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美国国家科学基金会(NSF)是美国政府的一个独立机构,其宗旨是振兴美国的科学事业,促进美国科学事业的发展。基金会主要通过发起科学与工程学研究,资助科学与工程学教育中的某些活动来实现其宗旨,其本身不承担任何具体的研究项目。基金会自1950年5月10日创建以来,在促进美国科学发展和培养科技人才方面做了大量工作,在国内外科技界享有很高的声誉。一、机构设置在美国联邦政府中,除总统府及作为内阁成员的13个直属部外,还设有50多个独立的行政机关(如美国宇航局等),基金会就是其中之一。基金会机构,在国家科学委员会(National Science Board)和基金会主任的领导下,分别
The National Science Foundation (NSF) is an independent body of the U.S. government whose purpose is to revitalize the science in the United States and to promote the development of science in the United States. The Foundation does its job by launching science and engineering research primarily to fund certain activities in science and engineering education and does not in itself undertake any specific research project. Since founding on May 10, 1950, the Foundation has done a great deal of work in promoting the scientific development of the United States and in training scientists and technicians. It enjoys a high reputation in science and technology circles at home and abroad. First, the institutional settings In the United States federal government, in addition to the presidential palace and the 13 directly under the cabinet as a member, but also with more than 50 independent administrative agencies (such as NASA, etc.), the foundation is one of them. Foundation agencies, under the leadership of the National Science Board and Foundation directors, respectively