT,oryouPACKYOURBAGS.Makenomistakeaboutit.HaroldDawsonandLowdenDownyaresiongherebeforeyoutoday,becausetheyDIDTHEIRJOB.”
NoAfrican-AmericanstudentsandnofemalestudentsofanyraceorethnicityhavebeenknowntopassanAdvancedPlacementcomputerscienceexaminMississippiinatleastthelastdecade.TheUniversityofMississippiwillincenIvizeandtrain48pracIcingMississippiteacherstoofferAdvancedPlacement(AP)ComputerSciencePrinciplesinsomeofthenaIon’smostunderservedpublicschools.Theresultwillbea40-foldincreaseinMississippienrollmentsinAPComputersciencecourses,andacorrespondingincreaseinthenumberofstudentswhosuccessfullycompletetheAPComputerSciencePrinciplesexam(withascoreofatleast3outof5).
How?• Layoutspecific,measurable,objecIves• GivespecificImelinesandmilestones• Citespecificperformancerecord• Givespecificexpectedimpacts• Describespecificapproaches
Why?• Demonstratesthatyou’vethoughtthingsthrough• Demonstratescompetence• InsIllsreviewerconfidence• AnIcipatesandproacIvelyanswersreviewerquesIons
• AfricanAmericans• Women• Hispanics• NaIveAmericans• NaIveAlaskansandHawaiianIslanders• PersonswithDisabiliIes
ResearchOpportuniIesforUndergraduateStudentsK-12STEMOutreachProgramsIncreasinginsItuIonal,regional,&naIonalresearchinfrastructureBenefiIngsociety
IncreasingparIcipaIoninSTEM(compuIng)programsandcareers
AgroupofIckresearchersatUMhasofferedanexciIngcourseonIcks,editedausefulhandbookonIcks,developedseveraloutreachprograms,andcollaboratedonlotsofresearch.
Exercise:Whatwordsinthetextabovearetoogeneral(notspecificenough)?
AgroupofIckresearchersatUMhasofferedanexciIngcourseonIcks,editedausefulhandbookonIcks,developedseveraloutreachprograms,andcollaboratedonlotsofresearch.
Exercise:Whatwordsinthetextabovearetoogeneral(notspecificenough)?
AgroupofIckresearchersatUM’shasofferedanexciIngcourseonIcks,editedausefulhandbookonIcks,developedseveraloutreachprograms,andcollaboratedonlotsofresearch
• with5seniorNaIveAmericanwomenstudents,builtatraveling“TickMobile”thathassofarshown1,000kindergartnersinNortheastMississippihowtosafelyextractIcksfromthemselvesorotherchildrenontheplayground;
• developedthe“TickEngineeringCamp”throughwhichtheyhaverecruited10students(includingsevenwomenandoneAfricanAmerican)intotheCenterforManufacturingEngineering;and
• sponsoredBradPaisleytotheOxfordScienceCaféin2012,whereheperformedhissong“I’dLiketoCheckYouforTicks”forover100communitymembers.
UM’sTicksfromOtherWorldsResearchGroup:• published15Ick-relatedarIclesinpeer-reviewedjournals,including5arIcleswithundergraduateco-authors,andonewithanundergraduate,Hispanicstudentastheleadauthor[REF]
• developeda500-levelinterdisciplinarycoursecalled“GeneIcTickEngineering,”whichhasbeenoffered10Imessince2005andcompletedby500studentsinbothchemistryandengineeringprograms.
• developedane-handbook:“HowtoKillaZombieTick,”whichhasbeendownloaded15,000ImestoApple/iOS,Android,Kindle,andBlackberrymobiledevices.
AmongtheK-12,undergraduateandgraduatestudentsinthePI’sgroup,morethan50%ofthestudentsarefromunderrepresentedfemaleandAfricanAmericangroups
ThePIhasmentoredfourhighschool,nineundergraduate,andfourgraduatestudentstodate,over50%ofwhomarefromunderrepresentedgroupsandthiscommitmentwillconInueduringthisprojectperiod.
AmongtheK-12,undergraduateandgraduatestudentsinthePI’sgroup,morethan50%ofthestudentsarefromunderrepresentedfemaleandAfricanAmericangroups
Pictureshelpconveypriorrecordofworkingwithunderrepresentedgroups.
WewilldevelopaK-12outreachprogramofsciencedemonstraIonsattheNorthPanolahighschool,NorthPanolaJuniorhighschoolandGreenHillelementaryschools.97%ofthestudentsattheseschoolsareAfricanAmericanand87%qualifyforfreelunchprograms.Throughthisoutreachprogram,wewilltrytorecruitthesestudentsintoourhighschool,undergraduateandgraduateprograms.
MississippileadsthenaIonbyfarinthepercentageofresidentswhoareAfricanAmericans:37%.(Louisianaissecondnextat32%).
AttheUniversityofMississippi,overthepast10years(2002-2011),minorityenrollmenthasincreasedby78.9%andAfrican-Americanenrollmentisup84.0%.Lastfall,24.2%(nearlyoneinfour)ofUMstudentswereminoriIesand16.5%wereAfrican-American.
AcollaboraIonofcomputerscienIstsandK-12STEMteachereducatorsatUniversityofMississippiwillbuildaprofessionaldevelopmentprogramtoincenIvizeandtrain48pracIcingMississippiteacherstoofferAdvancedPlacement(AP)ComputerSciencePrinciplesinsomeofthenaIon’smostunderservedpublicschools.Theresultwillbea40-foldincreaseinMississippienrollmentsinAPComputersciencecourses,andacorrespondingincreaseinthenumberofstudentswhosuccessfullycompletetheAPComputerSciencePrinciplesexam(withascoreofatleast3outof5).
WomenenrollatdisproporIonatelylowerratesinengineering,computersciences,physicalsciences,andeconomics.(NSF)"Foreignstudentsearned57%ofallengineeringdoctorates,54%ofallcomputersciencedegrees,and51%ofphysicsdoctoraldegrees.TheiroverallshareofS&Edegreeswasone-third."(NSF)By2020,employmentinallcomputeroccupaIonsisexpectedtoincreaseby22%.(ComputerWorld)
VeryfewstudentsinMississippitake(orhaveaccessto)AdvancedPlacementComputerSciencecoursesandexams;infact,only104MississippianshaveaeemptedtheAPCSAexamoverthepast10years(CollegeBoard,2014,2005-2013).NofemaleorAfricanAmericaninMississippiisknowntohavepassedtheAPCSexamoverthelastdecade,andnoAfricanAmericanhasevencomeclose.InparIcular,whereMississippiisconcerned:• Overthepastnineyears,nowhitefemalehasaeemptedtheAPCSexam.• Overthepastsixyears,noAfricanAmericanfemalehasaeemptedtheAP
CSexam.• Overthelastdecade,nofemaleofanyraceorethnicgroupisknownto
havepassedtheAPCSexam.• Overthelastdecade,noAfricanAmericanisknowntohavescoredany
beeerthana1(outof5)ontheAPCSexam,eventhough59AfricanAmericans(26male,33female)havetried.
WhileMississippi’sAPCSstaIsIcsareparIcularlybleak,MississippiisnotexactlyleadingthenaIoninotherAPsubjectseither.MississippilagsthenaIoninboththepercentageofitsstudentswhotakeAPexamsinanysubject(2014rank:49that17.2%,leadingonlyNorthDakota)andthepercentageofAPexamspassedinanysubjectwithascoreof3orbeeer(2014rank:49that32.4%,leadingonlyArkansas).In2014,onlyabout44%(126out282)ofMississippi’spublichighschoolsevenofferedAPcoursesofanytype(CollegeBoard,2014).
Bad:• MississippiistheworststateinthenaIonwhenitcomesto
AdvancedPlacement.• Mississippi’spoliIcalelitedevaluespubliceducaIon;thatiswhy
ourAdvancedPlacementofferingsaresodismal.Good:• MississippilagsthenaIoninboththepercentageofitsstudents
whotakeAPexamsinanysubject(2014rank:49that17.2%,leadingonlyNorthDakota)andthepercentageofAPexamspassedinanysubjectwithascoreof3orbeeer(2014rank:49that32.4%,leadingonlyArkansas).
• In2014,onlyabout44%(126out282)ofMississippi’spublichighschoolsevenofferedAPcoursesofanytype(CollegeBoard,2014).
• AFewGoodMen:1:38:00 heps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bOnRHAyXqYY
• AFewGoodMen:1:38:00 heps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bOnRHAyXqYY
• Usefactsinstead• Theusersshoulddrawtheirownconclusions• Someadverbstowatchoutfor:
clearly,importantly,significantly
• Whenisitoktouseadverbs?
• Sparingly,foreffect• Toconveyfactualcontent—notopinion• Theresultsweresta$s$callysignificant
Partners include the nonprofit Mississippi Economic Growth Alliance Point of Presence (MEGAPOP), the Mississippi Wireless Communication Commission (WCC), the Mississippi Research Consortium (MRC, representing the four research universities), the University of Mississippi Medical Center, and the Mississippi Department of Information Technology Services (ITS), with strong support from numerous other organizations in the public and private sector.
SomeadjecIvestowatchoutfor:
numerous,significant,important,useful,exciIng,several
JournalistsuseInvertedPyramidStylefornewsstories
Front-loadyourproposalwiththemostimportantpoints
first;therestisjustsupporInginformaIon
Donotassumeeveryoneisinterestedinwhatyouhaveto
say;donotassumeallreviewerswillreadyourenIre
proposal.
Ifyoucaninterestthem,great.Ifnot,makesurethey
learnyourintenIonsbyreadingthefirstfewsentences.
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“Formost[so{ware]projects,thefirstsystembuiltisbarelyuseable:tooslow,toobig,toohardtouse,orall3.Itendsupbeingdiscardedandredesigned.Thediscardandredesignmaybedoneinonelump,orpiece-by-piece,butitwillbedone.”
Similarly,bythe<meyousubmitaGOODproposal,itmightbethe15th,20th,or30threvisedversion.So,leaveplentyof<meforreviewsandrevisions.
• Earlyon,allproposalswillsuck.
• Yourtask:go“fromsucktonot-suck”
• Rework,rework,andreworkagain
• Submitthe27thversion,notthe1st
• GiveyourselfIme
• Getlotsofotherstolook
• ORSP:EnhancedReviewServices
• ORSPEnhancedreview(15daysleadIme)
• ColleagueswithintheUniversity:ComingSoon:ORSPGrantMentorsProgram:
• ExternalColleagueswithSuccessinFieldorwithSponsor/Program
• ProgramOfficersatFundingAgencies
• Non-Experts(spouses,partners,in-laws)
