Major Award Decisionmaking at the National Science Foundation

Major Award Decisionmaking at the National Science Foundation

  • Publisher: National Academies Press
  • ISBN: 9780309050296
  • eISBN Pdf: 9780309586320
  • Place of publication:  United States
  • Year of digital publication: 1994
  • Month: January
  • Pages: 175
  • Language: English

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.

  • Cover
  • FRONT MATTER
  • EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
  • 1 MAJOR AWARDS AT NSF
  • 2 PLANNING MAJOR PROJECTS
  • 3 AWARDING MAJOR PROJECTS: CRITERIA AND REVIEW PROCEDURES
  • 4 AWARDING MAJOR PROJECTS: NSB ROLE, REVIEW PROCESS DESIGN, AND DECISION...
  • 5 RECOMPETITION OF AWARDS
  • 6 LOOKING TO THE FUTURE
  • APPENDIXES
  • REFERENCES

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