NSF seeks feedback on Revisions to Merit Review Criteria

Over the past year, the National Science Board’s (NSB) Merit Review Task Force did a careful review of the National Science Foundation's two merit review criteria (Intellectual Merit and Broader Impacts).  Substantive input from a wide variety of stakeholder groups helped guide the work of the Task Force, which recently proposed maintaining the two criteria, but revising the text to clarify the intent of the criteria and how they are to be used during the review process.

The NSF and NSB are now interested in getting feedback on the revised criteria and the underlying principles upon which they are based, and have issued a joint Dear Colleague Letter (http://www.nsf.gov/nsb/publications/2011/06_mrtf.jsp) requesting your input.  The merit review process is at the heart of NSF's mission, and the merit review criteria form the critical base for that process. Please take this opportunity to provide comments and suggestions. Comments are being collected through July 14 and can be submitted to meritreview@nsf.gov.

Many thanks in helping get the word out. 

Dana Topousis

Acting Division Director, Public Affairs

National Science Foundation

(703) 292-7750

http://www.nsf.gov