NSF BY THE NUMBERS

NSF BY THE NUMBERS
Approximately $4 billion	Annual Budget
3.8 Percent	Portion of annual federal spending for research and development.
23 Percent	Share of federal support for basic research conducted at academic institutions.
40 Percent	Share of federal funding for basic research in the physical sciences that is performed at universities and colleges.
46 Percent	Share of federal funding for basic research in engineering that is performed at universities and colleges.
2,000	The number of colleges, universities, elementary and secondary schools, nonprofit institutions, and small businesses where NSF funds projects in a year.
10,000	The number of *new* awards funded by NSF in a year.
19,000	The number of awards funded by NSF in a year.
30,000	The number of proposals that are competitively reviewed annually.
34,000	The total number of outstanding students in science, mathematics, and engineering who have received support through NSF's Graduate Research Fellowship Program since 1952.
50,000	The number of scientists and engineers who each year assist NSF's merit review process by evaluating proposals.
2000	The year that marks NSF's 50^th anniversary.

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Last Modified: Mar 28, '03