▮ Services. National Science Foundation. The National Science Foundation (NSF) is a United States government agency 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 US$7.0 billion (fiscal year 2012), the NSF funds approximately 24% of all federally supported basic research conducted by the United States' colleges and universities.[3] 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 presidentially appointed members of the National Science Board (NSB)[4] do not require Senate confirmation. Grants and the merit review process[edit] Most NSF grants go to individuals or small groups of investigators, who carry out research at their home campuses. NSF. National Science Foundation. Directorate for Social, Behavioral & Economic Sciences (SBE) Award#9115559 - NSF Collaboration Theory and Coordination Technology Grantee Workshop. Award#9314879 - NSF Coordination Theory and Collaboration Technology Grantee Workshop; Arlington, VA.; July 8-10, 1993.
Award#9217527 - NSF Coordination Theory and Collaboration Technology GranteeWorkshop: July 1992. 2015 - [Report] - (Markus & Topi) Big Data, Big Decisions for Science, Society, and Business: Report on a Research Agenda Setting Workshop.