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Ethics, Society & Technology-- Seed Grants

Instructions: 

Dear Reviewer,

Thank you for agreeing to participate in the review of the proposals we received for the EST Hub Seed Grants. We received a total of 37 applications. For each application, we’d like you to do two things:

  1. In the “Overall/Additional Comments” section, please answer this question: Would you fund this project? Yes or No. If no, please comment why not.
  2. Please provide scores for each of the criteria and comments on any of the criteria you have feedback for. I am the only one who will view the comments, so you're welcome to be as direct as you'd like if it will save on time.

Please do not hesitate to reach out to me for help either by phone (530) 771-7915 or email ajaeger@stanford.edu

Thank you very much,

Ashlyn 

Evaluation: 
Criterion Label: 
Quality and promise of proposed work
Percent of Total: 
20
Explanation: 
Some questions to consider: Is the project addressing a timely and important topic/question related to EST? Is the team proposing a creative way to address the topic/question? Is the project related to one of the EST Hub goals: 1. PROVIDING ALL STUDENTS WITH A SUSTAINED AND INTEGRATED EDUCATION IN ETHICS 2. FORGING NEW INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH AT THE FRONTIER OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 3. MODELING AN ETHICAL AND SOCIALLY RESPONSIBLE UNIVERSITY 4. SHAPING ETHICS AND SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY IN SOCIETY https://ethicsinsociety.stanford.edu/ethics-society-technology-hub/about/mission
Criterion Label: 
Feasibility
Percent of Total: 
20
Explanation: 
Do the action plan and timeline seem feasible?
Criterion Label: 
Impact
Percent of Total: 
20
Explanation: 
Does this project show promise of making a new and innovative contribution to understanding, evaluating, and/or educating about the ethical and social dimensions of scientific and technological development?
Criterion Label: 
Sustainability
Percent of Total: 
10
Explanation: 
Are the timeline and goals realistic for developing a project eligible to apply for external funding by the end of the seed grant funding period? Or does the project have a plan for continuing beyond the duration of the seed funding if it is not seeking further outside funding (e.g. is there a plan to institutionalize the project/program on campus)? Will the project produce a resource that will be available to the public upon the completion of the project?
Criterion Label: 
Collaboration
Percent of Total: 
10
Explanation: 
Does the project draw on expertise and participation from faculty, postdocs, grads, undergrads, and/or community members from more than one department, school, university, or community/industry partner?
Criterion Label: 
Criticality of funding for proposed work
Percent of Total: 
20
Explanation: 
Does the amount of funding seem reasonable and critical given the group/project proposed? Do you suggest a different amount of funding be offered to the applicant? If yes, how much?