NSF's First Virtual NSF Day Customer Satisfaction Survey

NSF Day Evaluation
ABOUT YOUR NSF DAY EXPERIENCE

Thank you for participating in our inaugural “Virtual NSF Day,” comprised of four 90 minute
sessions held midday on each of four consecutive days. Your feedback on the following survey will
be valued and used to improve the experience for attendees of future events. Thank you in
advance for your honest and thoughtful responses.
Which session(s) of the Virtual NSF Day did you attend? Please check all that apply
Day 1, Monday, Feb. 22 – Getting Started
Day 2, Tuesday, Feb. 23 – Merit Review
Day 3, Wednesday, Feb. 24 – NSF’s Cross Cutting Programs
Day 4, Thursday, Feb. 25 – NSF’s CAREER Program and Rotator Opportunities

How did you join the conference?
Webex only
Webex and audio conference
Webex and live-streaming audio website
Audio conference only
In an FSU viewing room

By which method(s) would you personally prefer to interact with the panelists/ask questions?
By email
By WebEx Q&A
By Phone

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ABOUT YOUR NSF DAY EXPERIENCE

Please describe your knowledge of NSF grant processes before and after the workshop:
Excellent

Good

Fair

Poor

Just right

Too long

No opinion

Before:
After:

This question is in regards to workshop duration.
Too short
The duration of each
day’s 90 min session.
The duration of the
Virtual NSF Day--360
minutes spread out over
four days.

The overall workshop:
(a) Exceeded my expectations
(b) Met my expectations
(c) Almost met my expectations
(d) Failed to meet my expectations

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ABOUT YOUR NSF DAY EXPERIENCE

You indicated that the overall workshop "Almost met," or "Failed to meet" expectations. What could NSF do
to meet your expectations?

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ABOUT YOUR NSF DAY EXPERIENCE

Based on your experience with this Virtual NSF Day, would you recommend this workshop to a colleague
seeking NSF funding?
Yes
No

How did you hear about this NSF Day? (Check all that apply.)
NSF website/listserv
My institution - email
My institution - poster
Invitation from institution official
Word of mouth on campus
NSF Program Managers
Other (please specify)

Have you ever applied for NSF funding
No
Yes

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ABOUT SUBMISSIONS

You indicated that you have applied for NSF Funding. Please answer the following questions.
How many times have you applied for NSF funding?
1
2
3
4
5 or more

How many times have you been successful in obtaining NSF funding – i.e. how many grants were you
awarded? For our purposes here, please ignore proposals still under consideration.
0
1
2
3
4
5 or more

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How many proposals do you currently have under consideration/pending?
0
1
2
3
4
5 or more

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ABOUT YOU

What position best describes you?
Faculty: Tenured
Faculty : Tenure-track
Faculty: Non-tenured track
Administrator
Post Doc
Student
Other (please specify)

Are there additional topics you would like for us to address during the course of the day?

What was the workshop highlight for you?

Please share any additional feedback, not specifically solicited in the above questions.

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THANK YOU

Thank you for participating in this survey! Your responses will assist the Foundation as it plans for future NSF Day workshops.

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