Structure of NSF Proposal

  1. Introduction
    What is problem? Why is it important to solve?
  2. Background
    What is known about this problem? What has already been done?
  3. Objectives
    What specific goals does this project have?
  4. Organization
    What is the nature of the team proposing to solve this problem?
  5. Technical Approach
    What is the technical solution?
  6. Impact
    What will be the impact of your solution? What is the effect on the market? What are the economics?
  7. Assessment
    How will you assess success?
  8. Prior NSF support


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