National Science Foundation (U.S.)

The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) is a large funding body that constitutes approximately 20 percent of all federally supported basic research, conducted largely within universities and colleges. Founded in 1950 by the U.S. Congress “to promote the progress of science; ...

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