Welcome to the landing page of the Engaged Scholarship and Broader Impacts Working Group

The Engaged Scholarship and Broader Impacts (ES/BI) Working Group supports understanding of and capacity for teaching and research partnerships that involve Brown community members in advancing positive social or educational changes within and beyond the University. To learn more and get connected with a member of the ES/BI Working Group, contact [email protected] or fill out this brief form.

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Current Events

May/June 2023: it's NSF CAREER Season! DEADLINE EXTENDED.

This spring, the Office of Research Strategy and Development (ORSD in OVPR) is organizing two events to help you develop your full proposal for an NSF CAREER award (sponsor deadline: July 26):

  1. Informational workshop focusing on broader impacts on April 20, 12pm-1pm Informational Workshop on Broader Impacts (Register by April 18), and
  2. OVPR-led mock peer review panel of your full proposal to be held the week of June 26 (register by May 15 (DEADLINE EXTENDED). 

More information and registration for both events here.

Also, see here for an overview of 2023 NSF CAREER Award Proposal Writing Resources at Brown University,  NSF CAREER resources Google folder can be found here.

Virtual Talk: Importance of Community Engagement and Partnerships in Research (March 1, 2023)

In March, ES/BI hosted a virtual talk by Dr. Alicia Knoedler PhD, Head of the Office of Integrative Activities (OIA), National Science Foundation. Dr. Knoedler shared her insights on best practices for developing research projects in partnership with communities, and how to leverage resources within the NSF to create better "Broader Impacts" for NSF proposals. The recording can be accessed through this Google folder (Brown shiboleth login required).

Engaged Scholarship and Broader Impacts Resources

The offices that comprise the ES/BI Working Group offer a variety of resources for developing proposals that require broader impacts components, as well as outreach and engaged scholarship activities. Please see the links below if you are looking for:

Plan and Write Your BI Proposal
Brown's Existing School and Community Partnerships
Find Funding
Campus Partners