National Science Foundation (NSF)

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The National Science Foundation (NSF) is an independent federal agency created by Congress in 1950 "to promote the progress of science; to advance the national health, prosperity, and welfare; to secure the national defense…" With an annual budget of about $7.0 billion (FY 2012), we are the funding source for approximately 20 percent of all federally supported basic research conducted by America’s colleges and universities. In many fields such as mathematics, computer science and the social sciences, NSF is the major source of federal backing.
NSF is tasked with keeping the United States at the leading edge of discovery in a wide range of scientific areas, from astronomy to geology to zoology. So, in addition to funding research in the traditional academic areas, the agency also supports "high risk, high pay off" ideas, novel collaborations and numerous projects that may seem like science fiction today, but which the public will take for granted tomorrow. And in every case, we ensure that research is fully integrated with education so that today's revolutionary work will also be training tomorrow's top scientists and engineers.

Contact information:

Mail: National Science Foundation
4201 Wilson Blvd
Arlington, VA 22230

Phone: (703) 292-5111

FIRS: (800) 877-8339

TDD: (703) 292-5090 or (800) 281-8749

General inquiries about the mission and programs of NSF: info@nsf.gov 

Inquiries about the NSF website, including accessibility issues: webmaster@nsf.gov 

Inquiries about FastLane: fastlane@nsf.gov 

 

The fund is a competitive fund
web site: http://www.nsf.gov/index.jsp