Event Details - Evaluation and Assessment for NSF Projects

Audience:  Faculty, postdocs, other investigators planning to submit proposals to the National Science Foundation

Speakers:  Eleanor Jaffee, Owner & Principal Consultant, Insights Evaluation LLC (formerly Carsey School of Public Policy)

                  Steve Hale, Research Associate, Leitzel Center

 NSF expects Principal Investigators to develop metrics and determine the impact their projects have beyond the research itself.  This session will provide information about:

• Why evaluation plans are needed and how they contribute positively to the project
• Necessary components of appropriate evaluation plans?
• How to decide wheather to use an internal or external evaluator
• How to locate and select an evaluator/partner
• How to budget in the proposal for the costs of evaluation
• What to do pre-award to help make sure the evaluation goes well
• Tools and resources that are available within and outside UNH to assist faculty in developing these aspects of their proposals and securing experts to perform the assessment or evaluation