Funding agencies are increasingly interested in the societal impacts of funded research. As such, the inclusion of activities related to increasing diversity, workforce development, educational outreach, and stakeholder engagement will make proposals more competitive. If you have any questions related to integrating broader impacts into your research and/or proposal please let us know. We can provide numerous services including:
- helping to formulate ideas for broader impacts;
- advice on broader impacts related to specific agencies and programs (NSF CAREER);
- drafting your broader impacts statement for your proposal; and
- identifying and developing partnerships with collaborators
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Resources:
ARIS Broader Impacts Toolkit provides a set of tools to develop and evaluate your broader impacts plan.
Broader Impacts Wizard provides a guide to developing effective broader impact plans.
Online Guide for Undergraduate Research Mentorship provides guidence to including undergraduate research mentorship and establishing a course-based undergraduate research experiences, or CURE.
Examples
Program for Girl Scouts STEM day
Story on board game to teach social theory
GoGreen Institute Summer Program- long running NSF funded Chemistry Outreach Program
NSF funded Archaeology Middle School Afterschool Program
Materials Matters Course- Convergence of Arts and Science
Summer Microelectronics Camp - July 13-17, 2026