Hello all, Many of you may find this guest post on NSF's new pre-proposal system to be of interest. You can read it at my blog, The Contemplative Mammoth, here:
http://contemplativemammoth.wordpress.com/2012/04/27/inside-nsfs-new-pre-proposals-a-panelists-perspective/ It highlights the author's experiences as a reviewer, some thoughts about what makes a successful pre-proposal, and suggestions for how the system might be improved. Feel free to discuss the post in the comments; e-mail is required, but you can enter in fake information if you prefer to remain anonymous. Best wishes, Jacquelyn -- Jacquelyn Gill(https://mywebspace.wisc.edu/jlgill/web/Home.html) PhD Candidate John W. Williams Lab(http://www.geography.wisc.edu/faculty/williams/lab/) University of Wisconsin - Madison Department of Geography 550 North Park St. Madison, WI 53706 608.890.1188 (phone) 608.265.9331 (fax)
