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NSF Outreach for Social Scientists
How to Get Funded
Jacqueline Meszaros, Ph.D.Jacqueline Meszaros, Ph.D.Decision, Risk and Management SciencesDecision, Risk and Management SciencesInnovation and Organizational ChangeInnovation and Organizational [email protected]
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Presentation Coverage
• Finding the Right Funding Program• Types of NSF Grants• Developing your proposal
– Following the rules– Review criteria– Evaluation process
• Post-decision Activities• Tour of NSF websites
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Different Agencies Fund Different types of work
• Find the Agency’s Mission– NSF– NIH– DoD– NIJ– Commerce– National Park Service– www.grants.gov
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NSF Program AreasFund Different Areas of Work
• Biology• Computing, Information Sciences and Engineering• Education and Human Resources• Engineering• Environmental Research• Geosciences• International• Mathematics and Physical Sciences• Polar Research• Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences
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NSF Goals in Supporting the Social, Behavioral And Economic
Sciences• Increase fundamental understanding of human behavior and society by
supporting basic research, infrastructure, and education in the SBE sciences
• Provide understanding relevant to critical national problems such as education, globalization, economic well being, risk mitigation, and diversity
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SES Target DatesJanuary 18 & August 18
Decision, Risk, & Management Science
Economics
Law and Social Science
Methodology, Measurement & Statistics
Political Science
Sociology
February 1 & August 1Societal Dimensions of Eng., Science, & Tech.
Science & Technology Studies
Innovation and Organizational Change
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Social and Economic Sciences FY06 Program Allocations
• Cross-Directorate Activities $4.0M• Decision, Risk, & Management Sciences $6.5M• Economics $22.0M• Innovation and Organizational Change $2.0M• Law and Social Science $4.3M• Methodology, Measurement & Statistics $3.4M• Political Science $8.0M• Science and Society $8.0M• Sociology $8.0M
Directorate for Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences
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BCS Target DatesDecember 1 & July 1
Archaeology & Archaeometry
Physical Anthropology
January 1 & August 1
Cultural Anthropology
January 15 & July 15
Cognitive Neuroscience
Developmental & Learning Sciences
Perception, Action, & Cognition
Linguistics Social Psychology
January 15 & August 15
Geography & Regional Science
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Behavioral and Cognitive SciencesFY05 Program Allocations• Archaeology & Archaeometry $6.5M
• Cultural Anthropology $3.5M
• Cognitive Neuroscience $6.0M
• Developmental & Learning Sciences $6.5M
• Geography & Regional Science $6.1M
• Linguistics $6.0M
• Perception, Action, & Cognition $5.5M
• Physical Anthropology $4.0M
• Social Psychology $5.5M
Directorate for Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences
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Types of NSF Solicitations
• Regular Target Dates in Standing Programs
• Programs for Particular Groups of Researchers
• Special Solicitation Deadlines
• SGERs
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Grants For Particular Groups
• Graduate Research Fellowship Program• Faculty Early CAREER Development Program • Increasing Participation and ADVANCEment of
Women in Science and Engineering• Minority Research Planning Grants• Minority Post-Doctoral Fellowships• Dissertation Improvement Grants• RUI• REU’s
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SGERs:Small Grants for Exploratory Research
• Internal Review Only– Time Sensitivity– Path-breaking Research
• Can be submitted at any time
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How to Develop a Proposal• Determine best possible funding sources
• Understand the ground rules
– Read announcements and instructions carefully
– Make sure your project really fits program scope
– Look over prior award abstracts
– Ascertain evaluation procedures and criteria (see the solicitation)
– Talk with NSF Program Officer about specific questions
• Coordinate with your chair and research office
• Ask PIs for copies of proposals
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Special Solicitations
• Human and Social Dynamics• Other Investment Areas:
– Improvised Explosive Devices– The Science of Science Policy– Biocomplexity in the Environment– Climate Change Science Program– Cyberinfrastructure – International Polar Year 06-534; May 1, 2006– Mathematical Sciences – National Nanotechnology Initiative – Networking Information Technology R&D
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Human and Social Dynamics
• Three areas of emphasis – Agents of Change (AOC)
– Dynamics of Human Behavior (DHB)
– Decision Making, Risk and Uncertainty (DRU)
• Three types of award – Exploratory <$125,000
– Full <$750,000
– Full <1.25 million
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Support in Proposal Writing
• NSF Publications
– Program Announcements/
Solicitations
– Additional Program Web Pages
– Grant Proposal Guide
– Funded Project Abstracts
– Reports, Special Publications
• Program Officers– Incumbents– Former “Rotators”
• Mentors
• Previous Panelists
• Serve As Reviewer
• Sponsored Research Office
• Successful Proposals
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Sections of an NSF Proposal• Cover Sheet• Project Summary (one page)*• Table of Contents• Project Description (15 pages max)• References Cited• Biographical Sketch(es)*• Budget*• Current & Pending Support• Facilities, Equipment & Other Resources• Special Information & Supplementary Documentation*
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• Do not violate the 15-page rule (without PO approval)
• Do not violate typeface, other GPG strictures (some programs will give you no second chance)
• Do not submit the same proposal to two programs (instead: ask for co-reviews)
Caution: We are a Bureaucracy
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Budgetary Guidelines• Amounts
– Reasonable for work - Realistic– Well justified - Needs established– In-line with program guidelines
• Eligible costs– Personnel– Equipment– Travel– Participant Support– Other Direct Costs (including subawards, consultant
services, computer services, publication costs)
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Cost SharingValuing Partnerships
• Funding from NSF no longer requires cost sharing from the host institution.
• However a strong support basis for the researcher at the host institution is generally good for the PI and the research team.
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Types of Review
• Outside Reviewers plus Panel Review• Panel Review• Internal Review Only (Panel or less formal)• Sources of Reviewers:
• Program Officer’s knowledge
• References in proposal
• Web of science; SSRN; Google Scholar
• Reviewer recommendations
• Investigator’s suggestions
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NSF Standard Merit Criteria• Intellectual merit
• Importance• Creativity and originality• Conception and organization• Achievability (access to resources, record of
achievement)
• Broader impacts• Training• Diversity• Infrastructure• Dissemination/Public Awareness• Societal Benefits (of the findings themselves)
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Positive Funding Decisions
• Program Officer decision
• Feedback to PI
• HUMAN SUBJECTS (IRB) APPROVAL
• Abstract
• Scope of work and budget discussions
– Revised budget
– Revised scope of work
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Negative funding decisions
• Remember that we decline 70-80%
• Don’t be rash….
• Go over the reviews, panel summaries, and other materials
• Read your panel summary for clues
• Revise and resubmit
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Reasons for Declinations
• “Trust-me” proposal• Not feasible
– Expertise gaps– Insufficient funding for program success– Too ambitious
• Incremental contribution• “Bad luck”
– Not enough money in the fiscal year– Portfolio objectives in a given fiscal year
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Now that you are funded….
Abstract
Human Subjects approvals
Annual Reports
Final Report
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Now that you are funded
• Think “Nuggets”– This is how we get more attention for science
and more money for science
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Visiting the NSF Website
• http://www.nsf.gov/– Contains information on
• Programs and solicitations
• Grant Proposal Guide (GPG)
• Contact information
• Dates
• https://www.fastlane.nsf.gov/– Contains business information on
• Proposal submission and follow up
• Panel and reviewer information