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- Use one of the following typefaces: Arial, Courier New, or Palatino Linotype at a font size of 10 points or larger; Times New Roman at a font size of 11 points or larger; or Computer Modern family of fonts at a font size of 11 points or larger.
- Other fonts not specified above, such as Cambria Math, may be used for mathematical formulas, equations, or when inserting Greek letters or special characters.
- A font size of less than 10 points may be used for mathematical formulas or equations, figures, table or diagram captions and when using a Symbol font to insert Greek letters or special characters. The text must still be readable.
- Margins must be at least one inch in all directions.
- Line spacing must not exceed six lines of text per vertical inch.
- Individually paginate each document of the proposal.
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1. Project Summary (limited to 1 page)
The Project Summary should be informative to other persons working in the same or related fields and, insofar as possible, understandable to a broad audience within the scientific domain. It should not be an abstract of the proposal. The summary must include three separate sections, each of which is input into a text box in FastLane:
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For additional guidance including an example Project Summary, see: https://granttrainingcenter.com/blog/important-part-nsf-proposal-summary-page/
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2. Project Description (limited to 15 pages)
The Project Descriptionshould provide a clear statement of the work to be undertaken. URLs must not be used. Should this project involve collaboration with other institutions/organizations, describe the roles to be played by the other entities, specify the managerial arrangements, and explain the advantages of the multi-organizational effort.
- For proposals submitted or due on or after June 1, 2020,the NSF has removed the requirement for the Project Description to contain, as a separate section within the narrative, a section labeled "Intellectual Merit."
Note: With the exception of the "Results from Prior NSF Support" subsection, which must be limited to 5 pages, the subsection page lengths offered below are suggestions only. Proposals that use the maximum number of pages in each subsection will not be in compliance with the overall 15-page limitation.
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- For all proposals that include funding to an International Branch Campus of a U.S. institution of higher education or to a foreign organization (including through use of a subaward or consultant arrangement), provide a justification for why the project activities cannot be performed at the U.S. campus.
Broader Impacts
The Project Description must contain, as a separate section within the narrative, a section labeled "Broader Impacts."
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Additional resources to develop your Broader Impacts, including information on relevant campus offices and programs at Syracuse University, are located here.