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Developing Successful Grant Proposals

Developing Successful Grant Proposals. Joseph E. Urban Program Director Division of Computing and Communication Foundations (CCF) jurban@nsf.gov. Outline. Vision and Goals Budget and Proposal Actions CISE Mission and Organization Cross-Cutting and Cross-Foundational Programs Resources

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Developing Successful Grant Proposals

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  1. Developing Successful Grant Proposals Joseph E. Urban Program Director Division of Computing and Communication Foundations (CCF) jurban@nsf.gov

  2. Outline • Vision and Goals • Budget and Proposal Actions • CISE Mission and Organization • Cross-Cutting and Cross-Foundational Programs • Resources • Merit Review Criteria • Tips and Ingredients • Conclusion

  3. Some Stuff About Me • Started three year vocational data processing program at Miami Central High School in 1967 • BS, MS, PhD all in computer science • Association for Computing Machinery doctoral forum award • Three years US Army active duty followed by academia with three years Air Force Studies Board • Software engineering research and teaching • Professional society leadership positions and fourteen conferences as general / program chair • Met Susan in graduate school – Married 29 years with two kids and two dogs; Andy 25 and Jill 19, Roxy (black and tan) and Colby (yellow) - Professor of Computer Science with research interests in databases has an office three doors down • Vegetable gardening, fishing, walking, and adventures

  4. Discovery Foster research that will advance the frontiers of knowledge, emphasizing areas of greatest opportunity and potential benefit and establishing the nation as a global leader in fundamental and transformational science and engineering. Learning Cultivate a world-class, broadly inclusive science and engineering workforce, and expand the scientific literacy of all citizens. Research Infrastructure Build the nation’s research capability through critical investments in advanced instrumentation, facilities, cyberinfrastructure and experimental tools. Stewardship Support excellence in science and engineering research and education through a capable and responsive organization.

  5. FY 2008 Budget Request

  6. NSF in a Nutshell • Independent Agency • Primarily Uses Grant Mechanism • Low Administrative Costs • Discipline-based structure

  7. CISE Mission • CISE has three goals: • to enable the United States to remain competitive in computing, communications, and information science and engineering; • to promote understanding of the principles and uses of advanced computing, communications, and information systems in service to society; and • to contribute to universal, transparent, and affordable participation in an information-based society.

  8. CISE provides 87%of all Federal support for computer science research

  9. Crosscutting EmphasisAreas Current CISE Organization Office of the Assistant Director Computing and Information and Computer and Communication Intelligent Network Foundations Systems Systems (CCF) (IIS) (CNS)

  10. CISE Budget2003-2008 600 550 500 450 400 350 300 250 Dollars in Millions 200 150 100 50 0 2003 2004 2005 2006 2008 2007 Fiscal Year

  11. Computing andCommunication Foundations Division (CCF) • Theoretical Foundations • Computer science theory; numerical computing; computational algebra and geometry; signal processing and communication • Foundations of Computing Processes and Artifacts • Software engineering; software tools for HPC; programming languages; compilers; computer architecture; graphics and visualization • Emerging Models and Technologies for Computation • Computational biology; quantum computing; nano-scale computing; biologically inspired computing

  12. Computer and Network Systems Division (CNS) • Computer Systems • Distributed systems; embedded and hybrid systems; next-generation software; parallel systems • Network Systems • Networking research broadly defined plus focus areas • Computing Research Infrastructure • Equipment and infrastructure to advance computing research • Education and Workforce • IT workforce; special projects; cross-directorate activities (e.g., REU sites, IGERT, ADVANCE)

  13. Information and Intelligent Systems Division (IIS) • Systems in Context • Human computer interaction; educational technology; robotics; computer-supported cooperative work; digital government • Data, Inference & Understanding • Databases; artificial intelligence; text, image, speech, and video analysis; information retrieval; knowledge systems • Science & Engineering Informatics • Bioinformatics; geoinformatics; cognitive neuroscience; …

  14. CISE Cross-Cutting Emphasis Areas • Characteristics • cut across clusters and divisions (and directorates) • address scientific or national priority • FY 2007 Emphasis Areas • Cyber Trust • Science of Design • Broadening Participation • CISE Pathways to Revitalized Undergraduate Computing Education

  15. Cross-Foundational Programs • IGERT • REU Sites • ADVANCE • GRFP • GK-12 • CAREER • RUI • RET

  16. Graduate Research Fellowship Program • Ensure vitality of human resource base of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics in the United States and to reinforce its diversity by offering approximately 1,000 graduate fellowships (including 90 Women in Engineering and Computer and Information Science Awards ) • Provides three years of support for graduate study leading to research-based master’s or doctoral degrees • Intended for students who are at the early stages of their graduate study • FY’06 NSF awarded $40,500 to the affiliated institution - fellowship stipend $30,000 for a 12-month tenure period and cost-of-education allowance $10,500 per tenure year

  17. CAREER Program • Foundation-wide activity that offers the National Science Foundation’s most prestigious awards for new faculty • NSF supports the early career development activities of those faculty members who are most likely to become the academic leaders of the 21st century • CAREER awards have a 5-year duration • In FY‘06, the minimum CAREER award (including indirect costs) was $400,000 for all NSF directorates

  18. Resources at your Disposal • “Keeping Aware” of Resources • Proposal Preparation • Grant Management

  19. Resources at your DisposalKeeping Aware • All resources at NSF Web Site • www.nsf.gov • Funding Opportunities Calendar at NSF • Guide to Programs/Browsing of Funding Opportunities at NSF Web site • Funding Search Engine • Upcoming Due dates

  20. Proposal Preparation • Grant Proposal Guide • Frequently Asked Questions • Regional Grants Conferences

  21. Award Management • Grant Policy Manual • Grant General Questions • Cooperative Agreements Conditions • Federal Demonstration Project • NSF Policy Office Website

  22. Electronic Receipt of Proposal • Peer Review • Mail • Panel • Combination NSF Program Officer Award Program Officer Recommendation (Award/Decline) • Merit Review Criteria • Intellectual Merit • Broader Impacts Higher Level Review Decline NSF Merit Review Process

  23. NSF Merit Review Criteria Criteria include: • What is the intellectual merit and quality of the proposed activity? • What are the broader impacts of the proposed activity?

  24. What is the intellectual merit of the proposed activity? Potential Considerations: • How important is the proposed activity to advancing knowledge and understanding within its own field or across different fields? • How well qualified is the proposer (individual or team) to conduct the project? (If appropriate, reviewers will comment on the quality of prior work) • How creative and original are the concepts? • How well conceived and organized is the proposed activity? • Is there sufficient access to resources?

  25. What are the broader impacts of the proposed activity? Potential Considerations: • How well does the activity advance discovery and understanding while promoting teaching, training and learning? • How well does the 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?

  26. Proposal Preparation Tips • Read solicitation, identify elements of importance to the program • Develop clear goals and work plan • Make key points stand out; focus on highlights and impact • Avoid language that is difficult to read, full of jargon, too long, too technical; observe page limits and font size guidelines • Avoid misspellings, grammatical errors, and inconsistent formats • Include an integrated plan for education and outreach that is consistent with the underlying research involved in the project • Conduct mini peer review on your own • Clearly detail Intellectual Merit and Broader Impacts in project summary and narrative; include section headers in bold

  27. Ingredients for a Good Proposal Educate the reviewers and the Program Director • What problem(s) does your work address? • Why is this problem important? • What will you do to contribute to a solution? • What unique ideas/approaches do you have? Put in context • Why are you the best person to do this work? • How will you evaluate your results? • How will we know if you were successful or if you failed? • How will you assure that the work has an impact?

  28. Conclusion • NSF’s role is fundamental to all areas of our society - the most basic future investment • Computer science and related disciplines are very important in their own right and essential to advancement in all areas of S&E • NSF and our field are facing unprecedented pressures that can only be overcome by concerted, cooperative action

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