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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.

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/ 

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.

Broader Impacts (suggested length: 0.5 to 1 page) 

The Project Description must contain, as a separate section within the narrative, a section labeled "Broader Impacts." 

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