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Are there examples of (successful) NSF mathematics proposals available anywhere online?
As anyone who has ever applied to the NSF for a grant knows, such a proposal is a slightly odd piece of writing, not quite like anything else mathematicians are called upon to writ …
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Curriculum vitae: including grants you’ve applied for, not received (or not yet received).
I've heard from multiple sources now that one's CV should include grants you've applied for, even if you didn't receive them or won't find out if you've received them until after y …
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Broader impacts and synergistic activities
Since it was suggested on my last NSF proposal question, I thought I might also tap the collective brain on the question of broader impacts and synergistic activities. These conce …
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“How not to write an NSF proposal” poster: does any one know where to find it online?
When I was recently at MSRI, they had a big poster of humorous advice on how to get an NSF proposal rejected (for example: "Definitely don't worry about sending it to an appropriat …

