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)

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National Science Board Honorary Awards → associatedWith → National Science Foundation ⓘ
this entity surface form: National Science Foundation headquarters
National Science Board Honorary Awards → sponsor → National Science Foundation ⓘ
this entity surface form: National Science Foundation through the National Science Board
Vera C. Rubin Observatory → fundedBy → National Science Foundation ⓘ
Arecibo Observatory → ownedBy → National Science Foundation ⓘ
Arecibo Observatory → governingBody → National Science Foundation ⓘ
National Astronomy and Ionosphere Center → fundedBy → National Science Foundation ⓘ
United States technology sector → supportedBy → National Science Foundation ⓘ
NASA APD → collaboratesWith → National Science Foundation ⓘ
CTIO → operatedBy → National Science Foundation ⓘ
CTIO → fundedBy → National Science Foundation ⓘ
NSFNET → fullName → National Science Foundation ⓘ
this entity surface form: National Science Foundation Network
NSFNET → operator → National Science Foundation ⓘ
NSFNET → fundedBy → National Science Foundation ⓘ
Palmer Station → operator → National Science Foundation ⓘ
Owens Valley Radio Observatory → fundedBy → National Science Foundation ⓘ
Blue Waters → fundedBy → National Science Foundation ⓘ
Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy → partnerOf → National Science Foundation ⓘ
NOIRLab → operatedBy → National Science Foundation ⓘ
NOIRLab → parentOrganization → National Science Foundation ⓘ
NOIRLab → fundingSource → National Science Foundation ⓘ
NOIRLab → governedBy → National Science Foundation ⓘ
this entity surface form: National Science Foundation policies
DUNE experiment → sponsors → National Science Foundation ⓘ
Dark Energy Survey → fundingAgency → National Science Foundation ⓘ
this entity surface form: U.S. National Science Foundation
NOvA experiment → fundedBy → National Science Foundation ⓘ
MINOS experiment → fundedBy → National Science Foundation ⓘ
Rita Rossi → employer → National Science Foundation ⓘ
subject surface form: Rita R. Colwell
Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope → ownedBy → National Science Foundation ⓘ
Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope → fundedBy → National Science Foundation ⓘ
Very Large Array (VLA) Radio Telescope → ownedBy → National Science Foundation ⓘ
subject surface form: Very Large Array
Very Large Array (VLA) Radio Telescope → governingBody → National Science Foundation ⓘ
subject surface form: Very Large Array
Very Large Array radio telescope (near Magdalena) → fundedBy → National Science Foundation ⓘ
subject surface form: Very Large Array
Very Large Array radio telescope (near Magdalena) → owner → National Science Foundation ⓘ
subject surface form: Very Large Array
Solomon Lefschetz → employer → National Science Foundation ⓘ
Science Resources Statistics, National Science Foundation → partOf → National Science Foundation ⓘ
Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics → sponsor → National Science Foundation ⓘ
Subra Suresh → employer → National Science Foundation ⓘ
this entity surface form: U.S. National Science Foundation
Two Micron All Sky Survey → fundingAgency → National Science Foundation ⓘ
USC Information Sciences Institute → fundedBy → National Science Foundation ⓘ
McMurdo Station → operator → National Science Foundation ⓘ
MIT–Harvard Center for Ultracold Atoms → sponsoredBy → National Science Foundation ⓘ
Amundsen–Scott South Pole Station → operator → National Science Foundation ⓘ
South Pole Telescope → fundedBy → National Science Foundation ⓘ
South Pole Telescope → fundedBy → National Science Foundation ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States National Science Foundation
IceCube Neutrino Observatory → fundedBy → National Science Foundation ⓘ
Very Long Baseline Array → owner → National Science Foundation ⓘ
Very Long Baseline Array → fundedBy → National Science Foundation ⓘ
Green Bank Telescope → fundedBy → National Science Foundation ⓘ
Robert C. Byrd Green Bank Telescope → ownedBy → National Science Foundation ⓘ
Robert C. Byrd Green Bank Telescope → fundedBy → National Science Foundation ⓘ
140 Foot Telescope → affiliation → National Science Foundation ⓘ