HISTORY – STILL LEARNING OVERLAP … PROCESS … INTERRELATED … NO STAND ALONE … ITERATIVE, ….

1. CONCEPT NOTE RESULTS CHAIN (LM, LFA) • HISTORY – STILL LEARNING • OVERLAP … PROCESS … INTERRELATED … NO STAND ALONE … ITERATIVE, …. • THE INSTRUCTIONS IN RBM ARE ACTUALLY THE “HOW” – WHAT IS INCLUDED - CONCEPT NOTE PROPOSAL Michael Powell, PhD (Geochemistry) Prometeo – SDIC Jaime Medina Sotomayor Subsecretario de Investigación Cientίfica

2. SUCCESSFUL MODEL FOR FUNDING* STAND ALONE: NATURAL OR SOCIAL SCIENCE OR ENGINEERING • 100% INTERACTIVE AND INTERDISCIPLINARY: INVESTIGATORS TRANSMIT NEW KNOWLEDGE TO END USERS DURING ALL PHASES OF THE WORK • POLICY MAKERS, PLANNERS AND IMPLEMENTERS FROM ALL PARTNERS, STAKEHOLDERS AND BENEFICIARIES ON BOARD THROUGHOUT PROCESS • RISKS & ASSUMPTIONS AND UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES THOROUGHLY IDENTIFIED AND MITIGATION STRATEGIES IN PLACE • VERIFIABLE & QUANTIFIABLE INDICATORS DESIGNED FOR EARLY DETECTION OF POTENTIAL PROBLEMS • DISSEMINATION & KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER & TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER STRATEGIES WELL DEFINED *From: P. Sadsawad, 2007; CIHR, 2004; U. Toronto, 2004, CIDA, 1997 – references from Dr. L. Hallstram, U. of Alberta.

3. GROWTH ≡ CAPACITY (CANOPY) BUEN VIVIR THE SUM OF ALL RESEARCH EFFORTS 1 EVIDENCE (NEED) INPUTS (NUTRIENTS) WHY DO WE DO RESEARCH??? NETWORKS/TEAMS ≡ KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER (LARGER ROOTS) RESEARCHERS ≡ IDEAS (ROOT HAIRS)

4. FACETS vs BUEN VIVIR PLANNING DATA WHY GOVT. , POLICY HUMAN OMNI- DIRECTIONAL COMMUNICATION FROM BEGINNING LIVELIHOOD, HEALTH RELATIONAL DYNAMICS ECOSYSTEM DISSEMINATION SOCIETAL ANCESTRAL KNOWLEDGE, CULTURE, FAMILY CONTEXT USERS SOIL, WATER, AGRI., IND. STAKEHOLDER, BENEFICIARIES, PARTNERS MANAGEMENT - IMPLEMENTATION ITERATIVE, PARTICIPATORY GOVERNENCE CROSS SECTOR, MULTIDISCIPLINARY PLANTS, ANIMALS

5. W H Y NEED $$$$ DOABLE ETHNICITY TIME DEMOGRAPHICS ECONOMICS REALISTIC SOCIETAL GENDER ADAPTATION LOCAL TIMELY REGIONAL STAKEHOLDERS; FROM BEGINNING E V I D E N C E INCLUSIVE NATIONAL SPATIAL GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABLE GOVT. POLICY EXISTING NEW RESEARCH ULTIMATE OBJECTIVE BUEN VIVIR

6. INFORM NEED FOR CHANGE RESEARCH OBJECTIVE - QUESTION MERGING RESEARCH WITH COUNTRY FRAMEWORK ENGAGE STAKEHOLDERS ASSEMBLE RESEARCH TEAM STRATEGIC PLAN SCIENTIFIC METHOD IMPLEMENT C O U N T R Y S T R A T E G I C P O L I C Y EXPERIMENTATION P R O C E S S R E S E A R C H S P H E R E MONITOR & EVALUATE SUCCESS TEST HYPOTHESIS ADJUST AND CONTINUE COLLECT AND ANALYSE DATA DISSEMINATE RESUTLS & INFORM POLICY DRAW CONCLUSIONS AND PUBLISH

7. WHY RESULTS BASED MANAGEMENT (RBM) …….. WHAT DOES IT HAVE TO DO THE PREPARATION OF A CONCEPT NOTE ???? 2nd 1ST • CONCEPT NOTE COMPONENTS … • REQUIRE RBM THINKING: • ABSTRACT • OBJECTIVES • JUSTIFICATION • WORK PLAN • METHODOLOGIES • ANTICIPATED RESULTS • ENGAGEMENT • GENDER - ABORIGINAL • M&E • TOC (UC) • DISSEMINATION • VALUE RBM WILL BE THE NEW “STANDARD” WHY … BENEFITS OF RBM: • PROVIDES CONSISTENCY IN MANAGEMENT AND LEADERSHIP WITHIN THE SECTRETARÍA • PROMOTE A RESULTS ORIENTED PHYLOSOPHY FOR/WITHIN ALL ACTORS • ACHIEVE GOALS vs EXECUTION • DEFINE ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES • ACCOUNTABILITY AT ALL LEVELS • ENCOURAGE FLEXIBILITY – PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION • ASSIGN OWNERSHIP • INSURE RESULTS THAT SATISFY EC AND BV MANDATES • EVIDENCE FOR FUTURE POLICY/STRATEGY • IDENTIFY NEED FOR FUTURE CHANGE • APPLY LESSONS LEARNED INTNL., NATIONAL, REGIONAL, LOCAL, GO-CSO-NGO, INDIVIDUAL

8. PROPOSAL LOGIC MODEL CONC. NOTE THE RESULTS CHAIN (LOGIC MODEL) PLATFORM • TOOLS • BLUEPRINT PROCESS • DOCUMENT OUTLINE PROCESS FOR CONSTRUCTING A LOGIC MODEL (RESULTS CHAIN)

9. STEPS FOR CONSTRUCTING THE LOGIC MODEL (1) BRIEF – IN DEPTH DURING RBM WORKSHOPS IN JULY/2014 GROUP 1: IDEA STAGE … “WHAT” • IDENTIFY THE ULTIMATE OUTCOME = THE WHY = NEED = PROBLEM • IN CONSULTATION WITH RESEARCH TEAM AND FUNDING AGENCY • CONTEXT (RELIGION-ETHNIC-SOCIO-ECONOMIC, ENVIRONMENT, POLITICS, ANCESTRAL KNOWLEDGE, BUEN VIVIR) • MAKE SENSE (FEASIBLE, TIMELY, REALISTIC, “WHO”) • IDENTIFY AND ENGAGE ACTORS = THE WHO = PARTNERS, BENEFICIARIES, STAKEHOLDERS • CREDENTIALS – ACCOUNTABILITY – CAPACITIES • ARE THEY APPROPRIATE (IDEOLOGIES - $$$ vs PROPONENT)

10. STEPS FOR CONSTRUCTING THE LOGIC MODEL (2) GROUP 2: PLANNING MODEL STAGE … “ROUTE” • DETERMINE ACTIVITIES = HOW • CREDENTIALS – ACCOUNTABILITY – CAPACITIES • ARE THEY APPROPRIATE (IDEOLOGIES - $$$ vs PROPONENT) • CONTEXT – SETTING - SPHERE SCALE • IDENTIFY OUTPUTS = ACTIVITY PACKAGES • OCCUR AT OUTPUT & OUTCOME LEVELS • IDENTIFY OUTCOMES = ALL LEVELS • ASSOCIATION WITH OUTPUT(S) TOC PIP

11. STEPS FOR CONSTRUCTING THE LOGIC MODEL (3) GROUP 3: VERTICAL INTEGRATION STAGE … “ADHESIVE” • LOGICAL CONNECTIONS • IDENTIFY LINKAGES FROM BOTTOM TO TOP • “IF … THEN” TOC IP • CHECK FOR CONSISTENCY • CONFIRM ACTOR’S EXPECTATIONS • TRANSFER KNOWLEDGE

12. STEPS FOR CONSTRUCTING THE LOGIC MODEL (4) GROUP 4: BUILD IN APPRAISAL … “SELF-CHECKING” • EVALUATION FRAMEWORK • INDICATORS – S.M.A.R.T. • PROGRESS • MONITORING • EVALUATION • RISK ASSESSMENT • ASSUMPTIONS • MITIGATION STRATEGIES • TRANSFER KNOWLEDGE PREPARE NARRATIVE

13. WBS: BASIS OF A GOOD CONCEPT NOTE • Outcome 100: Quantity and quality of sludge analyzed to assess potential environmental, agricultural and human health benefits/problems associated with its use. • Output 110: Producers and users of sludge identified and linkages with all partners established. • Activity 111: Headquarters established by Canadian Proj. team • Activity 112: Office equipment purchased and operational • Activity 113: Reconnaissance field work to identify sludge facilities • Activity 114: Identify and establish relations with farmers using sludge • Activity 115: Determine demographics of villages using sludge • Activity 116: Contact with local NGOs and finalize MOU's • Activity 117: Identify and enlist support of all potential partners and strike committees • Output 120: 20 Treatment facilities selected and volume of available sludge determined. • Activity 121: treatment facilities selected for study • Activity 122: Collection of sludge from all sites • Output 130: Chemistry, microbiology and toxicology of sewage sludge for agricultural usage evaluated. • Activity 131: Lab protocols established • Activity 132: Samples prepared and split for various analytical methods • Activity 133: Representative samples sent to appropriate labs • Activity 134: Data compiled, reduced, evaluated • Activity 135: Indian staff trained in appropriate lab techniques • Activity 136: Application rates determined CAUSAL RELATINSHIP RESULTS LEVEL PROPERLY DEFINED

14. OBJECTIVE RESEARCH POLICY “NEED” ULTIMATE OUTCOME: IMPROVE THE ECOMIC CONDITION OF VILLAGERS IN RURAL INDIA VIA NTFP SALES ASSUMPTIONS (UC) ASSUMPTIONS (UC) ASSUMPTIONS (UC) IF … THEN ASSUMPTIONS (UC) (O-J-M-WP-AR-SE-RA)

15. RELATE THIS RESULTS HEIRARCHY TO A DOCUMNT THAT EXPLICITLY OUTLINES THE ENTIRE “MANAGING FOR RESULTS PHYLOSOPHY” …… ..… LIMITED SPACE, LIMITED TIME, SATISFIES FUNDER/DONOR STANDARD GRANTING CONDITIONS

16. CONCEPT NOTE…… NOT A MAKE-WORK, BUREAUCRATIC EXERCISE • WHY … REQUIRED • BY MOST/MANY - FUNDERS/DONORS • PRIVATE & PUBLIC & GOVERNMENT EVIDENCE • BENEFITS … BOTH SIDES • ALLOWS RESEARCHERS TO FOCUS OBJECTIVES • IMPROVES COMPETITION • QUICKLY IDENTIFIES IDEOLOGICAL DIFFERENCES • SAVES TIME & EFFORTS EVIDENCE EVIDENCE • SPECIFIC … RESEARCH TEAM • CHANCE TO PROMOTE IDEAS • PROVIDES A BROADER BASE • MORE FUNDING POSSIBILITIES • QUICKER EVALUATION – SUITABILITY • MOVE FORWARD – OTHER SOURCES EVIDENCE EVIDENCE EVIDENCE

17. CONCEPT NOTE … FORMAT DIFFERENT FORMATS FOR DIFFERENT FUNDERS – USE IT! • WHAT YOU SAY IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN HOW YOU SAY IT – GET THE POINT ACROSS. TITLE INTRO/ABST THE PROJECT: BACKGROUND, GOALS, OBJECTIVES, PURPOSE, RATIONALE, METHODS, HYPOTHESIS, THEORY, BENEFITS, LOCATION, BIBLIO., TEAM, BUDGET • NOT WHAT YOU KNOW ... WHAT YOU WANT TO KNOW EGO UNIQUENESS ….. KNOWLEDGE GAPS BACKGROUND BV-NEW • QUANTITY QUALITY NECESSITY RELEVANCE PAY ATTENTION TO THE INSTRUCTIONS W H O ??? CONEXT

18. SECRETARÍA P O L I C Y I M P L I C A T I O N S STRATEGIC PLANNING …. NEW/CHANGING POLICY ELEMENTS OF THE CONCEPT NOTE TARGET – THE “WHO” NOT ENOUGH TO “WANT”, “HOPE” NEW … CHANGE… BV OBJ. .. HOW L I N K A G E S RESULTS LEVEL WHEN SHOW HOW C A U S A L I T Y STAKEHOLDERS WHO IMPACTED TIMING & LEVEL E N G A G E D CLEAR, SHORT SUMMARY/CONNECTION BETWEEN THE PROJECT AND BUEN VIVIR RESULTS STATEMENTS THAT ARE TIED TO ACTIVITY LEVELS E V I D E N C E

19. SPECIFICS NOT COMMON TO ALL CN … • THEORY OF CHANGE • PARTICIPATORYIMPACT PATHWAYS • ASSUMPTIONS-RISKS-MITIGATION • UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES • SEPARATE THE “AVERAGE” FROM THE “BEST”

20. THEORY OF CHANGE (TOC) • UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES • RISKS & ASSUMPTIONS • STRATEGIES FOR MITIGATION TOC – EXPLAINS THE ACTIVIES/EVENTS ALONG A PATHWAY DESIGNED TO REACH THE ANTICIPATED, ULTIMATE OUTCOME PARTICIPATORY IMPACT PATHWAYS (PIPA) … IMPACT PATHWAYS (IP) … MAPING …. “HOW” CHANGE WILL TAKE PLACE SEQUNCE OF EVENTS THAT WILL LOGICALLY LEAD TO THE FINAL OUTCOME BASED ON ASSUMPTIONS TAKEN WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF A SPHERE UNIQUE & UNAMBIGUOUS • WHAT IS REQUIRED: • REFLECTIVE, HONEST FEEDBACK • COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT WITH $$$/INST. • TRANSPARENCY • FLEXIBILITY IF…THEN OUTCOME C A U S A L I T Y THERE MUST BE A LOGICAL, DIRECT, MEASURABLE CONNECTION FROM STEP TO STEP QUAL./QUANT. INDICATORS AVOID FALLICIES WHEN COMPILING ASSUMPTIONS FROM VARIOUS STAKEHOLDERS ACTIVITY

21. THOERY OF CHANGE (TOC) … PARTICIPATORY IMPACT PATHWAYS (PIPA) … IMPACT PATHWAYS (IP) … MAPING …. • TOOLS TO IDENTIFY “HOW” CHANGE WILL OCCUR • HOW THE METHODS WILL ACHIEVE THE RESULTS • PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION USING RBM IS • A DYNAMIC PROCESS • FLEXIBLE AND RESPONSIVE TO LESSONS • THIS IS WHERE YOU CONSTRUCT • THE LOGICAL LINKS BETWEEN DESIRED RESULTS, • THE CAUSAL RELATIONSHIPS, • THE “IF … THEN” RELATIONSHIPS, • THE SEQUENCE OF RESULTS THAT WILL ACHIEVE THE ULTIMATE OUTCOME • WHERE HONEST ASSUMPTIONS • MITIGATE RISK • UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES

22. IMPORTANCE OF ASSUMPTIONS •Inputs: money, $500; staff, 5 people; tools, 4 sets for sampling; literature, 1 manual •activity: buy the equipment; train the field staff to use the equipment; collect 100 soil samples form 10 hectares •output: 100 samples collected and in the lab for analyses, which leads to more activities and other outputs. WHERE IS THE RESULT CHAIN VULNERABLE???

23. PLAN EXAMPLE – IMPORTANCE OF ASSUMPTIONS • ACTUAL: • 75 SAMPLES • 8 HA. • 2.5 DAYS • SPENT $500 RATIONALE …DAY 1 RESULTS, DAY 2 • that $500 was enough to collect 100 samples from 10 hectares • that 5 field staff with 4 sets of sampling equipment were enough to do the job • that 3 days was a realistic time to complete the work • that the equipment worked as per the manufacturers specifications • that the field staff really understood the instructions in the manual • that the field staff had the will to complete the work as outlined • that all the staff showed up for work • that the manual explained in enough detail how to take the soil samples • that the 10 hectares were accessible (i.e., not too mountainous, or covered with water, or to bushy, etc.) • that the weather was good enough to go into the field • that no landowner issues arose, which might have stopped the sampling ……

24. BAD & GOOD UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES • LIMITING FACTORS: • RISKS – ASSUMPTIONS • MITIGATION

25. HOW DOES YOUR CN MAKE THESE LINKS HOW HAVE THEY IMPROVED PRODUCTIVITY R E S U L T S VALUE FOR MONEY • CURRENT/EXISTING DATA, • REFLECT ACTIVITIES: • NUMBER OF PERSONNEL • AMOUNT OF FUNDING • SOURCE OF FUNDING • FURNITURE • FUNDS SPENT PER TYPE OF RESEARCH • HOW FUNDS SPENT (FIELD) • LABORATORY SPACE • ………… IN USE NOW, WORKING, CONTRIBUTION TO RESEARCH WAS FUNDING LEVERAGED EQUIPMENT VS RES. GOALS, WORKING, TRAINING, DATA FOR PUBS. …. PROGRESS TOWARDS COUNTRY FRAMEWORK CONTRIBUTION TO SCIENCE

26. AT THE CONCEPT NOTE STAGE A PROJECT ON SHOULD SHOULD NOT NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY (f) SOIL PHYSICS ... DISCUSS CHEMICAL SPECIATION FACTORS DISCUSS THE IMPORTANCE OF NUTRIENTS TO PLANTS CONCISE ROLE OF FEMALE TEACHERS AT THE PRIMARY LEVEL … ABLITY OF THE TEACHERS (f) THEIR EDUC. LEVEL SOCIO-ECONOMIC STATUS NEED FOR NEW POLICY INITIATIVES FOR GOOD GOVERNANCE … WHETHER THE POLICY OR THE IMPLEMENTATION IS FLAWED FOCUS ON EXTERNAL EXAMPLES P L A N N I N G - P L A N N I N G - P L A N N I N G BE: SHORT, CONCISE, ON POINT, NOT WORDY

27. EXAMPLES TO FOLLOW

28. Attenuation of As Uptake into Rice Using Organic (Aquatic Macrophytes) and Inorganic (Fly Ash) Barriers: A Constructed Wetland Model for India PROPOSAL: Rice consumption in India has fallen 7% over the past 10 years but still stands at >80kg/yr. per person. As one of the main staples of the India diet, the biochemical composition of rice can have a significant health impact on those who rely on it as their major source of food. In addition, the occurrence of As in products consumed in No. Amer., and which contain rice, have been shown to contain 2-10 times the limit of 10 µg/gr of inorganic As as established by the USEPA. This project will develop rural models for inhibiting As accumulation in rice by establishing physical and chemical barriers to uptake BACKGROUND: The accumulation of As in various plant types, including foods, is common wherever As exists in the water used for irrigation. The ubiquitous occurrence of biologically significant As concentrations in various foodstuffs is a function of the redox potential of the site and has resulted in many studies of the uptake, translocation, and release of those species most important within the food chain. These are, inorganic arsenate (As(V)) under oxidizing conditions, and arsenite (As(III)) under reducing conditions and organically bound As, typically as monomethylarsonic (MMA) and dimethylarsinic (DMA) acids. As(V) typically enters plants via phosphate transporters while As(III) enters with aguaglyceroporins along with MMA and DMA. Once inside plant cells, As(V) is reduced to As(III) via arsenate reducing enzymes and is then transported via glutathione and/or phytochelatins for storage in vacuoles in the form of S-thiol, thus decreasing it’s phytotoxicity. Translocation of As from the root to the shoot or leaf/grain of a plant is species dependent and variable. This biogenic process results in some plants being hyperaccumulators of As and suited for use as phytoremediators, which have proven more useful and thorough at sequestering As than synthetic filters, etc.

29. PAY ATTENTION Belmont Forum: Future Earth … global environmental change … mobilize thousands of scientists while strengthening partnerships with policy-makers and other stakeholders to provide sustainability options and solutions in the wake of Rio+20. Future Earth will be a global platform to deliver: • Solution-orientated research for sustainability, linking environmental change and development challenges to satisfy human needs for food, water, energy, health; • Effective interdisciplinary collaboration across natural and social sciences, humanities, economics, and technology development, to find the best scientific solutions to multi-faceted problems; • Timely information for policy-makers by generating the knowledge that will support existing and new global and regional integrated assessments; • Participation of policy-makers, funders, academics, business and industry, and other sectors of civil society in co-designing and co-producing research agendas and knowledge; • Increased capacity building in science, technology and innovation, especially in developing countries and engagement of a new generation of scientists. Integrating existing endeavours … build on the success of existing global environmental change programmes … International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme (IGBP), International Human Dimensions Programme (IHDP), Diversitas - an international programme of biodiversity science, and World Climate Research Programme (WCRP) and Earth Science System Partnership (ESSP) RESEARCH

30. Belmont Forum: Future Earth THEIR RULES 2886 WORDS, 6.5 PAGES, 10 SECTIONS = $3,000,000. The Ganga River Basin, a Large Ecosystem at Risk: Role of Civil Society, Sciences, humanities and Government. Sort title and abstract: - 152words Backgroundinformation (incl. link to GEC projects or equivalent initiatives) -169words Main knowledge gap that the call should address - 1142words Added value for the research community (in particular, highlight how the call will promote knowledge advances by tackling the proposed theme at the global level) - 939words Added value for research funders - 82words Contribution to the Belmont challenge and Future Earth - 86words Appropriate funding instruments (foresight, networking, capacity building, research projects…) and call timeline (“one shot” call versus repeated calls) - 54words Potential funding / co-alignment partners (Joint Programming Initiatives, Development Aid Agencies…) - 140 words Work plan (including Scoping Workshop) if identified yet - 69words Relation to existing Belmont Forum Collaborative Research Actions(if any) - 53words

31. CARIAA, 2902 WORDS, 6 PAGES, 9 SECTIONS = $15,000,000 Objectives The ultimate goal is to … Intermediate objectives will include: 1) access how decision makers construct policy on basin management, 2) identify factors that control livelihood systems related to water quality/availability at local/regional scales and within different gender, special needs, and socio-economic scenarios, 3) pinpoint how usage (triggers) control processes that affect water quality/availability, 4) evaluate how these processes will be affected by climate change, and 5) integrate knowledge into policy and local/regional training to change usage patterns and buffer climate change impacts (close the gap). Outputs will include: 1) establish a system of participatory engagement for stakeholders at all levels (societal, government, etc.), 2) establish a dissemination, data-sharing, communication group including all stakeholders, 3) organize workshops/information sessions to sensitize people about the goals of the project and how we plan to achieve them, 4) determine vulnerability factor differences with changing demographics, customs, and livelihood systems within the basin, 5) begin training modules that will run from the start of the project through completion, 6) data mining for all variables related to livelihood systems (either agrarian/agricultural, domestic, urban, rural) and how water figures into their importance.

32. CARIAA, CONT. WEAKNESSES ??? Stakeholder Engagement Approach The stakeholder engagement will be designed … 1) Identify and invite to participate: a) classify stakeholders … , b) invitation to engage … 2) Stakeholder consultations regarding involvement; importance of engagement: a) delineate differences …, b) identify vulnerability factors, c) potential risks …, d) evaluation of existing policies … 3) Engage: a) determine capacity …, b) establish rules …, c) solution-oriented approach …, d) model framed within the context …, e) data mining … 4) Action: a) second iteration of engagement …, b) insure governance and management …, c) set targets …, d) set performance indicators … 5) Dissemination: a) consistent feedback loop …, b) two-way communication …, c) utilize “cloud” and social media …, d) conduct one-on-one …, e) monitor progress …, f) public awareness …, g) training and technology transfer …

33. RCUK: €3B • Supergen Fuel Cells Challenge - €5M http://www.epsrc.ac.uk/SiteCollectionDocuments/Calls/2014/SUPERGENFuelCellsChallengeCall.pdf • Assessment criteria • Research Quality • • Research vision, ambition and adventure • • Distinctiveness from other projects in the existing portfolio • • Appropriateness of proposed methodology • National Importance • • Potential impact of the UK research landscape in cross-disciplinary • technology research • Pathways to Impact • • Appropriate and viable potential user collaborations • • Plans for dissemination and knowledge exchange with potential • beneficiaries of the research • Applicants’ Track Record • • The leadership quality and experience of the PI • • The track record of the team • • The balance of skills of the project team • Resources and management • • Effectiveness of planning and resource management • • Appropriateness of resources requested • Fit to the Call • • Degree to which the proposal aligns with the intent of the call

34. THINK 5 PAGES IS TOUGH ??? NSF GUIDELINES FOR PROPOSAL SUBMISSION b. Project Summary - http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/gpg/nsf04_23/2.jsp The proposal must contain a summary of the proposed activity suitable for publication, not more than one page in length. It should not be an abstract of the proposal, but rather a self-contained description of the activity that would result if the proposal were funded. The summary should be written in the third person and include a statement of objectives and methods to be employed. It must clearly address in separate statements (within the one-page summary): (1) the intellectual merit of the proposed activity; and (2) the broader impacts resulting from the proposed activity. (See Chapter III for further descriptive information on the NSF merit review criteria.) It should be informative to other persons working in the same or related fields and, insofar as possible, understandable to a scientifically or technically literate lay reader. Proposals that do not separately address both merit review criteria within the one page Project Summary will be returned without review.

35. IS RBM PHYLOSOPHY BEING USED IN THE SCIENCES ….. NSF – GUIDELINES FOR PROPOSALS http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/gpg/nsf04_23/3.jsp Criteria for acceptance What are the 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 underrepresented 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?

36. ONE DAY DOES NOT PROVIDE IN-DEPTH TRAINING IN RBM OR ITS USE IN CONSTRUCTING PROJECT DOCUMENTS … BUT YOU MUST START SOMEWERE THOSE SUBMITTING CONCEPT NOTES WILL HAVE TO SPEND SOME TIME ON THE INTERNET …. DO YOUR RESEARCH ADDITIONAL RBM TRAINING WILL TAKE PLACE IN QUITO, CUENCA AND GUAYAQUIL IN EARLY JULY/2015 WE ARE ONLY A PHONE CALL AWAY …. G R A C I A S MPOWELL@SENESCYT.GOB.EC