Emily Ashworth - American Society for Engineering Education

NSF by the Numbers [FY2010]
$6.9 billion FY 2010 appropriations
2,100 Colleges, universities and institutions receiving NSF funding
55,600 Proposals evaluated through competitive merit review
process
13,000 Competitive awards
287,000 Proposal reviews conducted
294,000 (est.) Number of people NSF supports directly
42,000 Students supported by NSF Graduate Research Fellowships
since 1952
2,100 Agency workforce: approximately 1,400 career employees,
200 scientists from research institutions on temporary duty,
450 contract workers, and staff of the NSB office and Office of
the Inspector General.
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