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NSF Case Studies: Successes and Pitfalls

Learn how to write a successful NSF proposal by understanding common pitfalls and ways to enhance a good proposal into an excellent one. Detailed guidelines and formatting tips are provided by Dr. Stephen Russell.

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NSF Case Studies: Successes and Pitfalls

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  1. NSF Case Studies: Successes and Pitfalls Guangzhao Mao Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science College of Engineering Institute for Manufacturing Research

  2. Outline • Typical panel process in CBET • How NOT to write a GOOD proposal? • How to convert a VERY GOOD proposal into an Excellent proposal? • Recommended format by Dr. Stephen Russell

  3. Typical Panel Process in CBET • Panel makeup and proposal assignment • Fastlane review submission • Panel meeting • Proposals ranked according to submitted reviews • Discussion of top proposals • Final recommendations and panel summaries Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems (CBET)

  4. How NOT to write a GOOD proposal? • Lack of scientific underpinning/hypotheses • Incremental/work already done • Lack of supporting data • “Bait and switch”

  5. How to convert a VERY GOOD proposal into an Excellent proposal? • Example of an excellent proposal • Strong science, strong publication record, new collaboration, preliminary data, believable broader impacts • What can you do? • Milestones • Proposal framed as a series of questions and solutions • Emphasis on originality/uniqueness • Alternative hypotheses and experimental approaches

  6. Recommended format by Dr. Stephen Russell • Overview and objectives • Expected significance • Relation to PI’s longer-term goal • Background (Prior NSF support, literature review, preliminary data) • Relation to other work in progress • Experimental plan (develop each specific objective, timetable, future directions) • Broader impacts

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