National Science Foundation
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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.
All labels observed (18)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T125 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: National Science Foundation Context triple: [Science, The Endless Frontier, influencedCreationOf, National Science Foundation]
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A.
Carnegie Institution of Washington
The Carnegie Institution of Washington is a private, nonprofit scientific research organization founded by Andrew Carnegie that supports advanced research across fields such as astronomy, biology, and earth sciences.
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B.
National Academy of Sciences
The National Academy of Sciences is a private, nonprofit society of distinguished scholars in the United States that advises the nation on matters related to science and technology.
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C.
Office of Scientific Research and Development
The Office of Scientific Research and Development was a U.S. government agency during World War II that coordinated military-related scientific research, including major projects like the development of radar and the atomic bomb.
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D.
National Medal of Science
The National Medal of Science is a prestigious United States presidential award that honors individuals for outstanding contributions to scientific knowledge and advancement.
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E.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a world-renowned research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, known for its pioneering work in science, engineering, and technology.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: National Science Foundation Target entity description: 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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A.
Carnegie Institution of Washington
The Carnegie Institution of Washington is a private, nonprofit scientific research organization founded by Andrew Carnegie that supports advanced research across fields such as astronomy, biology, and earth sciences.
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B.
National Academy of Sciences
The National Academy of Sciences is a private, nonprofit society of distinguished scholars in the United States that advises the nation on matters related to science and technology.
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C.
Office of Scientific Research and Development
The Office of Scientific Research and Development was a U.S. government agency during World War II that coordinated military-related scientific research, including major projects like the development of radar and the atomic bomb.
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National Medal of Science
The National Medal of Science is a prestigious United States presidential award that honors individuals for outstanding contributions to scientific knowledge and advancement.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a world-renowned research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, known for its pioneering work in science, engineering, and technology.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
funding agency
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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
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surface form:
United States
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| employs | civilian federal employees ⓘ |
| excludesField | medical research ⓘ |
| founded | 1950 ⓘ |
| foundedBy | United States Congress ⓘ |
| funds |
STEM education programs
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basic research in engineering ⓘ basic research in science ⓘ graduate research fellowships ⓘ research infrastructure ⓘ |
| governedBy | National Science Board ⓘ |
| hasAbbreviation |
National Science Foundation
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
NSF
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| hasBoard | National Science Board ⓘ |
| hasProgram |
Advanced Technological Education (ATE)
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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
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surface form:
Alexandria, Virginia
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| inception | 1950 ⓘ |
| industry |
research funding
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science and engineering education ⓘ |
| isPartOf | United States science and technology policy apparatus ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States government
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surface form:
United States federal government
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| legalForm | independent agency of the United States government ⓘ |
| mission |
to advance national health, prosperity, and welfare
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to promote the progress of science ⓘ to secure the national defense ⓘ |
| officialLanguage | English ⓘ |
| oversees |
National Science Foundation
self-linksurface differs
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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
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chemistry ⓘ computer science ⓘ engineering ⓘ geosciences ⓘ mathematics ⓘ physics ⓘ social sciences ⓘ |
| website | https://www.nsf.gov ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: National Science Foundation Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (157)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
U.S. National Science Foundation (for some facilities)
this entity surface form:
NSF (United States National Science Foundation)
National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics
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parentAgency
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National Science Foundation
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Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers
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sponsor
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National Science Foundation
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National Science Foundation Presidential Faculty Fellowship
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administeredBy
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National Science Foundation
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National Science Foundation Presidential Faculty Fellowship
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sponsor
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National Science Foundation
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National Science Foundation Presidential Faculty Fellowship
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hasAwardingBody
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National Science Foundation
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LIGO (Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory)
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fundedBy
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National Science Foundation
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subject surface form:
LIGO
this entity surface form:
National Science Foundation National Science Board
Department of Astrophysical Sciences at Princeton University
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collaboratesWith
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National Science Foundation
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Assistant Director for Computer and Information Science and Engineering at the National Science Foundation
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partOf
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National Science Foundation
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Assistant Director for Computer and Information Science and Engineering at the National Science Foundation
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employer
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National Science Foundation
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University-National Oceanographic Laboratory System
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collaboratesWith
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National Science Foundation
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