NSF Industry/University Cooperative Research Centers: Evaluation Project

自成立以来，作为一个正式的计划，I/UCRC计划的独特之处之一，一直致力于系统和客观的评估工作。 随着多年的发展，评估工作在很大程度上依赖于国际癌症研究联合会每个中心的独立现场评估人员标准化收集数据，建立在当地评估人员全国网络基础上的评估系统需要大量的支持和协调。 尽管NSF工作人员和“评估者协调委员会”提供的支持和协调对该计划的成功至关重要，但这些机制不足以满足一个已发展成为全国范围的评估项目的需要。“量化行业IUCRC效益”该项目将尝试制定企业通过参与IUCRC可能获得的一些效益的量化措施。

Since its inception as a formal program, one of the unique characteristics of the I/UCRC Program has been its commitment to a systematic and objective evaluation effort. As it has evolved over the years, the evaluation effort relies heavily on standardized collection of data by independent on-site evaluators at every IUCRC Center.An evaluation system built upon a national network of local evaluators requires a considerable amount of support and coordination. Although the support and coordination provided by NSF staff and the "evaluators coordinating committee" are essential to the program's success, these mechanisms are not adequate to meet the needs of an evaluation project that has grown to be national in scope.Funding is also being provided for a one-year project, "Quantifying Industry IUCRC Benefits" The project will attempt to develop quantitative measures of some of the benefits firms might receive via their participation in IUCRCs.