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NSF CISE CAREER Writing Workshop

NSF CISE CAREER Writing Workshop. Chunmei Liu Howard University 4/15/2011. Preparation. Set up an Grants.gov/fastlane account Ask yourself whether you are ready or not Read the solicitation carefully http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2011/nsf11690/nsf11690.htm

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NSF CISE CAREER Writing Workshop

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  1. NSF CISE CAREER Writing Workshop Chunmei Liu Howard University 4/15/2011

  2. Preparation • Set up an Grants.gov/fastlane account • Ask yourself whether you are ready or not • Read the solicitation carefully • http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2011/nsf11690/nsf11690.htm • Single PI who holds a tenure-track position and a doctoral degree • “creative, integrative and effective research and education plans, developed within the context of the mission, goals, and resources of their organizations, while building a firm foundation for a lifetime of contributions to research, education and their integration.”

  3. Preparation - 2 • How to write a successful NSF proposal • http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~sfinger/advice/advice.html • What is NSF review criteria/process?

  4. Project Summary • One page • Objectives, methods, significance • Intellectual merit • Broader impact

  5. Project Description-1 • 15 page limit • Objectives and Significance • Why is it an important problem? • Why is it an interesting problem? • Why is it a challenging problem? • Background and state-of-the-art work • Long term goals? • Main barriers? • Motivations

  6. Project Description – 2 • Research description • Detailed research plan • Methods • Data • Preliminary results • The significance of the results

  7. Project Description - 3 • Description of educational activities • Education goals? • graduate, undergraduate students? • How will the research impact the education goals? • How the education activities will feed back into the research • If fund a postdoc, an one page postdoctoral researcher mentoring plan is needed • Evaluation plan

  8. Project Description - 4 • Plan of work and timelines • Results from prior NSF support • Deliverables

  9. Others - 1 • References • Literature referenced in the project description • Biographical Sketches • Educational and career background • Five relevant publications • Five other significant publications • Long-term associates

  10. Others – 2 • Departmental letter • should at least state that the PI is eligible to participate in this program • No more than 2 pages • Budget • Current and pending support • Facilities

  11. Resources • Resources for HBCU/MEI • NSF/QEM CAREER Proposal Workshop • Other proposal writing workshops: HBCU-UP, MRI, BRIDGE, CI-TEAM, CCLI, etc. • Faculty Summer Research Programs: ORNL, Army, DOE, etc. • Ask recent awardees for their successful proposals • Ask senior faculty to review your draft proposal

  12. Good Luck!

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