An Excellent Proposal is a Good Idea, Well Expressed, With A Clear

Indication of Methods for Pursuing the Idea, Evaluating the Findings, and

Making Them Known to All Who Need to Know.

BACKGROUND AND CONTEXT

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

BASELINE DATA

BASE LINE DATA

# CURRENT STATE OF STEM PROGRAMS.

# PROVIDE ACCURATE INFORMATION ONPRESENT STEM PROGRAMS IN TERMS OF THE NUMBER OF FACULTY AND STUDENTSINVOLVED IN EACH ACTIVITY.

# PROVIDE A CLEAR STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE FOR EACH PROGRAM

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?

• 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 and original concepts?

• 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.

GOALS AND OBJECTIVES• DESCRIBE THE RELATIONSHIP

BETWEEN THE SOLICITATION AND THE INSTITUTIONS 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.

• WHEN IN DOUBT LEAVE IT OUT, BUT DO MENTION OTHER FUNDED PROJECTS.

Budgetary GuidelinesAmounts• Reasonable for work---Realistic• Well justified---Need established• In line with program requests

Eligible Costs• Personnel• Equipment• Travel• Other direct costs---Sub-awards• Indirect Costs

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

PROJECT MANAGEMENT

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

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

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

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.

Undergraduate EnrollmentTOTAL 16,114,000MINORITY 2,900,000

Four-Year EnrollmentTOTAL 10,169,000

Two-Year EnrollmentTOTAL 6,300,000Assoc. Deg. 620,000 Bachelor’s Degrees

TOTAL 1,253,121(12% of all four-year students)MINORITY 209,967 NS&E BS Degrees 210,434 (17% of all bachelor degrees)MINORITY 28,000

NS&E Graduate Enrollment

TOTAL 403,855MINORITY 43,289FOREIGN 123,112

NS&E PhD DegreesTOTAL 17,844MINORITY 2,857FOREIGN 7,723

Transition to the Ph.D. 2001-2004 High School Graduation 3,116,000

Transition of S&E Workforce

Civilian Labor Force TOTAL 139 Million

10.6 Million people with S&E Degrees

7.7 Million with S&E as highest degree

3.0 Million Social Sci. 2.8 Million Natural Sci. 1.9 Million Engineering

S&E BS Highest Degree: 6.2 Million

Employed in an S&E Field: 1.9 Million

Employed outside S&E: 4.3 Million

S&E MS Highest Degree: 2.8 Million

Employed in an S&E Field: 970,000

Employed outside S&E: 1.8 Million

S&E Ph.D. Highest Degree: 700,000

Employed in an S&E Field: 455,000

Women 106,000 Hispanic 10,700 African American 9,600 Native American 1,600

INDUSTRY 154,000 GOVERNMENT 45,000 ACADEMIA 236,000

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