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The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) was established by the National Science Foundation Act of 1950. [7] Its stated mission is "to promote the progress of science, to advance the national health, prosperity, and welfare, and to secure the national defense."
The National Science Foundation Network (NSFNET) was a program of coordinated, evolving projects sponsored by the National Science Foundation (NSF) from 1985 to 1995 to promote advanced research and education networking in the United States. [1] The program created several nationwide backbone computer networks in support of these initiatives ...
The National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program (NSF-GRFP) is a grant awarded annually by the National Science Foundation to approximately 2,000 students pursuing research-based Master's and doctoral degrees in the natural, social, and engineering sciences at US institutions. As of 2024, the fellowship provides an ...
The 'Black Proposal' [14] was a short, ten-page proposal for the creation of a supercomputing center that eventually led to funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to create supercomputing centers, including the National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA) at the University of Illinois. In this sense, the significant role ...
The Foundation shall consist of a National Science Board (hereinafter referred to as the "Board") and a Director. [2] As an independent federal agency, NSF does not fall within a cabinet department; rather NSF's activities are guided by the National Science Board. The board was established by the Congress to serve as a national science policy ...
The US National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR / ˈ ɛ n k ɑːr /) [3] is a US federally funded research and development center (FFRDC) managed by the nonprofit University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR) and funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF). [4]
Research Experiences for Undergraduates (or REUs) are competitive summer research programs in the United States for undergraduates studying science, engineering, or mathematics. [1] The programs are sponsored by the National Science Foundation, and are hosted in various universities. REUs tend to be specialized in a particular field of science.
United States National Science Foundation officials (72 P) Pages in category "National Science Foundation" The following 81 pages are in this category, out of 81 total.