Evaluation - Best Practices for Broader Impacts

Explore best practices for developing, implementing, and assessing broader impacts in NSF-funded research projects during this 34-minute AGU session. Learn from National Science Foundation program officers and experienced leaders as they discuss strategies for proposing and reviewing this crucial aspect of federally-funded research. Gain insights into connecting research with societal benefits, bridging disciplines, and enhancing the impact of scientific work beyond the laboratory. Discover how to overcome challenges in academic culture, develop effective broader impact activities, and apply merit review criteria. Engage in a Q&A session to address uncertainties about broader impacts and learn excellent ways to enhance your research proposals. Delve into topics such as merit review criteria, explicit broader impacts, collaboration, feasibility, metrics, and the role of program directors in the broader impacts process.