My BI Project Plan Summary
Congratulations! You've reached the end of the ARIS Broader Impact Wizard. Now you can copy or print your notes below and work on your actual BI project proposal in your favorite writing tool. If you would like to change any of your notes, you can always go back through the Wizard.
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Research Relevance
What are the research/science questions in your proposal?
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What are the potential benefits of sharing this information with your audience?
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Target Audience
Who is your target audience?
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What relevant needs are you meeting for this audience?
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Partners
Who is (are) your partner(s)?
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How will your partner(s) support your BI plan?
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Project Goals
What activities do you plan to run as part of your Broader Impact efforts?
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How would these activities support your target audience(s)?
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What is the rationale for doing it this way?
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Project Description
How you will implement your specific activities in collaboration with your partners?
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Budget
What resources will you put into the BI budget to support your partnerships and activities?
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What is the existing human capacity, financial investment, and technological investment within your group or on campus?
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Evaluation
What activities in your BI plan can be evaluated?
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How will you measure the BI plan activities?
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Who will you collaborate with to perform the evaluation?
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Summary
The takeaway message of my BI plan is...
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My science is relevant to this audience because...
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Literature Connections
We have compiled a collection of references for each of your selected targeted audiences below. These may be helpful in your planning process, and they may also help you provide a rationale for your proposed Broader Impact effort in your proposal.To see suggested literature connections, select an audience on the Target Audiences page.
What should I do next?
Now that you have gone through the wizard and collected your notes, you're ready to start writing your Broader Impact project plan into your proposal.
Here are your next steps:
- Review the key questions below, and the details for each on the Checklist page to make sure you will think through all of the key elements of an effective BI plan.
- Grab all of your notes from this Wizard from the Summary page.
- Write your plan into your proposal, and work with your partners to finalize your plans.
- Come back and use the Checklist to make sure you've included all of the appropriate elements.
- Submit your proposal!
Good Luck!
Key Questions for your BI Plan
Take a moment to re-read your BI Plan and ask yourself these important questions:
- Does the BI project address one/more of the target outcomes for BI activities outlined by NSF?
- What is the potential for the proposed activity to benefit society and contribute to achievement of specific desired societal outcomes?
- To what extent do the proposed activities suggest and explore creative, original, or potentially transformative concepts?
- Is the plan for carrying out the proposed activities well-reasoned, well organized, and based on a sound rationale? Does the plan incorporate a mechanism to assess success?
- How well qualified is the individual, team, or institution to conduct the proposed activities?