US National Science Foundation

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/US_National_Science_Foundation
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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:government_agency
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:NSF
gptkbp:awards gptkb:NSF_ADVANCE_Program
gptkb:NSF_CAREER_Award
gptkb:NSF_Major_Research_Instrumentation_Program
gptkb:NSF_Research_Experiences_for_Undergraduates
gptkb:NSF_Graduate_Research_Fellowship
gptkb:NSF_Innovation_Corps
gptkbp:budget $8.8 billion (FY 2023)
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:director gptkb:Sethuraman_Panchanathan
gptkbp:employs about 2,000 people
gptkbp:fieldOfWork gptkb:mathematics
gptkb:science
STEM education
computer science
engineering
social sciences
gptkbp:founded 1950
gptkbp:fundedBy basic research in science and engineering
education in science and engineering
gptkbp:governingBody gptkb:National_Science_Board
gptkbp:headquarters_location gptkb:Alexandria,_Virginia
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label US National Science Foundation
gptkbp:jurisdiction gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:legislature gptkb:National_Science_Foundation_Act_of_1950
gptkbp:logo NSF logo.svg
gptkbp:mission to promote the progress of science
to secure the national defense
to advance national health, prosperity, and welfare
gptkbp:notableProject gptkb:IceCube_Neutrino_Observatory
gptkb:LIGO
gptkb:NSFNET
gptkb:South_Pole_Station
gptkb:Ocean_Observatories_Initiative
gptkb:Arecibo_Observatory
gptkb:National_Ecological_Observatory_Network
gptkb:National_Superconducting_Cyclotron_Laboratory
gptkb:National_Robotics_Initiative
gptkbp:oversees gptkb:National_Center_for_Science_and_Engineering_Statistics
gptkb:National_High_Magnetic_Field_Laboratory
gptkb:National_Science_Board
gptkb:National_Radio_Astronomy_Observatory
gptkb:National_Optical-Infrared_Astronomy_Research_Laboratory
gptkbp:parentOrganization gptkb:United_States_federal_government
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Office_of_Scientific_Research_and_Development
gptkbp:regionServed gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:type gptkb:government_agency
gptkbp:website https://www.nsf.gov/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Thwaites_Glacier
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5