National Science Foundation

noun

, U.S. Government.

1. an independent agency of the executive branch, created in 1950, that promotes and supports research and education in the sciences. : NSF

Example Sentences

With a 2021 National Science Foundation grant, Ling wants to improve population estimates to the point where the comings and goings of commuters, tourists, and other transients don’t skew results.

From Popular-Science

Last year, some $2 per $1,000 was spent by the National Science Foundation and on to general science and basic research.

From The Daily Beast

This technology has received awards, and grants from the National Science Foundation.

From The Daily Beast

A grant from the National Science Foundation has enabled me to carry the investigation through to completion.

From Project Gutenberg

Financial assistance from the National Science Foundation in 1957 through 1962 is acknowledged.

From Project Gutenberg

Our study was financed in part by a grant from the National Science Foundation.

From Project Gutenberg

Support for the laboratory phases of the work came in part from a grant from the National Science Foundation.

From Project Gutenberg