What does NSF mean by broader impacts?

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Broader impacts, according to NSF, are the “potential [for your research] to benefit society and contribute to the achievement of desired society outcomes.” While a great Broader Impacts statement won’t float a proposal with poor science, a poor Broader Impacts statement can sink a proposal with good science.

How do you write intellectual merit?

The Intellectual Merit statement should be a concise statement about the original contributions that the proposal research makes to the area of study – even if it is quite narrow.

How do you assess broad impacts?

Grant reviewers will evaluate your Broader Impacts statement on these five criteria:

1. What is the potential for the proposed activity to benefit society or advance desired societal outcomes?
2. To what extent do the proposed activities suggest and explore creative, original or potentially transformative concepts?

What is broader impact statement?

Scientists and engineers funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation are accountable to taxpayers for conducting research, and collectively moving their research beyond the lab to impact the public good, thereby benefitting the economy, society and discovery itself. This is what NSF defines as “Broader Impacts.”

What is the intellectual merit?

Intellectual Merit: The Intellectual Merit criterion encompasses the potential to advance knowledge; and. Broader Impacts: The Broader Impacts criterion encompasses the potential to benefit society and contribute to the achievement of specific, desired societal outcomes.

What is intellectual merit and broader impacts?

The Intellectual Merit criterion encompasses the potential to advance knowledge. The Broader Impacts criterion encompasses the potential to benefit society and contribute to the achievement of specific, desired societal outcomes.