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Federal R&D Funding Requests for FY 2005 (NSF 04-337)
This InfoBrief highlights data from Federal R&D funding by budget function for fiscal years 2003-2005. (September 30, 2004)
Scientific and Engineering Research Facilities: 1999 (NSF 04-334)
This report replaces Scientific and Engineering Research Facilities: 1999 (NSF 01-330) released in July 2001. SRS is releasing revised data for the 1999 cycle of Survey of Science and Engineering Research Facilities. This survey provides data on the status of research facilities located at U.S. research-performing academic institutions and biomedical research organizations. The data was revised using new weights in order to provide national and subnational estimates. (September 13, 2004)
Latin America Shows Rapid Rise in S&E Articles (NSF 04-336)
This report examines the rapid rise of S&E article output by seven Latin American countries-Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Mexico, and Venezuela. Trends in international collaboration, scientific portfolio, and citation of these seven countries' S&E articles are also examined. (September 1, 2004)
More Than One-Fifth of All Individuals Employed in Science and Engineering Occupations Have Less Than a Bachelor's Degree Education (NSF 04-333)
This InfoBrief will present for the first time data on scientists and engineers who have less than a bachelor's degree education. (August 12, 2004)
Federal Obligations for Research by Agency and Detailed Field of Science and Engineering: Fiscal Years 1970–2003 (NSF 04-335)
This is a set of statistical tables on Federal obligations for research by agnecy and detailed field of S&E for FYs 1970–2003. (August 11, 2004)
Federal Obligations for Research to Universities and Colleges by Agency and Detailed Field of Science and Engineering: Fiscal Years 1973–2003 (NSF 04-332)
This is a set of statistical tables of Federal obligations for research to universities and colleges by agency and field of S&E for FYs 1973–2003. (August 10, 2004)
Academic Research and Development Expenditures: Fiscal Year 2002 (NSF 04-330)
Data presented from the Survey of Research and Development Expenditures at Universities and Colleges, FY 2002. (July 30, 2004)
Federal Obligations for R&D and R&D Plant Expected to Reach Over $105 Billion in FY 2004 (NSF 04-331)
This is an InfoBrief on FY 2004 data collected in the Survey of Federal Funds for R&D. (July 28, 2004)
Federal R&D Funding by Budget Function: Fiscal Years 2002-04 (NSF 04-329)
This annual report contains information about Federal funding of the research and development (R&D) and the R&D plant components of agency programs, as proposed by the administration for fiscal year (FY) 2004. (July 21, 2004)
Employment Sector, Salaries, Publishing, and Patenting Activities of S&E Doctorate Holders (NSF 04-328)
This InfoBrief presents data from the 2001 Survey of Doctorate Recipients on employment, publication and patenting activities of the doctorate scientists and engineers in three broad sectors of economy - Academe, Industry and Government. (July 2, 2004)
Emigration of U.S.-Born S&E Doctorate Recipients (NSF 04-327)
This InfoBrief presents data on the number and characteristics of US-born S&E doctorate recipients who have definite plans for education or employment abroad. (June 30, 2004)
Graduate Enrollment in Science and Engineering Fields Reaches New Peak; First-Time Enrollment of Foreign Students Declines (NSF 04-326)
The Fall 2002 data are the first post 9/11 and will be a first indicator whether trends in enrollment of foreign students and in foreign postdocs have changed in the wake of 9/11. (June 28, 2004)
Redesign of Survey of Science and Engineering Research Facilities: 2003
NSF, in conjunction with NIH and Westat, decided to redesign the survey to improve both the quality and usefulness of the data and response rates, and also to reflect changes in the ways that S&E research is conducted. This document explains how this extensive survey redesign effort was carried out during the 2001-03 period. (June 18, 2004)
Women, Minorities, and Persons with Disabilities in Science and Engineering: 2004 (NSF 04-317)
This report continues a series of Congressionally-mandated biennial reports, providing data on the participation of women, minorities, and persons with disabilities in science and engineering education and employment. The data and analyses presented here can be used to track progress, inform the development of policies to increase participation in science and engineering, and evaluate the effectiveness of such policies. (June 16, 2004)
Gender Differences in the Careers of Academic Scientists and Engineers (NSF 04-323)
This study uses data from the Survey of Doctorate Recipients—a nationally representative sample of doctorates in science and engineering—to examine gender differences for four critical outcomes that reflect successful movement along the postsecondary academic career path. These four critical outcomes are tenure track placements, earning tenure, promotion to the associate professor rank, and promotion to the full professor rank. (June 10, 2004)
The Extent of Federal S&E Funding to Minority-Serving Institutions (NSF 04-325)
This InfoBrief focuses on funding support levels to HBCUs, Hispanic serving institutions, and Tribal colleges and universities derived from three SRS surveys. Coverage includes the highlights of Federal funding categories of support, of Federal agency funding distributions, of individual university funding shares, and comparisons about agency and category distributions of funding between HBCUs, Hispanic serving institutions, Tribal institutions, and either all institutions or all other academic institutions. There is also a discussion of support for R&D facilities by source of funding. (June 9, 2004)
Federal Science and Engineering Obligations to Academic and Nonprofit Institutions Reached Record Highs in FY 2002 (NSF 04-324)
This InfoBrief focuses on academic science and engineering obligations. Coverage includes the highlights of Federal funding categories of support, of Federal agency funding distributions, and of individual university funding shares. (June 8, 2004)

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