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.

Aliases (13)

U.S. National Science Foundation ×2
Engineering Research Centers ×1
NSF ×1
NSF Directorate for Education and Human Resources ×1
NSF Directorate for STEM Education ×1
NSF website ×1
National Science Foundation Directorate for Education and Human Resources ×1
National Science Foundation Network ×1
National Science Foundation directorates ×1
National Science Foundation headquarters ×1
National Science Foundation policies ×1
National Science Foundation through the National Science Board ×1
U.S. Antarctic Program ×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 →
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	NSF →
hasBoard	National Science Board →
hasProgram	Advanced Technological Education (ATE) → Engineering Research Centers → Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program → Graduate Research Fellowship Program → Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) → Science and Technology Centers →
headquartersLocation	Alexandria, Virginia →
inception	1950 →
industry	research funding → science and engineering education →
isPartOf	United States science and technology policy apparatus →
jurisdiction	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	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 (83)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Blue Waters → CTIO → Green Bank Observatory → MINOS experiment → NOvA experiment → NSFNET → National Astronomy and Ionosphere Center → National Center for Supercomputing Applications → National Radio Astronomy Observatory → Owens Valley Radio Observatory → Vera C. Rubin Observatory → Very Large Array → Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope →	fundedBy
ATE → Advanced Technological Education ("NSF Directorate for STEM Education") → Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program → Graduate Research Fellowship Program → NSF CAREER Program → National Medal of Science → Research Experiences for Undergraduates →	administeredBy
ATE ("U.S. National Science Foundation") → Advanced Technological Education → Graduate Research Fellowship Program → NSF CAREER Program ("National Science Foundation Directorate for Education and Human Resources") → National Science Board Honorary Awards ("National Science Foundation through the National Science Board") → Research Experiences for Undergraduates → Vannevar Bush Award →	sponsor
Neal Lane → Rita R. Colwell → Rita R. Colwell → Rita R. Colwell → Solomon Lefschetz →	employer
Arecibo Observatory → National Radio Astronomy Observatory → Research Experiences for Undergraduates ("NSF Directorate for Education and Human Resources") → Very Large Array →	governingBody
Arecibo Observatory → Green Bank Observatory → Very Large Array → Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope →	ownedBy
National Science Board → National Science Board → National Science Foundation ("U.S. Antarctic Program") →	oversees
National Center for Supercomputing Applications → National Radio Astronomy Observatory →	foundedBy
Advanced Technological Education → Dark Energy Survey ("U.S. National Science Foundation") →	fundingAgency
Laboratory for Nuclear Science → NOIRLab →	fundingSource
CTIO → NOIRLab →	operatedBy
NSFNET → Palmer Station →	operator
NOIRLab → National Science Board →	parentOrganization
Small Business Innovation Research program → Small Business Technology Transfer program →	participatingAgency
NSF Proposal and Award Policies and Procedures Guide (PAPPG) → PAPPG →	publisher
National Science Board →	affiliatedWith
National Science Board Honorary Awards ("National Science Foundation headquarters") →	associatedWith
Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program ("National Science Foundation directorates") →	awardedBy
NASA APD →	collaboratesWith
Office of Science and Technology Policy →	coordinatesWith
National Science Foundation Act of 1950 →	created
National Science Foundation Act of 1950 →	establishedAgency
NSFNET ("National Science Foundation Network") →	fullName
NOIRLab ("National Science Foundation policies") →	governedBy
National Science Board →	governs
National Science Foundation ("NSF") →	hasAbbreviation
National Science Foundation ("Engineering Research Centers") →	hasProgram
Science, The Endless Frontier →	influencedCreationOf
NSF Proposal and Award Policies and Procedures Guide (PAPPG) ("NSF website") →	isAvailableAt
PAPPG →	issuedBy
Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory →	operatedFor
Very Large Array →	owner
National Science Board Honorary Awards →	parentOrganizationOfAwardingBody
Oak Ridge Associated Universities →	partner
Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy →	partnerOf
National Science Foundation Act of 1950 →	relatedOrganization
Science and Engineering Indicators report →	sponsoredBy
DUNE experiment →	sponsors
United States technology sector →	supportedBy