And yet again this year I am confounded by the broader impacts. Does anyone have ideas on how to "..integrate proposed research project with broader impacts" ??? How do I address that IN my research proposal, since I addressed it generally in the other essays? I mean, formation of the replisome during DNA replication = recruiting minorities to pursue graduate education?
1) E/E
The Broader Impacts Criterion section of this application is very good. The personal statement was well written. The applicant proposes to foster students' interest in a world of science discovery. In addition, she looks forward to volunteering at future science fairs for at her former high school. The applicant's participation with the Berkeley EDGE program to recruit minority students and ability to speak fluent Spanish shows evidence that the applicant could play a major role in science education in the future for all citizens. She has also served as a science tutors for a middle school child in the past showing her willingness to serve.
2) E/VG
Your proposal would be further strengthened by an indication of *how* you will encourage underrepresented students to pursue research careers, i.e. what specifically you will do to recruit minority students into the PhD program.
(this would be after I said that I participated as a current grad student in the NSF-funded EDGE program at my school, which specifically hosts a conference to recruit minorities to our school).
3) G/G
Your unique international life experiences strongly support your potential for broader impacts. However, your plan to integrate your proposed research project with broader impacts was not clear.
