A GUIDE FOR PROPOSAL WRITING - NSF

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A GUIDE FOR PROPOSAL WRITING NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION DIRECTORATE FOR EDUCATION AND HUMAN RESOURCESDivision of Undergraduate Education Table of Contents Introduction ________________________________________ ___________3 Program Information ________________________________________ ________4 Review Process ________________________________________ ____________5 Criteria for Evaluation ________________________________________ _______6 I. Intellectual Merit ________________________________________ ________________6 II. Broader Impacts ________________________________________ _______________7 ADVICE TO PROPOSAL WRITERS _________________________________9 Step 1 - Before You Write___________________________________ __________9 Getting Started ________________________________________ ___________________9 Gathering Background Information ________________________________________ __10 Looking at the Program Solicitation or Announcement ___________________________10 Thinking About the Target Audience ________________________________________ _11 Building Coalitions ________________________________________ _______________11 Other Considerations ________________________________________ _____________12 Step 2 - WRITING the Proposal________________________________ _________13 WRITING the PROPOSAL Narrative ________________________________________ ______13 Including Budget I

A good proposal stems from a good concept. The best proposals are those to which the reviewers respond, “Of course, I wish I had thought of that!” The most important thing is a project that will benefit undergraduate education and directly improve student opportunities to learn. That said, however, the proposal must be written in

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