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We also support solutions-oriented research with the potential to produce advancements for the American people.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p></div> </section> </div> <div class="block block-nsf-custom block-table-of-contents-block"> <div class="table-of-contents"> <h2 class="table-of-contents__title"> <img class="icon-document" src="/themes/custom/nsf_theme/components/images/icons/document.svg" alt="" /> On this page </h2> <nav aria-label="Table of Contents" class="table-of-contents__items"> <ul> <li> <a href="#what-we-support-b2a" > What we support</a> </li> <li> <a href="#how-we-work-58d" > How we work</a> </li> <li> <a href="#who-we-are-ff8" > Who we are</a> </li> </ul> </nav> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="palette palette--light-blue layout-container--wrapper nsf-layout nsf-layout--twocol-60-40 full-browser-width"> <div class="nsf-layout--outer"> <div class="nsf-layout--inner"> </div> <div class="nsf-layout--inner"> <div class="layout__region 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class="layout__region layout__region--headline"> <div class="block block-layout-builder block-inline-blockcomponent-text nsf-component"> <section class="text__container"> <h2 id="what-we-support-b2a" class="text__title">What we support</h2> </section> </div> <div class="block block-layout-builder block-inline-blockdivider"> <hr class="divider"> </div> </div> </div> <div class="nsf-layout--inner"> <div class="layout__region layout__region--first"> <div class="block block-layout-builder block-inline-blockcomponent-text nsf-component"> <section class="text__container"> <div class="text__content text-formatted"> <div data-embed-button="media_entity_embed" data-entity-embed-display="entity_reference:media_thumbnail" data-entity-embed-display-settings="{"image_style":"_inline_image_full_width","alt":null,"link_url":"","link_url_target":0}" data-entity-type="media" data-entity-uuid="2242f4ce-c4a8-45f2-a06d-4d9351a3c6bf" data-langcode="en" data-caption-override="1" data-credit-override="1" data-media-downloadable="0" class="embedded-entity" data-media-id="8162"> <img loading="lazy" src="https://nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/styles/_inline_image_full_width/s3/2023-02/Discovery_and%20Innovation_ABOUT%20NSF%20BETA%20SITE%20USE%20ONLY.jpg?VersionId=quw_6bHGLjJuRe4jHdInx6CNq3fENQnK&itok=aeQ1kA9P" width="800" height="274" alt class="image-style--inline-image-full-width"> </div> </div> </section> </div> <div class="block block-layout-builder block-inline-blockcomponent-text nsf-component"> <section class="text__container"> <div class="text__content text-formatted"><h3>Discovery and innovation</h3> <p><span><span><span><span><span><span>NSF invests in researchers as they probe the unknown and seek to understand nature's great mysteries. These investments support </span></span></span></span></span></span>basic research across all fields of fundamental science and engineering, except the medical sciences, as well as <span><span><span><span><span><span>use-inspired research with the potential to create products and solutions that improve people's lives. </span></span></span></span></span></span></p></div> </section> </div> <div class="block block-layout-builder block-inline-blockbutton alignment-left nsf-component"> <a href="/focus-areas" title="Explore our focus areas" class="link-button usa-button usa-button--outline " > Explore our focus areas </a> </div> </div> <div class="layout__region layout__region--second"> <div class="block block-layout-builder block-inline-blockcomponent-text nsf-component"> <section class="text__container"> <div class="text__content text-formatted"> <div data-embed-button="media_entity_embed" data-entity-embed-display="entity_reference:media_thumbnail" data-entity-embed-display-settings="{"image_style":"_inline_image_full_width","alt":null,"link_url":"","link_url_target":0}" data-entity-type="media" data-entity-uuid="7613c3c9-630e-43b2-9d2d-b89ad73003d0" data-langcode="en" data-caption-override="1" data-credit-override="1" data-media-downloadable="0" class="embedded-entity" data-media-id="8163"> <img loading="lazy" src="https://nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/styles/_inline_image_full_width/s3/2022-11/Partnerships_ABOUT%20NSF%20BETA%20SITE%20USE%20ONLY.png?VersionId=zIgC2Yik1ZVMvzErrB7HnrRpjIFSku_E&itok=L7A_nFA7" width="800" height="274" alt class="image-style--inline-image-full-width"> </div> </div> </section> </div> <div class="block block-layout-builder block-inline-blockcomponent-text nsf-component"> <section class="text__container"> <div class="text__content text-formatted"><h3>Partnerships</h3> <p><span><span><span><span><span><span>NSF supports research partnerships between colleges and universities, industry, nonprofits, government and other organizations within the U.S. and across the globe. These investments focus on sparking new ideas and creative approaches that can accelerate discovery and transform knowledge into tangible benefits to society.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p></div> </section> </div> <div class="block block-layout-builder block-inline-blockbutton alignment-left nsf-component"> <a href="/focus-areas/research-partnerships" title="Learn about partnerships" class="link-button usa-button usa-button--outline " > Learn about partnerships </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="nsf-layout--inner"> </div> </div> </div> <div class="palette palette--light-gray layout-container--wrapper nsf-layout nsf-layout--twocol full-browser-width"> <div class="nsf-layout--outer"> <div class="nsf-layout--inner"> </div> <div class="nsf-layout--inner"> <div class="layout__region layout__region--first"> <div class="block block-layout-builder block-inline-blockcomponent-text nsf-component"> <section class="text__container"> <div class="text__content text-formatted"> <div data-embed-button="media_entity_embed" data-entity-embed-display="entity_reference:media_thumbnail" data-entity-embed-display-settings="{"image_style":"_inline_image_full_width","alt":null,"link_url":"","link_url_target":0}" data-entity-type="media" data-entity-uuid="ea3354c2-93bd-4ea9-bf63-07e0c043c3f8" data-langcode="en" data-caption-override="1" data-credit-override="1" data-media-downloadable="0" class="embedded-entity" data-media-id="8169"> <img loading="lazy" src="https://nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/styles/_inline_image_full_width/s3/2022-11/Infrastructure_ABOUT%20NSF%20BETA%20SITE%20USE%20ONLY.jpg?VersionId=BPujSakVv8QIWp9E80AM0NqDVEto6Dw0&itok=9jLSaY2z" width="800" height="274" alt="""" class="image-style--inline-image-full-width"> </div> </div> </section> </div> <div class="block block-layout-builder block-inline-blockcomponent-text nsf-component"> <section class="text__container"> <div class="text__content text-formatted"><h3>Infrastructure</h3> <p><span><span><span><span><span><span>NSF invests in supercomputers, ground-based telescopes, research stations in the Arctic and</span></span></span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span><span><span> Antarctic, the world’s largest and highest-powered magnet lab, long-term ecological sites,</span></span></span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span><span><span> engineering centers and other infrastructure and state-of-the-art tools to sustain the nation's</span></span></span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span><span><span> scientific enterprise. Many of these facilities not only drive discoveries, but</span></span></span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span><span><span> also serve as training grounds for the next generation of scientists and engineers.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p></div> </section> </div> <div class="block block-layout-builder block-inline-blockbutton alignment-left nsf-component"> <a href="/focus-areas/infrastructure" title="Learn about research infrastructure" class="link-button usa-button usa-button--outline " > Learn about research infrastructure </a> </div> </div> <div class="layout__region layout__region--second"> <div class="block block-layout-builder block-inline-blockcomponent-text nsf-component"> <section class="text__container"> <div class="text__content text-formatted"> <div data-embed-button="media_entity_embed" data-entity-embed-display="entity_reference:media_thumbnail" data-entity-embed-display-settings="{"image_style":"_inline_image_full_width","alt":null,"link_url":"","link_url_target":0}" data-entity-type="media" data-entity-uuid="0262bd91-6a1e-4e68-a580-c2f233778924" data-langcode="en" data-caption-override="1" data-credit-override="1" data-media-downloadable="0" class="embedded-entity" data-media-id="8168"> <img loading="lazy" src="https://nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/styles/_inline_image_full_width/s3/2022-11/Education_ABOUT%20NSF%20BETA%20SITE%20USE%20ONLY.png?VersionId=X.SGxJ7DA_3LP3XgZPAx_QYL4iD.k.oX&itok=pPo_-ViK" width="800" height="274" alt class="image-style--inline-image-full-width"> </div> </div> </section> </div> <div class="block block-layout-builder block-inline-blockcomponent-text nsf-component"> <section class="text__container"> <div class="text__content text-formatted"><h3>Education </h3> <p>NSF invests in education and training programs that attract individuals from diverse backgrounds and from every sector. These investments — spanning pre-K through graduate school and beyond — ensure a pipeline of people and ideas ready to solve pressing global challenges in science and engineering.</p><p> </p></div> </section> </div> <div class="block block-layout-builder block-inline-blockbutton alignment-left nsf-component"> <a href="/focus-areas/education" title="Learn about education and training" class="link-button usa-button usa-button--outline " > Learn about education and training </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="nsf-layout--inner"> </div> </div> </div> <div class="palette palette--light-gray layout-container--wrapper nsf-layout nsf-layout--base full-browser-width"> <div class = "nsf-layout--outer"> <div class = "nsf-layout--inner"> <div class="layout__region layout__region--main"> <div class="card-dark-blue card-dark-blue--horizontal block block-layout-builder block-inline-blockcomponent-featured-content" class="block block-layout-builder block-inline-blockcomponent-featured-content" data-media-id="7064" data-is-footer-caption-credit data-src="https://nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/2022-10/solar-cell-tech-perovskite.png?VersionId=jE4nEnGNJENfjoxblVPxJVru6uCAkO2k" data-footer-caption-credit-src="https://nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/styles/image_credit_caption_block_130x78_/s3/2022-10/solar-cell-tech-perovskite.png?VersionId=yL1Ye50NIUzDqOHuJuOVHJbfpKOxoXEB&amp;itok=jvqYnqTs" data-caption="Engineers have developed an accelerated aging process to forecast long-term solar cell performance." data-credit="Bumper DeJesus" data-component-id="nsf_theme:card-dark-blue"> <div class="card-dark-blue__inner"> <div class="card-dark-blue__content fullwidth"> <div class="card-dark-blue__image"> <div class="card-dark-blue__image--image"> <picture> <source srcset="https://nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/styles/featured_content_tablet/s3/2022-10/solar-cell-tech-perovskite.png.webp?VersionId=afa1eVxZadZKso4E2mQ64XUxHxny2e2f&itok=MOzWMiSS 1x" media="all and (min-width: 640px)" type="image/webp" width="500" height="324"/> <source srcset="https://nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/styles/featured_content_mobile/s3/2022-10/solar-cell-tech-perovskite.png.webp?VersionId=JQ7WfIKMNmqT40JKoXd6MQBZ6imO99G5&itok=zne-UHpA 1x" media="all and (min-width: 0)" type="image/webp" width="595" height="400"/> <source srcset="https://nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/styles/featured_content_tablet/s3/2022-10/solar-cell-tech-perovskite.png?VersionId=afa1eVxZadZKso4E2mQ64XUxHxny2e2f&itok=MOzWMiSS 1x" media="all and (min-width: 640px)" type="image/png" width="500" height="324"/> <source srcset="https://nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/styles/featured_content_mobile/s3/2022-10/solar-cell-tech-perovskite.png.webp?VersionId=JQ7WfIKMNmqT40JKoXd6MQBZ6imO99G5&itok=zne-UHpA 1x" media="all and (min-width: 0)" type="image/webp" width="595" height="400"/> <img src="https://nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/styles/featured_content_tablet/s3/2022-10/solar-cell-tech-perovskite.png?VersionId=afa1eVxZadZKso4E2mQ64XUxHxny2e2f&itok=MOzWMiSS" width="500" height="324" alt="Magnifying glass held up to solar cell components" loading="lazy" /> </picture> </div> <span role="img" aria-label="Magnifying glass held up to solar cell components" class="card-dark-blue__background-image" style="background-image: url(https://nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/styles/featured_content_tablet/s3/2022-10/solar-cell-tech-perovskite.png?VersionId=afa1eVxZadZKso4E2mQ64XUxHxny2e2f&itok=MOzWMiSS);"></span> </div> <div class="card-dark-blue__text"> <h3> <a href="/funding/opportunities">Find funding</a> </h3> <p>Search current funding opportunities from across NSF.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="layout-container--wrapper nsf-layout nsf-layout--twocol-60-40 constrained-width"> <div class="nsf-layout--outer"> <div class="nsf-layout--inner"> <div class="layout__region layout__region--headline"> <div class="block block-layout-builder block-inline-blockcomponent-text nsf-component"> <section class="text__container"> <h2 id="how-we-work-58d" class="text__title">How we work</h2> </section> </div> <div class="block block-layout-builder block-inline-blockdivider"> <hr class="divider"> </div> </div> </div> <div class="nsf-layout--inner"> <div class="layout__region layout__region--first"> <div class="block block-layout-builder block-inline-blockcomponent-text nsf-component"> <section class="text__container"> <div class="text__content text-formatted"><p>As described in our <strong><a href="https://www.nsf.gov/about/performance/strategic_plan.jsp">strategic plan</a></strong>, NSF is tasked with keeping the U.S. at the leading edge of discovery in science and engineering, to the benefit of all, without barriers to participation.</p> <p><span><span><span><span><span>NSF works closely with the research community to shape our numerous </span></span><a href="https://beta.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities"><strong><span><span>funding opportunities</span></span></strong></a><span><span>. </span></span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span><span>Scientists, engineers and educators can join the agency as temporary program directors</span></span><span>; these "<a data-entity-substitution="canonical" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="c31951e4-e06f-412a-b30a-a3025accdedc" href="/careers/rotator-programs" title="Rotator Programs"><strong><span><span>rotators</span></span></strong></a>" make recommendations about which proposals to fund and influence new directions in the fields of science, engineering and education. </span><span><span>We also support workshops and other events </span></span><span><span>that help identify potentially transformative areas of inquiry for future funding.</span></span></span></span></span></p> <p><span><span><span><span><span><span>NSF uses a rigorous system of <a data-entity-substitution="canonical" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="c237599f-37fa-46ed-8e9d-836840f2e2d3" href="/funding/merit-review" title="How We Make Funding Decisions"><strong>merit review</strong></a> to ensure the proposals we receive are evaluated in a fair, competitive, transparent and in-depth manner. Each year, about 50,000 scientists, engineers and educators give their time to serve as <a href="https://www.nsf.gov/bfa/dias/policy/merit_review/reviewer.jsp"><strong>independent reviewers</strong></a> of the proposals submitted to NSF.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p></div> </section> </div> </div> <div class="layout__region layout__region--second"> <div class="card-dark-blue card-dark-blue--vertical block block-layout-builder block-inline-blockcomponent-featured-content" class="block block-layout-builder block-inline-blockcomponent-featured-content" data-media-id="7896" data-is-footer-caption-credit data-src="https://nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/2022-10/SXSW_2022_JC_012.jpg?VersionId=CkAJHu0_qRuIkGAQKZ3YeIfcb3SsIDpe" data-footer-caption-credit-src="https://nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/styles/image_credit_caption_block_130x78_/s3/2022-10/SXSW_2022_JC_012.jpg?VersionId=t6XK70p.y1OmcP1eOzUAuiOYcLOe7Hnm&amp;itok=VlWL3C5n" data-caption="" data-credit="Josh Chamot/NSF" data-component-id="nsf_theme:card-dark-blue"> <div class="card-dark-blue__inner"> <div class="card-dark-blue__content fullwidth"> <div class="card-dark-blue__image"> <div class="card-dark-blue__image--image"> <picture> <source srcset="https://nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/styles/featured_content_tablet/s3/2022-10/SXSW_2022_JC_012.jpg.webp?VersionId=Ynnv4a43wV6B8fe4m1W4_bzJWUfFgiz6&itok=vONfOxwD 1x" media="all and (min-width: 640px)" type="image/webp" width="500" height="324"/> <source srcset="https://nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/styles/featured_content_mobile/s3/2022-10/SXSW_2022_JC_012.jpg.webp?VersionId=AWRREzU7g4ReKTE1CBXjO2BxCxQKoty9&itok=uYggGbqz 1x" media="all and (min-width: 0)" type="image/webp" width="595" height="400"/> <source srcset="https://nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/styles/featured_content_tablet/s3/2022-10/SXSW_2022_JC_012.jpg?VersionId=Ynnv4a43wV6B8fe4m1W4_bzJWUfFgiz6&itok=vONfOxwD 1x" media="all and (min-width: 640px)" type="image/jpeg" width="500" height="324"/> <source srcset="https://nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/styles/featured_content_mobile/s3/2022-10/SXSW_2022_JC_012.jpg.webp?VersionId=AWRREzU7g4ReKTE1CBXjO2BxCxQKoty9&itok=uYggGbqz 1x" media="all and (min-width: 0)" type="image/webp" width="595" height="400"/> <img src="https://nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/styles/featured_content_tablet/s3/2022-10/SXSW_2022_JC_012.jpg?VersionId=Ynnv4a43wV6B8fe4m1W4_bzJWUfFgiz6&itok=vONfOxwD" width="500" height="324" alt="A woman explores NSF's Ice Cube through a virtual reality headset at an NSF event booth" loading="lazy" /> </picture> </div> </div> <div class="card-dark-blue__text"> <h3> <a href="/events">Attend an NSF event</a> </h3> <p>Join virtual information sessions for applicants, live chats with NSF researchers, exciting lectures from experts and more.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="nsf-layout--inner"> </div> </div> </div> <div class="palette palette--light-gray layout-container--wrapper nsf-layout nsf-layout--threecol full-browser-width"> <div class="nsf-layout--outer"> <div class="nsf-layout--inner"> <div class="layout__region layout__region--headline"> <div class="block block-layout-builder block-inline-blockcomponent-text nsf-component"> <section class="text__container"> <h2 id="who-we-are-ff8" class="text__title">Who we are</h2> </section> </div> <div class="block block-layout-builder block-inline-blockdivider"> <hr class="divider"> </div> </div> </div> <div class="nsf-layout--inner"> <div class="layout__region layout__region--first"> <div class="block block-layout-builder block-inline-blockcomponent-text nsf-component"> <section class="text__container"> <div class="text__content text-formatted"> <div data-embed-button="media_entity_embed" data-entity-embed-display="entity_reference:media_thumbnail" data-entity-embed-display-settings="{"image_style":"_inline_image_full_width","alt":null,"link_url":"","link_url_target":0}" data-entity-type="media" data-entity-uuid="9d11d55c-6093-4923-97a4-037b0b422c8f" data-langcode="en" data-caption-override="1" data-credit-override="1" data-media-downloadable="0" class="embedded-entity" data-media-id="7773"> <img loading="lazy" src="https://nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/styles/_inline_image_full_width/s3/2023-04/Voss-NSF002%20uncropped%20Official%20NSF%20Pic_h.JPG?VersionId=VdtZL4AybJjV1mom95UwJlMZQvWqR.BB&itok=9NpE6t2J" alt="Photo of NSF Director, Sethuraman Panchanathan" class="image-style--inline-image-full-width"> </div> </div> </section> </div> <div class="block block-layout-builder block-inline-blockcomponent-text nsf-component"> <section class="text__container"> <div class="text__content text-formatted"><h3>Our leadership</h3> <p><span><span><span><span><span><span>Together, NSF's director and the National Science Board oversee the agency's long-range planning and activities.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p></div> </section> </div> <div class="block block-layout-builder 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