The National Science Foundation (NSF) is a United States government agency that 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$7.0 billion (fiscal year 2012), the NSF funds approximately 24% 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 and deputy director are appointed by the President of the United States, and confirmed by the United States Senate, whereas the 24 presidentially appointed members of the National Science Board (NSB) do not require Senate confirmation. The director and deputy director are responsible for administration, planning, budgeting and day-to-day operations of the foundation, while the NSB meets six times a year to establish its overall policies. The current NSF director, confirmed in March 2014, is astronomer France A. Córdova, former president of Purdue University. 

The NSF seeks to fulfill its mission chiefly by issuing competitive, limited-term grants in response to specific proposals from the research community. The NSF also makes some contracts. Some proposals are solicited, and some are not; the NSF funds both kinds. The NSF does not operate its own laboratories, unlike other federal research agencies, notable examples being the NASA and the National Institutes of Health (NIH). QUESTIONS:

Q1:
1. How much is the National Science Foundation's yearly budget?
2. What is the NSF's annual budget?
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Q2:
1. What is NSF short for?
2. What is NSF an acronym for?
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Q3:
1. How does the National Science Foundation fulfill its mission?
2. What does the NSF do to realize its goals?
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Q4:
1. Are there labs that belong to the National Science Foundation?
2. Does the NSF run its own labs?
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Q5:
1. What percent of research does the National Science Foundation fund?
2. What percentage of federal research receives the financial backing of the NSF?
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Q6:
1. Who is the medical counterpart of the National Science Foundation?
2. What organization is the medical verison of the NSF?
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Q7:
1. Who chooses the people in charge of the NSF?
2. Who picks the directors of the National Science Foundation?
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Q8:
1. What does NSB stand for/
2. What is NSB an acronym for?
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Q9:
1. How often does the National Science Board meet to discuss policies?
2. How many policy meetings per year does the NSB hold?
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Q10:
1. Who is the current director of the National Science Foundation?
2. Who serves as director of NSF at present?
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Q11:
1. In what year did France A. Córdova take on the role of NSF director?
2. When did France A. Córdova begin his position as NSF director?
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Q12:
1. What was France A. Córdova's former job?
2. What did France A. Córdova do before becoming NSF director?
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Q13:
1. What university did France A. Córdova serve as president for?
2. What did France A. Córdova used to be president of?
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Q14:
1. What fields are majorly funded by NSF?
2. Which fields receive the majority of their money from the National Science Foundation?
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