Division of Research on Learning Survey on Science Learning+ Phase 1

Science Learning+ applicant survey (2151)

^{i113 - Science Learning+ initiative}

Thank you for your engagement with the Science Learning+ initiative so far.

We would be grateful if you could complete our short survey, which should take no more than 5-10 minutes of your time. Your feedback will be important in helping us to evaluate this new initiative.

Please be assured that all your answers will be anonymous and reported in the aggregate only.



Please click '>>' below to begin the survey.

^{q82 - Open space events}

Science Learning+ open space events were held by the Wellcome Trust and the National Science Foundation (NSF) in May 2014.



Did you attend one of the open space events?

Please select one option

• Yes

• No

^q83

If there is any specific reason that you did not attend one of the Science Learning+ open space events, please briefly detail in the box below.

^{q84 - Application to Science Learning+}

Did you apply to Phase 1 of the Science Learning+ initiative?

This could be in the capacity of lead/principal applicant, co-applicant or collaborator

• Yes

• No

^q85

If there is any specific reason that you decided not to apply to the Science Learning+ initiative, please briefly detail in the box below.

^{q86 -}

Which statement best applies to you:

Please select one option

• I decided to apply to Science Learning+ because of attending the open space event

• The open space event had no impact on my decision to apply to Science Learning+

• Other (please specify)____________

CONDITION	f('q84')=='2'
	true	false
	Question Phase 2()

^{q88 - Phase 2: Partnership Grants (2015)}

Science Learning+ grants will be funded in two phases. Phase 2 grants will be longer-term research programmes for up to five years. While these will typically build on relationships established in Phase 1, successful funding in Phase 1 would not guarantee funding in Phase 2; likewise, Phase 2 would be open to new applicants (regardless of the funding status in Phase 1).





Prior to reading the above, were you aware that Science Learning+ grants would be funded in two phases?

Please select one option

• Yes

• No

^{q115 -}

Are you considering applying for Phase 2 funding?

Please select one option

• Yes

• No

• Don’t know

^q117

Please briefly explain your answer above in the box below.

^{q118 -}

Will you consider applying for Phase 2 funding?

Please select one option

• Yes

• No

• Don’t know

^q119

Please briefly explain your answer above in the box below.

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^{q89 - Science Learning+ grou.ps networking site}

To support applicants finding new collaborators, a networking site was created: http://sciencelearningplus.grou.ps. The site is free to join and an opportunity to share ideas, meet new people and stay up-to-date with the scheme.

Prior to reading the above, were you aware of the Science Learning+ grou.ps networking site?

Please select one option

• Yes

• No

^{q90 -}

Did you join the grou.ps networking site?

Please select one option

• Yes

• No

^q91

If there is any specific reason that you did not join the grou.ps networking site, please give details in the box below.

CONDITION	f('q90')=='1'
	true	false
	Question Page23()

^{q122 - Grou.ps networking site}

How useful, or not, have you found the grou.ps networking site with respect to the following opportunities?




The opportunities:

Please select one answer per row

	Very useful	Fairly useful	Neither	Not very useful	Not at all useful	N/A - I have not used the grou.ps networking site for this
To share ideas						
To meet new people/collaborators						
To stay up-to-date with the scheme						

^q93

Please briefly explain your answers above in the box below.

END	Condition f('q90')=='1'

^{q95 - Partner organisations}

Science Learning+ is an international initiative established in partnership with the US-based National Science Foundation and the UK-based Economic and Social Research Council and the Wellcome Trust.

Prior to hearing about the Science Learning+ initiative, how familiar would you say you were with the following organisations?

Please select one answer per row

	Know very well	Know a fair amount	Know just a little	Heard of but know almost nothing about	Never heard of
Wellcome Trust (UK)					
National Science Foundation (NSF) (USA)					
Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) (UK)					

CONDITION	f('q84')=='1'
	true	false
	Question APPLICANT SECTION()

^{q97 - Science Learning+ initiative application}

In what capacity were you involved in an application to Science Learning+?

If you have been involved in more than one application, please select the role for the application that you have the most responsibility for

• Lead/Principal applicant

• Co-applicant

• Collaborator

^{q98 -}

Did you consider applying as a lead/principal applicant?

Please select one option

• Yes

• No

^q99

If there is any specific reason that you decided not to apply as a lead/principal applicant, please briefly detail in the box below.

^{q100 - Your role on the application}

Which of the following best describes your role on the Phase 1 application?

Please select one option

• Informal science practitioner

• Informal learning/educational researcher

• Research scientist

• Other (please specify)____________

^{i114 - The application process}

The following section contains questions about the application process. If you were not involved in certain aspects of the application process, or do not feel you can answer any of the questions, please select 'Not applicable'.

^{q101 - The application}

To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements:

Please select one answer per row

	Strongly agree	Tend to agree	Neither agree nor disagree	Tend to disagree	Strongly disagree	Not applicable
I had enough information to put together the Phase 1 application						
I had enough time to put together the Phase 1 application						
The Science Learning+ initiative has encouraged our team to think about collaborations between informal science learning practitioners and researchers						
I had a clear understanding of the requirements of the Science Learning+ initiative						
I am confident that my team’s application meets the requirements of the Science Learning+ initiative						

^q102

Please use this space to provide any comments to explain the ratings you have given

^{i140 - Information and guidance}

The following section contains questions about the application process. If you were not involved in certain aspects of the application process, or do not feel you can answer any of the questions, please select 'Not applicable'.

^{q103 - Information and guidance}

Thinking about the Phase 1 application process, how would you rate the following:

Please select one option per row

	Very good	Fairly good	Neither good nor poor	Fairly poor	Very poor	Not applicable
The information and guidance provided by Wellcome Trust staff directly						
The information and guidance provided by NSF staff directly						
The information provided on the Wellcome Trust website						
The information provided on the NSF website						
The overall application process						

^q104

Please use this space to provide any comments to explain the ratings you have given

^{q105 - Additional information}

What additional information, if anything, would have been useful before submitting the Phase 1 application?

Please enter your comments in the box below

^{q106 - Challenges}

What challenges, if any, did you encounter when putting the Phase 1 application together?

Please enter your comments in the box below

^{q107 - Improvements}

If there are any ways in which you think we could improve the application process, please detail in the box below.

Please enter your comments in the box below

^{q116 - Phase 2: Partnership Grants (2015)}

Science Learning+ grants will be funded in two phases. Phase 2 grants will be longer-term research programmes for up to five years. While these will typically build on relationships established in Phase 1, successful funding in Phase 1 would not guarantee funding in Phase 2; likewise, Phase 2 would be open to new applicants (regardless of the funding status in Phase 1).





Prior to reading the above, were you aware that Science Learning+ grants would be funded in two phases?

Please select one option

• Yes

• No

^{q108 -}

If your team is unsuccessful in its Phase 1 application, will you consider applying in Phase 2?

Please select one option

• Yes

• No

• Don’t know

^q109

Please briefly explain your answer above in the box below.

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^{q110 - Any other comments}

If you have any other comments about the Science Learning+ initiative, please detail in the box below.

^{i68 - About you}

The following will help us to understand more about the respondents to the survey.

^{q111 - Your sector}

Please select which of the following that most appropriately captures the sector that you work in.

Please select one option

• Arts

• Science/medicine

• Policy

• Media

• Public Engagement

• Social science research

• STEM/medical research

• Other academia (please specify)____________

• Other (please specify)____________

^{gender - Gender}

Are you:

• Male

• Female

^{Ethnicity/race_survey – Ethnicity/Race}

^{Which of the following describes your ethnicity? Please select only one}

• Hispanic or Latina/o. A person of Cuban, Mexican, Puerto Rican, South or Central American, or other Spanish culture or origin, regardless of race.

• Not Hispanic or Latina/o

^{Which of the following describes your race? Please select only one}

• American Indian or Alaska Asian. A person having origins in any of the original peoples of North and South America (including Central America), and who maintains tribal affiliation or community attachments.

• Asian. A person having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, or the Indian subcontinent including, for example, Cambodia, China, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan, the Philippine Islands, Thailand, and Vietnam.

• Black or African American. A person having origins in any of the black racial groups of Africa.

• Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander. A person having origins in any of the original peoples of Hawaii, Guam, Samoa, or other Pacific Islands.

• White. A person having origins in any of the original peoples of Europe, the Middle East, or North Africa.

STOP	Complete – Please submit your answers Thank you for your comments. Please contact [email protected] (UK) or [email protected] (US) if you have any further questions about the scheme. Please click 'Submit' below to submit your answers.