Partnering with TESI on Broader Impacts

Are you a researcher studying air, water, land or life in Florida, and beyond? Consider partnering with TESI for your Broader Impacts activities in your next National Science Foundation grant!

Our team of experienced educators, communicators and evaluators can work with you to develop impactful activities alongside your research project to help advance public understanding of your topic.

Learn more about TESI supported projects and budget estimates.

NSF’s Broader Impacts criterion questions

• How well does the activity advance discovery and understanding while promoting teaching, training and learning?  
• How well does the proposed activity broaden the participation of underrepresented groups (e.g., gender, ethnicity, disability, geographic, etc.)? 
• To what extent will it enhance the infrastructure for research and education, such as facilities, instrumentation, networks and partnerships?  
• Will the results be disseminated broadly to enhance scientific and technological understanding? 
• What may be the benefits of the proposed activity to society?  

What we offer 

TESI’s mission is to advance communication and education of Earth systems science in a way that inspires Floridians to be effective stewards of our planet. Effective Broader Impacts activities are simply part of our mission. 

Additionally, TESI’s founding director Bruce MacFadden served as a Program Officer at the National Science Foundation, wrote a book about Broader Impacts titled “Broader Impacts of Science on Society,” (Cambridge, 2019), and teaches a graduate-level and faculty courses on the subject. Helping scientists with Broader Impacts is one of our Institute’s top priorities.

We are therefore ready to collaborate with you! 

Activities by Audience

Our team of trained science communicators and environmental educators can work with you to share your science in creative ways that reach your target audience.  

Evaluation Services

Our team can also help you plan how you will measure the success of your project. We will work with you to develop a tailored approach to ensure you get the data you need for reporting on your project.

How and when to get started with us

TESI’s Broader Impact services can range from as simple as a few limited activities to larger projects in which we can partner with you in a sustained way throughout your grant. Our budget requirements for these partnerships are flexible and depend upon the scope of support required to effectively develop and implement your activities and programs. We are also available to help you customize the Broader Impacts narrative in your proposal. 

We are ready to chat more with you about your ideas and how we can help. If you are interested in partnering with us on your next National Science Foundation proposal, email Megan Ennes (mennes@floridamuseum.ufl.edu) with the subject line, Broader Impacts collaboration.

Logistics

• We recommend dedicating around 5% to 10% of direct costs to Broader Impacts activities. 
• Please contact us no less than two months before the NSF deadline. In most cases because of budget development, we typically do not have the capacity to assist, or partner with you if less than six weeks remain before the deadline. 
• A letter of collaboration from one of our team members is required for our participation. 

Current Collaborations