NSF lays the foundation for the next generation of technologies and support for American talent

What happened

National Science Foundation today announced plans to launch a series of programs and initiatives to support the ambitious vision articulated in the White House report Science: A New Golden Age , the first comprehensive rethinking of the U.S. These new programs and initiatives combined with the $1.5 billion in investments announced in August will help the agency improve how it evaluates and provides support for science, harness super intelligence to accelerate discovery, and invest in exceptional students and early-career researchers.

NSF is establishing an Office of Metascience to serve as a testbed for studying how scientific communities respond to novel review and funding mechanisms, applying those lessons learned to NSF programs to accelerate discovery. A job announcement for the head of the Office of Metascience will be forthcoming. The first is the Quantum+X GRC that will accelerate quantum innovation for sectors like energy, biotechnology, and finance.

Key facts

• National Science Foundation today — announced: plans to launch a series of programs and initiatives to support the ambitious vision articulated in the White House report Science: A New Golden Age , the first comprehensive rethinking of the U.S
• These new programs and initiatives combined with the $1.5 billion in investments — announced: in August will help the agency improve how it evaluates and supports science, harness super intelligence to accelerate discovery, and invest in exceptional students and early-career researchers