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Page 79 - Office (Division of Biological and Medical Sciences, Division of Engineering, Division of Environmental Sciences, Division of Mathematical and Physical Sciences, Division of Social Sciences, Office of Computing Activities or Office of Science Information Service) at the address above.
Page 25 - Technology assessment includes the systematic study of the effects on society that may occur when a technology is introduced, extended or modified, with special • emphasis on the impacts that are unintended, indirect and delayed.
Page v - Act of 1950, as amended, authorizes "programs to strengthen scientific research potential" as well as "scholarships and graduate fellowships. " The Act authorizes support both of basic and of applied research and — in combination with Presidential directive— use of an unrestricted range of performers. Agency Objectives and Methods The Foundation thus has been charged with advancing several different but interrelated major objectives: • Accomplishment of basic research; • Accomplishment of...
Page 81 - For the first category of awards, eligible organizations are nonprofit higher educational institutions, scientific institutes, scientific and technical societies, and similar organizations, chartered to conduct business in the United States or the participating country. Scientists affiliated with such organizations may apply for support for international travel or visiting scientist activities.
Page ix - RESEARCH-PERFORMING ORGANIZATIONS NSF policy is to use and reinforce proven strengths of US scientific institutions. These institutions include organizations of different types, such as: Universities and colleges; Industrial research laboratories and in-house laboratories of Federal agencies; "National Centers" and other federally funded research centers; Vendors of R&D services. The Foundation seeks to avoid inadvertently changing the characteristics of proven organizations — either through individual...
Page x - Collectively they constitute a reservoir of general purpose research capability for hire. Discussion Different factors tend to determine the scope and complexion of the research programs in the different types of organizations. Thus universities tend to be complement limited. For them the primary management decision is how many professional staff (faculty) to employ and which particular ones. Subsequently, these individuals determine program content. Industrial and mission agency in-house laboratories...
Page vi - Probable contribution of the research to technology assessment — ie, to estimating and predicting the direct and indirect, intended and unintended effects of existing or proposed technologies. 8. Identification of an immediate programmatic context and user of the anticipated research results. Category D Criteria relating to future and long-term scientific potential of the United States: 9. Probable influence of the research upon the capabilities, interests, and careers of participating graduate...
Page 45 - ... projects, and seminars to exchange information and plan cooperative research. LEGAL BASIS: National Science Foundation Act of 1950, Public Law 81-507, as amended. ELIGIBILITY: Eligibility requirements may be found in a brochure describing the program, available from the office below. FINANCIAL DATA: Funds for the support of the activities of American scientists may come from any US source, which includes but is not confined to the regular research support programs of the Foundation. In addition,...
Page 59 - EMWS are to study and test educational mechanisms and to support experimental models aimed at discovering and promoting more effective methods of increasing the flow of women and ethnic minority group members into careers in science.