Broader Impacts Network
The Broader Impacts Network (BIN) is 91福利社鈥檚 central campus source connecting the research and creative works community with the partners, tools, and resources needed to successfully develop and implement socially significant听broader impacts.听
The National Science Foundation (NSF) prioritizes broader impact and intellectual merit in every proposal for funding. NSF defines broader impacts as 鈥渢he potential to benefit society and contribute to the achievement of specific, desired societal outcomes.鈥
91福利社's BIN strives to enhance the quality of proposals through facilitating compelling and comprehensive broader impacts.听
Broader Impacts Partners
Common BI Fallacies
- 听听Must focus on underrepresented minorities in STEM
- 听听Has to be novel/unique
- 听听Cannot involve existing partnerships
- 听听Must hire professional evaluator to review BI
- 听听BI expectations are similar across NSF directorates (they vary! 鈥 best to check with program officer)
There are a variety of partners on campus to support your broader impacts activities. Please use the audience, program type听and discipline tool below to select which partner is most suitable for your broader impact needs. Please note that only one option may be selected: audience, program type听or discipline.
The list below is intended to be as comprehensive as possible. If you are aware of broader impacts support not listed, please email听rio@colorado.edu.
If you have a need not listed or are interested in community partnerships, contact the Office for Public and Community-Engaged Scholarship at engagedscholarship@colorado.edu.