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National Science Foundationhttp//www.nsf.gov

• Maria Zemankova, Ph.D. mzemanko_at_nsf.gov
• Program Director
• Information Knowledge Management
• Information Intelligent Systems Division
• Computer Information Science Engineering
  Directorate
• http//www.cise.nsf.gov/iis
• 703-292-8930

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NSF IN A NUTSHELL

• Independent Agency
• Supports basic research education
• Uses grant mechanism
• Low overhead highly automated

• Discipline-based structure
• Cross-disciplinary mechanisms
• Use of Rotators/IPAs
• National Science Board

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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
Director Deputy Director (OD)
National Science Board (NSB)
Inspector General (OIG)
Staff Offices
Mathematical Physical Sciences (MPS)
Computer Information Science Eng (CISE)
Biological Sciences (BIO)
Engineering (ENG)
Geosciences (GEO)
Social, Behavioral Economic Sciences (SBE)
Budget, Finance Award Management (BFA)
Information Resource Management (IRM)
Education Human Resources (EHR)
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OTHER NSF OFFICES

• EPSCoR
• Equal Opportunity
• General Counsel
• Integrative Affairs
• International SE

• Legislative Public Affairs
• Multidisciplinary Activities
• Overseas (Paris/Tokyo)
• Polar Programs
• SBIR/STTR

• Office of CyberInfrastructure

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NSFs ORIGIN, MISSION GOAL

• Established in 1950 by NSF Act
• Only Agency Authorized to Provide Funding for
  Research Across All SE Disciplines
• To Promote Progress of Science and Advance
  National Health, Prosperity Welfare by
  Supporting Research Education in SE
• NSFs Goal of Funding Best SE Proposals

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NSF PROPOSALSUBMISSION ELIGIBILITY

• U.S. Universities and Colleges
• U.S. Nonprofit, Nonacademic Organizations
• U.S. For-Profit Organizations
• State/Local Educational Organizations
• Unaffiliated U.S. Scientists, Engineers,
  Educators, Citizens
• NSF Rarely Supports Foreign Organizations or
  Other Federal Agencies
• Program Solicitations may establish more
  restrictive eligibility

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NSF Considers Research Proposals In All Fields
of Science and Engineering

• SCIENCES
• Astronomy
• Atmospheric Sciences
• Biological Sciences
• Behavioral Sciences
• Physical Sciences
• Computer Science
• Earth Sciences
• Materials Research
• Mathematical Sciences

• Oceanography
• Research on Learning
• Social Sciences
• ENGINEERING
• Chemical
• Aeronautical
• Civil
• Electrical
• Etc.

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NSF STRATEGIC INVESTMENT GOALS

• People - Developing a diverse, internationally
  competitive and globally engaged workforce of
  scientists, engineers, and well-prepared
  citizens.
• Ideas - Enabling discoveries across the frontier
  of science and engineering, connected to
  learning, innovation, and service to society.
• Tools - Providing broadly accessible,
  state-of-the-art shared research and education
  tools.
• Organizational Excellence Operating an agile,
  innovative organization with leadership and sound
  business practices

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NSF BUDGETS (In BILLIONS)BY STRATEGIC GOAL


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NSF SHARE OF TOTAL FEDERAL SUPPORT FOR BASIC
RESEARCHAT ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS
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NSF PROJECT FUNDING PROFILE
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Number of People Involved in NSF Activities (FY
2006 Estimate)
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APPROPRIATIONS FOR NFS FY 1998 - 2007
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7.9
Flat
9.4
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Fiscal 2006 Appropriations
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NSF PROPOSAL STATISTICS(FY 2005)

• 41,751 proposal actions
• 254,000 reviews
• 58,000 reviewers
• 9,784 awards
• 23.0 funding rate

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NSF RESEARCHGRANT PROFILE (FY 2005)

• Competitive awards 9,794
• Average annual award 155,280
• Median annual award 97,065
• Average duration (research) 2.9 years

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NSF-Wide Investments
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National Nanotechnology Initiative

• Fiscal Year 2007 areas of emphasis
• Fundamental nanoscale phenomena and processes
• Nanomaterials
• Nanoscale devices and systems
• Instrumentation research for nano technology
• Nanomanufacturing
• Major research facilities and infrastructure
  acquisition
• Societal Dimensions

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National Nanotechnology Initiative Foundation-Wide
Funding
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Biocomplexity in the Environment(Final Year)

• Fiscal year 2006 priorities include
• Carbon and Water in Earth Systems
• Dynamics of Coupled Natural and Human Systems
• Materials Use Science, Engineering and Society

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Human Social Dynamics(Fourth Year)

• Fiscal Year 2006 areas of emphasis
• Agents of change focusing on large-scale
  changes in humanity and society in areas such as
  industrial globalization and disease epidemics,
  and how we influence technological change
• Dynamics of human behavior applying
  state-of-the-art methods and cross-disciplinary
  approaches to better understand the dynamics that
  influence human behavior and action
• Decision-making and risk improving
  decision-making in an uncertain world by studying
  risk perception and response to stimuli such as
  hazards and extreme events and the role of
  educational systems in that response

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Mathematical Sciences(Fifth Year)

• Fiscal Year 2007 areas of emphasis include
• Fundamental Mathematical and Statistical Sciences
• Advancing Interdisciplinary Science and
  Engineering
• Mathematical and statistical challenges posed by
  large data sets.
• Managing and modeling uncertainty
• Modeling complex nonlinear systems
• Advancing Mathematical Sciences Education

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Climate Change Science Program

• FY 2006-2007 areas of emphasis
• Atmospheric Composition
• Climate Variability and Change
• The Global Water Cycle
• Land-Use and Land-Cover Change
• Global Carbon Cycle
• Ecosystems
• Human Contributions and Responses

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International Polar Year
Marks the 50th anniversary of the International
Geophysical Year (1957-58)

• Fiscal 2007 areas of emphasis
• Study of Environmental Arctic Change
• Polar Ice Sheet Dynamics and Stability
• Life in the Cold and Dark

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NSF Priority Areas FY 2007 Request
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Current Proposal, Award and Funding Trends


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COMPARISON OF NSF BUDGET, STAFF, ANDCOMPETITIVE
PROPOSAL SUBMISSION
250 200 150 100 50 0 -50
Percentage Change
1983 1985 1987 1989 1991 1993
1995 1997 1999 2001 2003
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Number of FY 2003 Proposals 29,164 Declines,
10,791 Awards
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Based on estimated 2002-2003 GDP Deflators
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