“Broader Impacts should be viewed as an opportunity for us to apply the creativity that we exercise with intellectual merit to identifying and articulating how the results of our research have the potential to benefit society and to contribute to the achievement of a growing list of desired societal outcomes. Broader Impacts exhorts us to go beyond our traditional notions. . .to actively promoting the contributions of our scientific knowledge to policy, our economy, our culture, and pressing societal needs.”

– Robert Frodeman, et al.

Broader Impacts

Broader Impacts is one of two review criteria that all NSF proposals are evaluated against. The Broader Impacts criterion encompasses the potential to benefit society and contribute to the achievements of specific, desired societal outcomes.

Some Broader Impacts considerations include . . .

Promote teaching, training, and/or learning
Enhance infrastructure for research and education
Broaden participation of underrepresented groups
Broad dissemination and results

These efforts towards Broader Impacts must be clearly articulated and labeled in NSF CAREER proposals. Check here for Broader Impacts Review Criteria.

Check here for more information on the NSF Broader Impacts initiative.

Contact Meghan Suter (Meghan.Suter@colostate.edu) for more information.

RAO facilitates partnerships with internal and external partners with insights into Broader Impact partnerships:

Peter Nelson	Alliance Partnership; Past NSF CAREER recipient	Peter.Nelson@colostate.edu
Andrew Warnock	CNS Education & Outreach Center	Andrew.Warnock@colostate.edu
Adam Pearlman	Little Shop of Physics	physicsadam@gmail.com
Julie Maertens	CSU STEM Center	jamaertens@gmail.com
Karen Falkenberg	TILT	Karen.Falkenberg@colostate.edu
Bridgette Johnson	CSU MURALS; B/AACC	Bridgette.Johnson@colostate.edu
Aaron Benally	Diversity Programs in Engineering; COE Outreach	Aaron.Benally@colostate.edu
Anne Cleary	Former NSF PO	Anne.Cleary@colostate.edu
Brian Jones	Little Shop of Physics	physicsjones@gmail.com
Ernie Chavez	CSU STEM Center	Ernest.Chavez@colostate.edu
Gilbert John	Former NSF PO	Gilbert.John@colostate.edu
Kate Huyvaert & Kim Kita	Todos Santos/Study Abroad	Kate.Huyvaert@colostate.edu; Kim.Kita@colostate.edu
Oscar Felix	Associate VP for Diversity	Oscar.Felix@colostate.edu
Tammi Vacha-Haase	Graduate Center for Diversity & Access	Tammi.Vacha-Haase@colostate.edu
Becki Atadero	Exploring Inclusive Engineering Identities through Curriculum Change	Rebecca.Atadero@colostate.edu
Troy Holland	Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers	Troy.Holland@colostate.edu
Melissa Burt	ESMEI REU	Melissa.Burt@colostate.edu
Jamie Neilson	Chemistry REU	Jamie.Neilson@colostate.edu
Melissa Burt	Teen Science Cafe	Melissa.Burt@colostate.edu