What is National Science Foundation?
{{Infobox Government agency |agency_name = National Science Foundation |logo = Flag of the National Science Foundation.svg |logo_width = |logo_caption = Flag of the National Science Foundation |motto = Where Discoveries Begin |seal = NSF logo.png |seal_width = |seal_caption = Seal of the National Science Foundation |formed = {{Start date and age|1950|5|10}} |preceding1 = |jurisdiction = |headquarters = [[Alexandria, Virginia|Alexandria]], [[Virginia]], U.S.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nsf.gov/about/visit/|title=Visit NSF}}</ref> |employees = 1700 |budget = $7.8 billion for 2018<ref>{{cite web|title=Trump, Congress approve largest U.S. research spending increase in a decade|url=http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2018/03/updated-us-spending-deal-contains-largest-research-spending-increase-decade|website=Science AAAS|date=March 23, 2018|accessdate=March 24, 2018}}</ref> |chief1_name = [[France A. Córdova]] |chief1_position = Director |chief2_name = |chief2_position = |date1 = |date1_name = |department = |child1_agency = |website = {{URL|https://www.nsf.gov/|www.NSF.gov}} }} The '''National Science Foundation''' ('''NSF''') is a [[United States]] government agency where discoveries begin and supports fundamental [[research]] and [[education]] in all the non-medical fields of [[science]] and [[engineering]]. Its medical counterpart is the [[National Institutes of Health]]. With an annual budget of about [[US$]]6.87 billion (fiscal year 2010), the NSF funds approximately 20 percent of all federally supported basic research conducted by the United States' colleges and universities. In some fields, such as [[mathematics]], [[computer science]], [[economics]] and the [[social sciences]], the NSF is the major source of federal backing. The NSF's director, deputy director, and the 24 members of the National Science Board (NSB)<ref>[http://www.nsf.gov/nsb/ National Science Board (NSB)]</ref> are appoi