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Background (and significance) Section Things to remember: As your progress through the literature review be sure to highlight in summary sentences where (in italics) what the paragraph establishes in terms of This identifies a gap This is why the gap is an important problem
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Background (and significance) Section • Things to remember: • As your progress through the literature review be sure to highlight in summary sentences where (in italics) what the paragraph establishes in terms of • This identifies a gap • This is why the gap is an important problem • This leads to our central hypothesis • This supports our working Aim X hypothesis • If you don’t have paragraphs that have these points in Section B then you have not achieved the intended goals for Section B
Broader impact statement • Writing a good Broader Impact statement is more than: • “A simple listing of outreach activities” • “Reference to inclusion of research personnel who are members of underrepresented groups” • An excellent Broader Impact Statement should include: • “carefully consider ways to incorporate: • rigorous • meaningful • innovative • …broader impacts activities (e.g., broadening participation) that integrate with the research being proposed. • Where should broader impacts statements be addressed: • Project Summary: as an explicit subsection • Project Description: as an integrated part of the narrative • Elaborate what was stated in the Project Summary • Results of Prior Results section • Both the PI’s and any CoPi’s • Source: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2008/nsf08044/nsf08044.jsp?govDel=USNSF_25
Resources links: Criterion for review of broader impact http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/gpg/broaderimpacts.pdf
The Biosketch • The Biosketch is nothing more than a CV with specific information included AND omitted: • A. Positions and Honors. • Positions and Employment • Pre-doctoral • Post doctoral • Faculty • Other Experience and Professional Memberships • Memberships • Honors • B. Selected peer-reviewed publications (in chronological order). • Peer reviewed manuscripts • Book Chapters • C. Research Support • Ongoing Research Support • Completed Research Support • Things to consider: • If you have CoPi’s, YOU FORMAT THEIR BIO to precisely match yours.