Deadline: 5:00 P.M. Local Time for Submitting Organization

NSFProposalChecklist v4.0 (for use with NSF PAPPG 18-1; effective 1/29/18)

PI:

Title:

Deadline: 5:00 p.m. local time for submitting organization

Blue hyperlinks leadto specific sections within NSF’s Proposal and Award Policies and Procedures Guide

*Denotes a change from 2017 guidelines

Deadline / General Formatting:
Pagenumbers:Eachsectionindividuallypaginated
Font:Recommend TimesNewRomanorComputerModernfamily(11pt+)
Margins:1”+
Single-CopyDocuments:these are for NSF programmatic use only, not sent to reviewers
*Collaborators & Other Affiliations document for each senior personnel (REQUIREDtemplateas of 04/24/17)
Suggestedreviewers/reviewers not to choose (optional)
CoverSheet:input informationdirectlyintoFastLane
If international travel is included, indicate the name(s) of the country(ies) or “Worldwide” if not known
ProjectSummary:limit1page; text will be copied and pasted directly into FastLane
Written in third person
Three sections:
Projectoverview
Intellectualmerit
Broaderimpacts
ProjectDescription:limit 15pages,noURLsallowed
Objectivesandexpectedsignificance
Descriptionofexperimentalmethods
*“Intellectual Merit”section (labeled as such)*
“BroaderImpacts”section (labeled as such)
ResultsfrompriorNSFsupportfor PI or Co-PIs if project *end date*is within the last 5 years (5 pg. max.)
ReferencesCited:nopagelimit,fullreferencerequired
BiographicalSketch:limit2pageseach,requiredforeachseniorpersonnel (my TEMPLATE isfound here)
A.ProfessionalPreparation(Institution,Location,Major,DegreeYear)
B. Appointments(reversechronologicalorder)
C. Products or Publications – choose 1 heading(upto5mostcloselyrelated andupto5othersignificant)
D. SynergisticActivities(upto5examplesofbroaderimpactofprofessional/scholarlyactivities)
Ifapplicable, otherpersonnel(post-docs,professionals,studentresearchassist.)biosgoto“SupplementalDocs”
EquipmentProposals–additionalinformation
BudgetBudgetJustification: (my TEMPLATE is found here)
Salariesandwages: lines A and B
FringeBenefits: line C
Equipment(>$5,000 per piece): line D
Travel(domestic,foreign): line E
ParticipantSupport: line F
OtherDirectCosts:line G (materials/supplies [G1],publication/dissemination costs [G2],consultantservices [G3],computerservices [G4], subawards [G5], Other [G6: combine graduate student tuition with other “other” charges])
Indirect Costs (F&A): line H
Budget justification: limit*5*pages foreach (separatejustificationforeachsubaward)
OtherDocuments:
CurrentPendingSupport(includingthisproject,listedfirst)
Facilities,Equipment,OtherResources(include unfunded collaborations here)
Postdoctoralresearchermentoringplan,ifapplicable,limit1page
DataManagementPlan,limit2pages; contact Betty Rozum in the library for assistance:
Lettersofcollaboration(ifapplicable): letters must follow standard format in PAPPG

Other Information

Other types of NSF proposals(outside of standard research proposals)
Collaborative Proposal Submission (from one or multiple organizations)
Beginning Investigators (applies to proposals submitted to the Biological Sciences Directorate only)
Proposals Involving Vertebrate Animals
Proposals Involving Human Subjects