As part of its mission to foster high-quality scientific and engineering research, the National Science Foundation (NSF) plans, grants, and administers major awards to universities and other research institutions for national research facilities, multidisciplinary research centers, and other large-scale research projects. Although few in number, less than 100, such projects account for about 30 percent of NSF's annual research budget. This book provides a useful overview of how such projects are planned, reviews proposals for merit, and evaluates ongoing projects for renewal awards. The panel makes a series of recommendations for strengthening major award decisionmaking.
Panel on NSF Decisionmaking for Major Awards, National Academy of Sciences/National Academy of Engineering/Institute of Medicine
1 FRONT MATTER; 2 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY; 3 1 MAJOR AWARDS AT NSF; 4 2 PLANNING MAJOR PROJECTS; 5 3 AWARDING MAJOR PROJECTS: CRITERIA AND REVIEW PROCEDURES; 6 4 AWARDING MAJOR PROJECTS: NSB ROLE, REVIEW PROCESS DESIGN, AND DECISION..; 7 5 RECOMPETITION OF AWARDS; 8 6 LOOKING TO THE FUTURE; 9 APPENDIXES; 10 REFERENCES
National Research Council, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, Institute of Medicine, and Families Board on Children, Youth, Steve Olson
Institute of Medicine, Board on the Health of Select Populations, and Transgender Health Issues and Research Gaps and Opportunities Committee on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual
Institute of Medicine, Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice, Division of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, Division of International Health
Institute of Medicine, Committee to Develop Methods Useful to the Department of Veteran Affairs in Estimating Its Physician Requirements, Joseph Lipscomb
Institute of Medicine, National Academy of Engineering, National Academy of Sciences, and Public Policy Committee on Science, Engineering, Panel on Presidentially Appointed Scientists and Engineers
Institute of Medicine, National Academy of Engineering, National Academy of Sciences, and Public Policy Committee on Science, Engineering, Panel on Information Technology and the Conduct of Research
Institute of Medicine, National Academy of Engineering, National Academy of Sciences, and Public Policy Committee on Science, Engineering, Committee on Ensuring the Best Presidential and Federal Advisory Committee Science and Technology Appointments
Institute of Medicine, National Academy of Engineering, National Academy of Sciences, and Public Policy Committee on Science, Engineering, Committee on Maximizing the Potential of Women in Academic Science and Engineering
National Academy of Engineering, National Academy of Sciences, Policy and Global Affairs, Institute of Medicine, and Public Policy Committee on Science, Engineering, Policy Implications of Greenhouse Warming--Synthesis Panel
National Academy of Engineering, National Academy of Sciences, Policy and Global Affairs, Institute of Medicine, and Public Policy Committee on Science, Engineering, Panel on Policy Implications of Greenhouse Warming
National Academy of Engineering, National Academy of Sciences, Institute of Medicine, Institute of Medicine National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, and Public Policy Committee on Science, Engineering
Institute of Medicine, National Academy of Engineering, National Academy of Sciences, Policy and Global Affairs, and Public Policy Committee on Science, Engineering, Committee to Review the State of Postdoctoral Experience in Scientists and Engineers
Institute of Medicine, National Academy of Engineering, National Academy of Sciences, and Public Policy Committee on Science, Engineering, Steve Olson, Tom Arrison