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Financial Sponsors

National Science Foundation Logo The National Science Foundation (NSF) was created by Congress in 1950 "to promote the progress of science; to advance the national health, prosperity, and welfare; to secure the national defense..." With an annual budget of about $5.5 billion, NSF is the funding source for approximately 20% of all federally supported basic research conducted by America's colleges and universities.

Sponsoring Organizations

NAGT The National Association of Geoscience Teachers works to foster improvement in the teaching of earth sciences at all levels of formal and informal instruction.