WE ARE A COMPLEX LAND

MASLOW’S HIERARCHY OF NEEDS

DESIRE TO HELP OTHERSMEANING TO LIFE

ESTEEM NEEDSRECOGNITION & APPRECIATION

BELONGINGNESS AND LOVENEED FOR FAMILY AND FRIENDS

SAFETY NEEDSSECURITY & FREEDOM FROM FEAR

PHYSIOLOGICAL NEEDSFOOD, WATER, AIR, SHELTER

The Knowledge RevolutionCooperation, Innovation and Entrepreneurship

BUSINESS SUCCESS

PEOPLE

IDEAS TOOLS

SCIENCE

ENGINEERING

TECHNOLOGY

ECONOMICS

THE WHOLE STORY

THE STORY

BUDGET

BUDGET

JUSTIFICATIONEVALUATION

INSTITUTIONALIZATION DISSEMINATION

NSF MERIT REVIEW CRITERIAINTELLECTUAL MERIT• DOES IT ADVANCE KNOWLEDGE?• HOW QUALIFIED IS THE PROPOSER?• DOES IT EXPLORE CREATIVE CONCEPTS?• HOW WELL IS IT ORGANIZED?• ARE THE NEEDED RESOURCES AVAILABLE?BROADER IMPACT• DOES IT PROMOTE TEACHING AND LEARNING?• DOES IT INCLUDE PARTICIPATION OF OTHERS?• WILL THE RESULTS BE BROADLY

DISSEMINATED?• HOW WILL SOCIETY BENEFIT?

Criterion 1: What is the intellectual merit of the activity?

Potential Considerations:

• How important is the proposed activity to advancing knowledge and understanding within the field or across different fields?

• How well qualified are the team members to conduct the project? Is it well organized?

• To what extent does the proposed activity suggest and explore creative, original, or potentially transformative concepts?

• How well conceived and organized is the proposed activity?

• Is there sufficient access to resources?

Criterion 2: 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 does the activity include participation of underrepresented minority groups?•To what extent will it enhance the infrastructure?•Will the results be disseminated broadly?•What may be the benefits of the activity to society?

PROPOSAL REVIEWPrincipal investigators should address the

following elements in their proposal.• Integration of Research and EducationOne of the principal strategies in support of NSF

goals is to foster integration of research and education in funded projects through the programs, projects, and activities at academic and research institutions.

• Integrating Diversity into NSF ProjectsBroadening opportunities and enabling the

participation of all citizens is essential to the health and vitality of science and engineering.

The MRI Program Goals Are:• Support the acquisition, through purchase, upgrade,or development, of major state-of-the-art equipment for research, research training, and integrated research and educational activities.• Enable academic departments, including team efforts with others, to create learning environments that integrate research and education.• Foster the development of next generation instrumentation.•Promote partnerships between academic researchersand private sector instrument developers.

GOALS AND OBJECTIVES

• DESCRIBE THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE SOLICITATION AND THE INSTITUTION’S LONG TERM GOALS AND MISSION.

• PROVIDE EVIDENCE ON THE COMMITMENT OF THE INSTITUTION AND ITS PARTNERS TO IMPROVE THIS AREA. (Longitudinal Databases)

• MAKE CERTAIN THE BUDGET FITS THE SUMMARY PAGE GOALS / OBJECTIVES.

PROJECT MANAGEMENT

•PROVIDE A MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR THE PROJECT THAT WILL ENSURE THE ACTIVITIESWILL BE IMPLEMENTED ON TIME AND WITHIN BUDGET.

•INCLUDE AN ORGANIZATION CHART AND A TIME TABLE FOR OBJECTIVES.

•DISCUSS INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL ReviewCOMMITTEES. (COMMITTEES KEEP MINUTES.)

Budgetary Guidelines

Equipment • Reasonable for work---Realistic• Well justified---Need established• In line with program requests• Discount

University Costs• Management• Travel• Faculty and Students

PROPOSAL PREPARATION

BUDGETA. Senior Personnel (PI, CoPI’s, Faculty) CAL/ACAD/SUMRB. Other Personnel (Post Docs, Technicians, Students, SecretarialTotal Salaries and Wages (A+B)C. Fringe BenefitsD. Equipment (Exceeds $5,000)E. Travel F Participant Support (Stipends, Travel, Subsistence, Other) G. Other Direct Costs Materials and Supplies Publications/Dissemination Consultant Services Computer Services Sub awards. I. Indirect Costs (Specify Rate and Base) M. Cost Sharing

PROPOSAL PREPARATION

PROJECT SUMMARYThis project is designed to assist the professional development of high school teachers. Most of our teachers are not certified to teach algebra or calculus. Also, State Government has passed a Standards Based Curriculum that teachers are not ready to implement. This will benefit our minority students and teachers. The intellectual merit of the project is that it will build on the Standards activity and will have more students taking calculus. The broader impact will be that teachers will share more information through teachers meetings and students will take more mathematics and become scientists in the work force.

BUDGETPersonnel (Five Senior and one Clerical) $136,555

Equipment (new computer) $ 45,000 Travel $ 5,000Participant Support (8 Teachers) $ 10,000Other (Supplies $1000; Consultants $20,000)$ 21,000Indirect Cost Waived

WHAT NOT TO DO!

EVALUATION

• MUST CONFORM TO THE GPRA RULES:INPUT-OUTPUT-OUTCOMES.

• DESCRIBE THE FORMATIVE PROJECT EVALUATION METHODS TO BE USED.

• DESCRIBE THE SUMMATIVE EVALUATIONOF THE PROJECT WITH MEASURABLE OUTCOMES THAT WILL TELL WHETHERTHE PROJECT GOALS AND OBJECTIVES HAVE BEEN MET.

DISSEMINATION

• DESCRIBE HOW THE DISSEMINATION PLAN WILL SPREAD THE INFORMATION ON RESULTS, PROVIDE FOR AN EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION, AND IMPLEMENT NEW INITIATIVES.

• DESCRIBE HOW THE EVALUATION DATA WILL BE COLLECTED AND SUBMITTED FOR USE IN THE DISSEMINATION PROCESS.

• UTILIZE PARTNERSHIPS FOR EFFECTIVE

DISSEMINATION.

BACKGROUND AND CONTEXT

• EMPHASIZE PREVIOUS ACCOMPLISHMENTS.• PROVIDE INFORMATION ON CURRENT PROGRAMS.• PROVIDE DATA ON CURRENT STEM ENROLLMENT.• PROVIDE INFORMATION ON PARTNERS. AND INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT FOR PRESENT PROGRAMS.

T r a n s i t io n o f S & E W o r k f o r c e

C iv i l ia n L a b o r F o r c e T O T A L 1 3 9 M i l l i o n

1 0 .6 M i l l io n p e o p le w i t h S & E D e g r e e s

7 .7 M i l l io n w i t h S & E a s h ig h e s t d e g r e e

3 .0 M i l l i o n S o c ia l S c i . 2 .8 M i l l i o n N a t u r a l S c i . 1 .9 M i l l i o n E n g in e e r i n g

S & E B S H ig h e s t D e g r e e : 6 .2 M i l l io n

E m p lo y e d in a n S & E F ie ld : 1 .9 M i l l io n

E m p lo y e d o u t s id e S & E : 4 .3 M i l l io n

S & E M S H ig h e s t D e g r e e : 2 .8 M i l l io n

E m p lo y e d in a n S & E F ie ld : 9 7 0 ,0 0 0

E m p lo y e d o u t s id e S & E : 1 .8 M i l l io n

S & E P h .D . H ig h e s t D e g r e e : 7 0 0 ,0 0 0

E m p lo y e d in a n S & E F ie ld : 4 5 5 ,0 0 0

W o m e n 1 0 6 ,0 0 0 H is p a n ic 1 0 ,7 0 0 A f r ic a n A m e r ic a n 9 ,6 0 0 N a t iv e A m e r ic a n 1 ,6 0 0

I N D U S T R Y 1 5 4 ,0 0 0 G O V E R N M E N T 4 5 ,0 0 0 A C A D E M I A 2 3 6 ,0 0 0

Undergraduate EnrollmentTOTAL 14,948,149MINORITY 4,437,000

Four-Year EnrollmentTOTAL 8,276,000

Two-Year EnrollmentTOTAL 6,673,000Assoc. Deg. 633,000 Bachelor’s Degrees

TOTAL 1,402,195(13% of all four-year students)MINORITY 309,318 STEM BS Degrees 246,OO2MINORITY 59,446

STEM Graduate Enrollment

TOTAL 478,472MINORITY 81,803

STEM PhD DegreesTOTAL 17,980MINORITY 1,966FOREIGN 7,748

Transition to the Ph.D. 2005 High School Graduation 3,100,000

Undergraduate EnrollmentTOTAL 187,245MINORITY 47,750

Four-Year EnrollmentTOTAL 114,090

Two-Year EnrollmentTOTAL 73,155

Bachelor’s DegreesTOTAL 17,427MINORITY 3,566

STEM BS Degrees 2,829MINORITY 608

STEM Graduate Enrollment

TOTAL 4,274MINORITY 547

STEM PhD DegreesTOTAL 135MINORITY 11FOREIGN 62

Transition to the Ph.D. OKLAHOMA 2005

 

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