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DARPA questions
DARPA questions
What is the problem?
*What is the problem?
What is the state-of-the-art?
*What is the state-of-the-art?
What is the main barrier to overcoming the problem?
*What is the main barrier to overcoming the problem?
What is your solution to the problem that will lead to a quantum jump
*What is your solution to the problem that will lead to a quantum jump
What is the impact of your solution?
*What is the impact of your solution?

Revision as of 11:48, 22 April 2009

Writing an effective proposal is the key to getting funding that makes all research possible.


NSF Guidelines

Excerpts of NSF guideline for reviewing a proposal

  • What is the intellectual merit of the proposed activity?
    • Potential considerations: How important is the proposed activity to advancing knowledge and understanding within its own field or across different fields?
    • 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 the necessary resources?
  • 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?

Defense Advanced Research Project Agency

DARPA questions

  • What is the problem?
  • What is the state-of-the-art?
  • What is the main barrier to overcoming the problem?
  • What is your solution to the problem that will lead to a quantum jump
  • What is the impact of your solution?