Achieving Success in NSF Grant Applications: A Case Study
Follow Omari H. Swinton's journey from multiple failed grant applications to successfully securing an NSF grant. Learn about the process, challenges faced, and strategies employed to achieve grant success in the research field.
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NSF experience Omari H. Swinton Howard University
My NSF timeline Meeting about grants All other grants applications had failed. I volunteered or was recruited to participate on about 5 NSF review panels or more. I started to understand how to write an NSF grant because I read over 50 before I submitted my first one.
First Idea did not work My initial idea I wrote a one page and talked with the program director They told me it wasn t going to work Found a better idea I wrote a one page and talked with the program director They said it was better
Writing the proposal I had as many people as possible read it. Focused and made clear what my intellectual merit and broader impacts were. Made sure that a reviewer would believe that I could complete the project Rewrite and word-smithed the proposal probably 35 times.
Worked with my research office My research office helped and reviewed all aspects of the proposal. I did not wait till the last minute. I made adjusted based on their feedback.
Yeah! I Was Awarded an NSF grant My proposal received excellent reviews. I Was awarded my NSF grant. I will close out that project this year.
My other grants (PI) Omari H. Swinton (PI), William Spriggs and Gerald Daniels (CO-PI) AEA Summer Training program (2020) $1,500,000 Omari H. Swinton (PI) Amazon, AEA Summer Program (2020) $535,000 Omari H. Swinton (PI) Analysis Group, AEA summer Program (2021) $110,000 Omari H. Swinton (PI) Andria Smyth (Co-PI) (2021) Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. The grant is to enhance the teaching and educational training of Black and other minority students pursuing degrees in economics. $1,423,003 Omari H. Swinton (PI), Gerald Daniels and JevayGrooms (CO-PI) (2021) Broadening Participation in Economic: The American Education Association: Summer Program with Inclusive Mentoring, National Science Foundation $2,750,000
