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NSF Merit Review Criteria
What is the intellectual merit of the proposed activity?
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,
the reviewer will comment on the quality of prior work.) To what extent
does the proposed activity suggest and explore creative and original concepts?
How well conceived and organized is the proposed activity? Is there sufficient
access to resources?
What are the broader impacts of the proposed activity?
How well does the activity advance discovery and understanding while promoting
teaching, training, and learning? How well does the proposed 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?
Program-Specific Review Criteria:
Some programs have additional review criteria. These will be included
in the review request email.
NSF Strategies:
Integration of Research and Education
One of the principal strategies in support of NSF's goals is to foster
integration of research and education through the programs, projects and
activities it supports at academic and research institutions. These institutions
provide abundant opportunities where individuals may concurrently assume
responsibilities as researchers, educators, and students, and where all
can engage in joint efforts that infuse education with the excitement
of discovery and enrich research through the diversity of learning perspectives.
Integrating Diversity into NSF Programs, Projects, and Activities
Broadening opportunities and enabling the participation of all citizens
- women and men, underrepresented minorities, and persons with disabilities
- are essential to the health and vitality of science and engineering.
NSF is committed to this principle of diversity and deems it central to
the programs, projects, and activities it considers and supports.
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