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The National Science Foundation (NSF) is an independent agency of the United States government that supports fundamental research and education in all the non-medical fields of science and engineering. Its medical counterpart is the National Institutes of Health. With an annual budget of about $8.3 billion (fiscal year 2020), the NSF funds approximately 25% of all federally supported basic research conducted by the United States' colleges and universities.[4] In some fields, such as mathematics, computer science, economics, and the social sciences, the NSF is the major source of federal backing.The NSF's director and deputy director are appointed by the President of the United States and confirmed by the United States Senate, whereas the 24 president-appointed members of the National Science Board (NSB)[5] do not require Senate confirmation. Source
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Search ArticlesNSF launches three new Science and Technology Centers with $90M investment in transformative research
The U.S. National Science Foundation is investing $90 million over five years to support three new NSF Science and Technology Centers (NSF STC). These centers will advance American leadership in science and technology, strengthen the nation's STEM workforce, and accelerate innovation in fields ranging from artificial intelligence and biotechnology to fusion energy and robotics.
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NSF AI Datasets: Unlocking Dataset Value for AI-Enabled Scientific Discovery
The key goals of the NSF AI Datasets: Unlocking Dataset Value for AI-Enabled Scientific Discovery program are: To apply artificial intelligence to extract features, generate metadata, and integrate scientific datasets. To build robust data pipelines that support automated analysis and AI-enabled research. To augment and harmonize existing datasets to increase their value for new scientific discoveries.
Podcast: Educator wins Presidential AI Challenge
U.S. National Science Foundation-supported researchers are behind an educational effort to introduce artificial intelligence techniques to elementary school children. Educator Carrie Robledo discusses her project, "AI Insect Detectives," and experience as a 2026 Presidential AI Challenge national champion. Listen to NSF Discovery Files wherever you get your podcasts.
Podcast: Researchers bring AI to elementary schoolers
Tiffany Barnes, Shiyan Jiang and Xiaoyi Tian discuss their U.S. National Science Foundation-supported project "ElementaryAI," the challenges of introducing artificial intelligence concepts into elementary school curriculum and how the project led to a win in the inaugural Presidential AI Challenge. Listen to NSF Discovery Files wherever you get your podcasts.
Eight NSF research institutes to propel U.S. quantum science with $290M investment
Understanding and wielding the quantum properties of nature is the ambitious objective of eight research institutes that will collectively receive more than $290 million from the U.S. National Science Foundation. The investment is an expansion of the NSF Quantum Leap Challenge Institutes program, which NSF created in 2020 as part of the agency's strategy to fulfill the 2018 "National Quantum Initiative Act." Of the eight institutes, three are newly formed.
NSF 26-526: NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP)
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Astronomy and Astrophysics Committee (AAAC) Meeting
About the series The Astronomy and Astrophysics Advisory Committee is a federal advisory committee chartered under the "Federal Advisory Committee Act," which resulted from one of the primary recommendations of the Presidential Committee on the Organization and Management of Research in Astronomy and Astrophysics.
Astronomy and Astrophysics Committee (AAAC) Meeting
About the series The Astronomy and Astrophysics Advisory Committee is a federal advisory committee chartered under the "Federal Advisory Committee Act," which resulted from one of the primary recommendations of the Presidential Committee on the Organization and Management of Research in Astronomy and Astrophysics.
Condensed Matter and Materials Theory (CMMT)
All proposals must be submitted in accordance with the requirements specified in the funding opportunity and in the Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG) and its supplements. All NSF grants and cooperative agreements are subject to the applicable set of NSF award terms and conditions. NSF has updated its research security policies for NSF funded projects.