National Science Foundation

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funding agency independent federal agency science agency

The National Science Foundation is an independent U.S. government agency that funds and promotes fundamental research and education in all non-medical fields of science and engineering.

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Label Occurrences
National Science Foundation canonical 138
U.S. National Science Foundation 3
Engineering Research Centers 1

Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf funding agency ⓘ
independent federal agency ⓘ
science agency ⓘ
appointedBy President of the United States ⓘ
budget over 8 billion USD annually (approximate, early 2020s) ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
employs civilian federal employees ⓘ
excludesField medical research ⓘ
founded 1950 ⓘ
foundedBy United States Congress ⓘ
funds STEM education programs ⓘ
basic research in engineering ⓘ
basic research in science ⓘ
graduate research fellowships ⓘ
research infrastructure ⓘ
governedBy National Science Board ⓘ
hasAbbreviation National Science Foundation self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: NSF
hasBoard National Science Board ⓘ
hasProgram Advanced Technological Education (ATE) ⓘ
National Science Foundation self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Engineering Research Centers

Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program ⓘ
Graduate Research Fellowship Program ⓘ
Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) ⓘ
Science and Technology Centers ⓘ
headquartersLocation City of Alexandria, Virginia ⓘ
surface form: Alexandria, Virginia
inception 1950 ⓘ
industry research funding ⓘ
science and engineering education ⓘ
isPartOf United States science and technology policy apparatus ⓘ
jurisdiction United States government ⓘ
surface form: United States federal government
legalForm independent agency of the United States government ⓘ
mission to advance national health, prosperity, and welfare ⓘ
to promote the progress of science ⓘ
to secure the national defense ⓘ
officialLanguage English ⓘ
oversees National Science Foundation self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: U.S. Antarctic Program

national research facilities ⓘ
parentAgency none ⓘ
previousHeadquartersLocation Arlington, Virginia ⓘ
primaryFocus fundamental research ⓘ
science education ⓘ
replaced Office of Scientific Research and Development ⓘ
supportsDiscipline biology ⓘ
chemistry ⓘ
computer science ⓘ
engineering ⓘ
geosciences ⓘ
mathematics ⓘ
physics ⓘ
social sciences ⓘ
website https://www.nsf.gov ⓘ

Referenced by (157)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Science, The Endless Frontier → influencedCreationOf → National Science Foundation ⓘ
National Medal of Science → administeredBy → National Science Foundation ⓘ
National Science Foundation → hasAbbreviation → National Science Foundation self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: NSF
National Science Foundation → oversees → National Science Foundation self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: U.S. Antarctic Program
National Science Foundation → hasProgram → National Science Foundation self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Engineering Research Centers
Graduate Research Fellowship Program → administeredBy → National Science Foundation ⓘ
Graduate Research Fellowship Program → sponsor → National Science Foundation ⓘ
Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program → administeredBy → National Science Foundation ⓘ
Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program → awardedBy → National Science Foundation ⓘ
this entity surface form: National Science Foundation directorates
Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) → administeredBy → National Science Foundation ⓘ
subject surface form: Research Experiences for Undergraduates
Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) → sponsor → National Science Foundation ⓘ
subject surface form: Research Experiences for Undergraduates
Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) → governingBody → National Science Foundation ⓘ
subject surface form: Research Experiences for Undergraduates
this entity surface form: NSF Directorate for Education and Human Resources
Advanced Technological Education (ATE) → sponsor → National Science Foundation ⓘ
subject surface form: Advanced Technological Education
Advanced Technological Education (ATE) → fundingAgency → National Science Foundation ⓘ
subject surface form: Advanced Technological Education
Advanced Technological Education (ATE) → administeredBy → National Science Foundation ⓘ
subject surface form: Advanced Technological Education
this entity surface form: NSF Directorate for STEM Education
Neal Lane → employer → National Science Foundation ⓘ
Rita R. Colwell → employer → National Science Foundation ⓘ
ATE → sponsor → National Science Foundation ⓘ
this entity surface form: U.S. National Science Foundation
ATE → administeredBy → National Science Foundation ⓘ
Small Business Innovation Research program → participatingAgency → National Science Foundation ⓘ
CAREER → administeredBy → National Science Foundation ⓘ
subject surface form: NSF CAREER Program
CAREER → sponsor → National Science Foundation ⓘ
subject surface form: NSF CAREER Program
this entity surface form: National Science Foundation Directorate for Education and Human Resources
NSF Proposal and Award Policies and Procedures Guide (PAPPG) → publisher → National Science Foundation ⓘ
NSF Proposal and Award Policies and Procedures Guide (PAPPG) → isAvailableAt → National Science Foundation ⓘ
this entity surface form: NSF website
Small Business Technology Transfer program → participatingAgency → National Science Foundation ⓘ
Laboratory for Nuclear Science → fundingSource → National Science Foundation ⓘ
National Science Board → parentOrganization → National Science Foundation ⓘ
National Science Board → oversees → National Science Foundation ⓘ
PAPPG → publisher → National Science Foundation ⓘ
PAPPG → issuedBy → National Science Foundation ⓘ
Vannevar Bush Award → sponsor → National Science Foundation ⓘ
National Center for Supercomputing Applications → foundedBy → National Science Foundation ⓘ
National Center for Supercomputing Applications → fundedBy → National Science Foundation ⓘ
Colwell → employer → National Science Foundation ⓘ
subject surface form: Rita R. Colwell
Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory → operatedFor → National Science Foundation ⓘ
Office of Science and Technology Policy → coordinatesWith → National Science Foundation ⓘ
Oak Ridge Associated Universities → partner → National Science Foundation ⓘ
National Radio Astronomy Observatory → fundedBy → National Science Foundation ⓘ
National Radio Astronomy Observatory → foundedBy → National Science Foundation ⓘ
National Radio Astronomy Observatory → governingBody → National Science Foundation ⓘ
Green Bank Observatory → ownedBy → National Science Foundation ⓘ
Green Bank Observatory → fundedBy → National Science Foundation ⓘ
National Science Foundation Act of 1950 → created → National Science Foundation ⓘ
National Science Foundation Act of 1950 → establishedAgency → National Science Foundation ⓘ
National Science Foundation Act of 1950 → relatedOrganization → National Science Foundation ⓘ
Science and Engineering Indicators report → sponsoredBy → National Science Foundation ⓘ
NSB → oversees → National Science Foundation ⓘ
subject surface form: National Science Board
NSB → governs → National Science Foundation ⓘ
subject surface form: National Science Board
NSB → affiliatedWith → National Science Foundation ⓘ
subject surface form: National Science Board
National Science Board Honorary Awards → parentOrganizationOfAwardingBody → National Science Foundation ⓘ