'''NSF''' stands for '''National Science Foundation'''. It is a non-profit organization of United States which supports and funds education and research in all the non-medical fields of science and engineering. The similar organization which supports and funds education and research in all the medical fields of science is called the National Institutes of Health. It is a federal organization which supports research conducted by different colleges and Universities in United States in various fields of mathematics, computer Science, Economics and Social Sciences. NSF funds approximately 20% of all the federally supported research conducted in field of Science and engineering. It is the major federal supporter for various projects and researches. <ref>[http://enterprisepost.com/science/science/subra-suresh-confirmed-as-nsf-director.html enterprisepost.com]</ref><ref>[http://www.nsf.gov/nsb/ nsf.gov]nsb</ref> | '''NSF''' stands for '''National Science Foundation'''. It is a non-profit organization of United States which supports and funds education and research in all the non-medical fields of science and engineering. The similar organization which supports and funds education and research in all the medical fields of science is called the National Institutes of Health. It is a federal organization which supports research conducted by different colleges and Universities in United States in various fields of mathematics, computer Science, Economics and Social Sciences. NSF funds approximately 20% of all the federally supported research conducted in field of Science and engineering. It is the major federal supporter for various projects and researches. <ref>[http://enterprisepost.com/science/science/subra-suresh-confirmed-as-nsf-director.html enterprisepost.com]</ref><ref>[http://www.nsf.gov/nsb/ nsf.gov]nsb</ref> |