b--project-summary.tex

\textbf{Overview:} 
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Each proposal must contain a summary of the proposed project not more
than one page in length.  The Project Summary consists of an overview,
a statement on the intellectual merit of the proposed activity, and a
statement on the broader impacts of the proposed activity.

The overview includes a description of the activity that would result
if the proposal were funded and a statement of objectives and methods
to be employed.

The Project Summary should be written in the third person, informative
to other persons working in the same or related fields, and, insofar
as possible, understandable to a scientifically or technically
literate lay reader.  It should not be an abstract of the proposal.

If the Project Summary contains special characters it may be uploaded
as a Supplementary Document.  Project Summaries submitted as a PDF
must be formatted with separate headings for the overview, statement
on the intellectual merit of the proposed activity, and statement on
the broader impacts of the proposed activity.  Failure to include
these headings may result in the proposal being returned without
review.

Additional instructions for preparation of the Project Summary are
available in FastLane.


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\textbf{Intellectual Merit:}
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The statement on intellectual merit should describe the potential of
the proposed activity to advance knowledge.

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\textbf{Broader Impacts:} 
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The statement on broader impacts should describe the potential of the
proposed activity to benefit society and contribute to the achievement
of specific, desired societal outcomes.