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NSF Resources


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Broader Impacts Resources

General Resources

ARIS Broader Impacts Toolkit

ARIS Broader Impacts Toolkit

This tremendous resource contains a variety of amazing tools to help you develop and evaluate your broader impacts statements. 

Broader Impacts Project Evaluation Tool

Broader Impacts Project Evaluation Tool 

The University of Colorado Boulder has developed an interactive Broader Impacts Project Evaluation tool to help you develop a plan for assessing whether your activities were a success. 

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Resources for Research Grants

Binational Science Foundation (BSF) Program

About the NSF BSF Program

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Racial Equity in STEM Education

Supports projects focused on advancing racial equity in STEM education and workforce development that are led or co-developed by individuals and communities most impacted by the inequities caused by systemic racism.

About the NSF Racial Equity in STEM Education Program

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Science and Technology Studies (STS) Program

Supports historical, philosophical and social scientific studies of the intellectual, material and social aspects of STEM — including ethics, equity, governance and policy issues relating to scientific theory and practice.

About the NSF Science and Technology Studies (STS) Program

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Resources for Early Career Researchers

Early Career Resources (CAREER)

Supports early-career faculty who have the potential to serve as academic role models in research and education and to lead advances in the mission of their department or organization.

About the NSF Faculty Early Career Development Program CAREER award

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EArly-Concept Grants for Exploratory Research (EAGER)

The EAGER funding mechanism supports exploratory work in early stages on untested but potentially transformative research ideas or approaches that are considered “high-risk, high-reward.”

About the NSF EAGER Program

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