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Pub lic Outre a c h Mini Gra nts F AQ We b ina r Re b e c c a T ho mpso n He a d o f Pub lic Outre ac h Ame ric a n Physic a l So c ie ty Go a l o f the Outre a c h Mini Gra nt Pro g ra m T o fund a nd e nc o ura g e o utre a c

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Pub lic Outre a c h Mini Gra nts

F AQ We b ina r

Re b e c c a T ho mpso n He a d o f Pub lic Outre ac h Ame ric a n Physic a l So c ie ty

SLIDE 2

Go a l o f the Outre a c h Mini Gra nt Pro g ra m

T
fund a nd e nc o ura g e o utre a c h
T
e xpe rime nt with o utre a c h id e a s a nd

b e st pra c tic e s

T
pro mo te the va lue o f o utre a c h within

the physic s c o mmunity.

SLIDE 3

Re vie w Pro c e ss

Se le c tio n c o mmitte e is c o mpo se d o f the me mb e rs o f the

Co mmitte e o n Info rming the Pub lic a nd ke y o utre a c h sta ff

a c h pro po sa l is initia lly re vie we d b y two me mb e rs o f the se le c tio n c o mmitte e

he to p ra nke d pro po sa ls a re the n re vie we d b y the e ntire se le c tio n c o mmitte e Ge ne ra l Re vie w Crite ria :

itle

Budg e t
De sc riptio n
F

irst Impre ssio ns

PI q ua lific a tio ns (in re g a rds to
utre a c h/ e duc a tio n, no t ne c e ssa rily re se a rc h)
Pro b a b ility o f Suc c e ss
De pth o f Impa c t
Bre a dth o f Impa c t
Ove ra ll Impre ssio n

SLIDE 4

Wha t we a re lo o king fo r

nno va tive o utre a c h. Ne w ide a s, ne w a ng le s o n o lde r ide a s

Unde rse rve d a udie nc e s
Ma tc hing funding
Big impa c t
De ta ile d, we ll tho ug ht o ut b udg e t
De ta ile d distrib utio n pla n.

“I t will g o vira l o n yo utub e ” is no t a c le a r distrib utio n pla n.

Cle a r c o mmitme nt fro m pa rtne rs. I

f yo u a re g o ing to re c ruit a g ro up o f le a ding sc i fi write rs o r we b c o mic a rtists, ma ke it c le a r yo u ha ve the c o nne c tio ns to do tha t.

SLIDE 5

Wha t we a re NOT lo o king fo r

Pro po sa ls tha t a re inc o mple te will no t b e re vie we d.

Ple a se sub mit a ll do c ume nts. T hre e pa g e s is no t a ha rd c a p, just a g uide line , b ut do n’ t fo rg e t thing s like CV

K
12 c urric ulum o r fo rma l e duc a tio n. Ca mps a nd

a fte rsc ho o l a c tivitie s will b e c o nside re d

Ove rly a mb itio us pro je c ts. While we do wa nt inno va tive

ide a s, thing s like T e sla Co il jo usting will pro b a b ly no t b e c o nside re d witho ut a ve ry de ta ile d a nd b e lie va b le e xe c utio n pla n.

Re dunda nc y. Ple a se ta ke time to re vie w the c urre nt APS

Outre a c h pro g ra ms a s we ll a s pre vio us mini g ra nt re c ipie nts.

We re c e ive 80 pro po sa ls a nd c a n fund ro ug hly 10 a ye a r.

We ha ve to re je c t ma ny, ma ny stro ng pro po sa ls. In ma ny c a se s, a pro po sa l wa s ve ry g o o d a nd me t a ll the c rite ria , b ut the re we re o ne s tha t we re a b e tte r fit with this ye a r’ s g o a ls.