Support for UNL Faculty Developing NSF CAREER Applications
| Activity | NU Faculty/Administrators/Staff | UNL Faculty | CAREER Club Participants |
| Writing Competitive NSF CAREER Proposals workshop | X | X | X |
| Broader Impacts event | X | X | X |
| Broader Impacts Partners Meet and Greet event | X | X | X |
| Evaluating Broader Impacts Activities event | X | X | X |
| Crafting CAREERS @ Paul Hall writing retreat | X | X | |
| High-level consultation with staff in the Office of Proposal Development | X | X | |
| Expert external review | X | X | |
| Accountability groups and peer review of proposal components | X | ||
| Hands-on review of the draft proposal by staff in the Office of Proposal Development | X | ||
| Assistance with the development of ancillary documents and graphics | X | ||
| Trip to Washington, DC to network with NSF program officers | X | ||
| Consultant feedback | X | ||
| Internal panel review | X |
Tentative Schedule of NSF CAREER Club Activities
| Month | Activity |
|---|---|
| November | Track 1 Participants: Best practices for engaging program officers; Office of Proposal Development (OPD) and peer review of project summary and NSF-style biographical sketch; development of an individualized proposal development timeline; formation of Track 1 accountability groups; and mock program officer meetings |
| December | Track 1 Participants: Trip to Washington, DC in early December to network with NSF program officers and discuss project summary (Skype or Zoom are options if a program officer discourages an in-person meeting) |
| January | Track 1/Track 2 Participants: Broader Impacts event Track 1 Participants: Consultation with consultant Track 1/Track 2 Participants: Crafting CAREERS @ Paul Hall writing retreat |
| February | Track 1/Track 2 Participants: Broader Impacts Partners Meet and Greet event Track 1/Track 2 Participants: Crafting CAREERS @ Paul Hall writing retreat |
| March | Track 1/Track 2 Participants: Evaluating Broader Impacts Activities event Track 1/Track 2 Participants: Crafting CAREERS @ Paul Hall writing retreat |
| April | Formation of Track 2 accountability groups Track 1 Participants: Internal panel review of project summary and project description Track 2 Participants: Consultation with consultant to discuss panel reviews; develop individualized proposal development timeline; trip to Washington, DC (Skype or Zoom are options if a program officer discourages in-person meeting; open to Track 1 participants who may not have been able to engage with program officers in December) Track 1/Track 2 Participants: Crafting CAREERS @ Paul Hall writing retreat |
| May | Track 1 Participants: Review of draft by consultant and in-person meeting to discuss feedback Track 2 Participants: Internal panel review of project summary and project description; review of draft by consultant Track 1/Track 2 Participants: Crafting CAREERS @ Paul Hall writing retreat |
| June | Track 1/Track 2 Participants: Expert external review Track 1/Track 2 Participants: Crafting CAREERS @ Paul Hall writing retreat |
| July | Track 1/Track 2 Participants: Crafting CAREERS @ Paul Hall writing retreat Track 1/Track 2 Participants: Completion and Recognition event; program evaluation/assessment |
