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General
Search Tips
Detailed information is available on Simple Search, Advanced Search and Wildcard Searches
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Viewing
Results
By default, search results are displayed in list format. You can
switch to a tabular view of the data by clicking on the "Table"
icon at the top of the results list.
In table view, you
can select which columns to display by using the "Customize
Columns" feature.
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What does the "Relevance" score mean?
Relevance is a score assigned by the search engine. It is based on how
frequently the query terms appears in the document as well as other
factors. The score is given in comparison to other documents found by the search.
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Exporting
Results
Up to 3,000 results can be immediately exported in one of the
supported formats (CSV, XML, Excel and Text). If you have sorted
the result set (e.g. by award number or dollar amount), that order
will be preserved in the export.
For searches returning
more than 3,000 results, you can also get a complete set of results
(XML format only), by selecting the "Export All" feature. Because
this file can be very large, processing takes place in off-hours.
Please enter your email address to be sent a link when the export
file is ready for download. Your email address will not be used
for any other purpose. Awards made in a given calendar year are
available on the Download Awards page.
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Recovery Act
(ARRA) Awards
To find Recovery Act awards, click on the "ARRA Awards" link on
the Popular Searches page.
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Copyright
Award data posted on the NSF web site, including award
abstract text, is in the public domain and not subject to
copyright. Publications and conference proceedings listed as
resulting from an award are subject to copyright as indicated by
the publisher.
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Obtaining copies
of proposals
The Award Search provides only the abstracts for awards. The
proposals themselves are the confidential intellectual property of
the submitting organizations. The easiest way to get a copy of a
proposal is to contact the primary investigator for the award and
ask that person if he or she will share it with you. Example
proposals are available in NSF's FastLane
demo system.
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Cookies
This application uses session cookies to "remember" search values
as individual users navigate between the various search tabs. The
session variables are used only for the duration of the individual
session and only for navigation within the application. No
personally identifiable information is collected, and no
information is retained by NSF after the session is complete. All
information will be handled in accordance with the NSF Privacy Policy.
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Browser
Compatibility
The application is compatible with Internet Explorer
versions 7 and above, Mozilla Firefox versions 3.6 and above and
Safari versions 5 and above.
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No Results on the
Last Page
Our search engine predicts the total number of results and
is accurate up to the first 3,000 results. Past that number, the
results might vary by a small margin. If you don't find results on
the last page, please click on the Previous page for results.
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My old bookmark doesn't work
If you are trying to access a bookmark from the previous version of
the application, please note that the application has been revamped
and some of the searches have either been discontinued or modified
to serve you better. Please bookmark the links from this version
of the application for future access.
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How do I search for multiple award numbers?
Enter the numbers into the form on the Simple search page. The numbers should be separated by spaces, not commas.
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More Help
If you are not getting the results you expect, please use the comment form to give us much detail as
you can about the search you are performing. We will try to
resolve the problem for you. If you want to be contacted on your
issue, please provide your email address.
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Public Access requirement
Per NSF's Public Access Plan ,
journals submitted in the NSF Public
Access Repository (NSF-PAR) will be displayed on the Award detail
section. A link to view the citations details via NSF-PAR will be
provided. If the journal is available electronically from the publisher,
the Digital Object Identifier (DOI) hyperlink will also be available for the publisher-maintained site.
For additional information on Public Access, please refer to Public Access FAQs .