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Submi&ng a CAREER Proposal
• Whenyouhaveagoodresearchideaandawell-developed,well-wri7enproposalwith:• Animportantproblem,acompellingapproachtosolvingit,andwithpromisingpreliminaryresults.• An“ac?onable”BroaderImpactandIntegra?onofEduca?onandResearchplan.
Whenisthebest*metosubmitmyCAREERproposal?
• Readsolicita?onsfromcandidateprograms.• DoanawardsearchinFastLaneusingkeyworks.• Talktoprogramdirectors.
WhatprogramdoIsubmitto?
• ProgramDirectorswillfindthebesthome:• Therightcommunity/rightpanel
WhatifIchoosethewrongprogram?
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What about the CRII program?
• CRIIprogramistoenableyoungPIstorecruitgraduatestudents,beginresearch,andgetpreliminaryresultsthattheyforlargerproposalstocon?nuethework.
ShouldIsubmittoCRIIfirst?
• Youcan’tbefundedbytwoprojecttodothesamework.• HoweverpreliminaryresultsfromtheCRIIcanbeusedforaCAREERproject—• beveryclearonwhathasbeen/willbedonewiththeCRIIandwhatisproposedinaCAREERgrant.
WhatifmyCRIIproposalandCAREERproposalsareonthesametopic?
• IfyouarereadytosubmitaCAREERproposal,youdonotneedaCRIIaward
WhatifIhaveanins*tu*onal“start-uppackage”,haveaclearideaforaCAREERprojectandhavepreliminaryresults,doIneedaCRIIgrant?
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How will your proposal be reviewed? Beforethepanel,programdirectorsandstaff:
Ensureyourproposalmeetstherequirementsofthesolicita?on(iscompliant)andisintherightprogram.
“Bin”yourproposalwithsimilartopicsorrequiringexpertswithsimilarexper?se.
Assign3-5panelistswhoarequalifiedtoreviewit(COIsarenotedandnoonewithaCOIisassignedtoitorispartofthediscussion)andaddi?onaladhoc/mailreviewsarerequestedwhenneeded.
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How will your proposal be reviewed?
Atthepanel,assignedpanelists:
Placetheproposalinarecommenda?oncategory(e.g.HighlyCompe??ve,Compe??ve,LowCompe??ve,NotCompe??ve).
Discussthestrengthsandweaknessesofthe:Aswellasanyadhocreviews,ifapplicable.
IntellectualMerit BroaderImpacts&
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How are funding decisions made? Mul?-StageProcess:
• CISEhasprogramsand/orclusters—• PDsholdingthepanelmakerecommenda?onsfromeachpanel
• Theclusterstypicallydiscusscompe??veproposalsacrossallpanelstodeterminerecommenda?onsforfunding
• IntellectualMerit—mustbegoodscience• BroaderImpact—mustpassabarofqualityintermsofscopeandac?onability
• Integra?onofresearchandeduca?on
• Clustersbriefthedivisiondirectoranddeputydivisiondirectorforapproval• PDswritejus?fica?onandoncethedivisiondirectorconcurs,recommenda?onsgotoGrantsOffice• Grantscantakeupto4weekstobeofficiallyawarded
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Aprogramdirectorwilltypicallycontactyouto:• Nego?atebudgetsifnecessary;• Requireyoutoaddressreviewers’concerns;• Askforyourinputinwri?ngapublicabstract;• Follow-uponIRBapprovals,ifappropriate;• RequirethatyousetupaCAREERawardwebsitetoshowcaseresultsandBroaderImpactac?vi?es;and• Explaintheexpecta?onsforcontentforAnnualandFinalreports.
What do you do if you are recommended for funding?
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What do you do if you aren’t recommended for funding?
• Don’tPanic:EventhebestPIsgetdeclina?ons.• Carefullyreadthereviewsandpanelsummaryandaskyourself:
• DidIselectanimportantproblemandwasIclearaboutwhatitis?• DidIhaveanddidIexplain,withpreliminaryresults,thatmyapproachiscredible?• Aretheconcernscri?cal?Arethey“show-stoppers”?Addressable?
• Waitawhile,rereadyourproposalandthereviewsandre-asktheaboveques?ons.• Talktotheprogramdirectorabouthowtoimproveyourproposal.
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Should you resubmit the same proposal next Dme?
• Askyourself:• Isthis(s?ll)animportantproblem?• Hasthetopic/approachbeenovercomebyevents—someoneelsehasbe7eridea?
• Ifthetopic/approachiss?llviable:
• Re-writetheproposal—morethanwhatissaidbythereviewersmaybeproblema?c.
• Updatereviewoftheliteratureandaddworkyouhavedonesincethelastproposal.
• “Addressingthereviewerconcerns”maynotapplytoanewsetofreviewerssoremembertomakeacompellingcaseforyourproposedproject.
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What panels look for: • Whatareyoutryingtodo?Ar?culateyourobjec?vesusingabsolutelyno
jargon.(Clearsummary)• Howisitdonetoday,andwhatarethelimitsofcurrentprac?ce?
(Relatedwork)• What'snewinyourapproachandwhydoyouthinkitwillbesuccessful?
(Includepreliminarywork)• Whocares?Ifyou'resuccessful,whatdifferencewillitmake?(Impact)• Whataretherisksandthepayoffs?• Howmuchwillitcost?Howlongwillittake?(Budget)• Whatarethemidtermandfinal"exams"tocheckforsuccess?
(Evalua?onplan)
GeorgeH.Heilmeier,PresidentandCEOofBellcore
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