{"id":59515,"date":"2025-10-20T15:37:47","date_gmt":"2025-10-20T19:37:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/research\/?p=59515"},"modified":"2026-05-04T12:56:18","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T16:56:18","slug":"nsf-broader-impacts-in-a-different-climate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/research\/2025\/10\/20\/nsf-broader-impacts-in-a-different-climate\/","title":{"rendered":"NSF Broader Impacts in a Different Climate"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Join Research Development for an interactive panel discussion on how National Science Foundation (NSF) reviewers are approaching<span>\u00a0<\/span>broader impacts<span>\u00a0<\/span>in today\u2019s shifting funding climate.<\/p>\n<p>Colleagues who have been recent NSF reviewers will share what they\u2019ve learned from the review process, offering concrete, actionable tips for crafting compelling broader impacts sections\u2014particularly in light of evolving expectations and priorities. We\u2019ll also discuss how Research Development can support you in developing broader impact strategies for large, complex, and center-scale proposals.<\/p>\n<h3>You&#8217;ll Learn:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>How reviewers are interpreting <span><\/span>broader impacts\u00a0in the current environment<\/li>\n<li>Practical strategies for integrating broader societal impacts into your NSF proposal<\/li>\n<li>How Research Development can partner with you to strengthen your large center interdisciplinary proposals<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Featuring<\/h3>\n<h5>Moderator<\/h5>\n\n\t<ul class=\"profile-listing profile-format-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-default has-title post-57940 profile type-profile status-publish hentry office-research office-research-development\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/research\/profile\/lloyd-munjanja\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-default\">\n\n\t\t\n\t<figure class=\"profile-photo  profile-photo-default\">\n\t\t\t\t<img class=\"profile-image \" src=\"\/research\/files\/2025\/07\/LloydMunjanja_Final.png\" alt=\"Lloyd Munjanja\" width=\"123\" height=\"150\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\n\t\n\t\t<div class=\"profile-text-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-default\">Lloyd Munjanja<\/h6>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-default\">Director of Research Development<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\n<h5>Panelists<\/h5>\n\n\t<ul class=\"profile-listing profile-format-basic\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-basic has-title post-59519 profile type-profile status-publish hentry\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/eng\/profile\/sean-j-elliott\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-basic\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t<figure class=\"profile-photo  profile-photo-default\">\n\t\t\t\t<img class=\"profile-image \" src=\"\/research\/files\/2025\/10\/Sean-Elliot.jpg\" alt=\"Headshot of Sean Elliot\" width=\"310\" height=\"310\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\n\t\n\t\t<div class=\"profile-text-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-basic\">Sean Elliot<\/h6>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-basic\">Professor, Materials Science and Engineering, Chemistry<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-basic has-title post-31 profile type-profile status-publish hentry office-pdpa tags-responsible-conduct-of-research\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/provost\/people\/deans-and-senior-administration\/sarah-hokanson\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-basic\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t<figure class=\"profile-photo  profile-photo-default\">\n\t\t\t\t<img class=\"profile-image \" src=\"\/research\/files\/2016\/04\/Screenshot-2024-04-08-at-12.48.16\u202fPM.png\" alt=\"Headshot of Sarah Hokanson\" width=\"310\" height=\"310\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\n\t\n\t\t<div class=\"profile-text-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-basic\">Sarah Hokanson<\/h6>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-basic\">Assistant Vice President and Assistant Provost, Research Development and PhD &#038; Postdoctoral Affairs<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-basic has-title post-59516 profile type-profile status-publish hentry\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/physics\/profile\/paul-trunfio\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-basic\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t<figure class=\"profile-photo  profile-photo-default\">\n\t\t\t\t<img class=\"profile-image \" src=\"\/research\/files\/2025\/10\/Paul-Trunfio.jpg\" alt=\"Headshot of Paul Trunfio\" width=\"181\" height=\"220\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\n\t\n\t\t<div class=\"profile-text-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-basic\">Paul Trunfio<\/h6>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-basic\">Lecturer, Physics<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Join Research Development for an interactive panel discussion on how National Science Foundation (NSF) reviewers are approaching\u00a0broader impacts\u00a0in today\u2019s shifting funding climate. 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