Summer 2009
Spotlight on Government Funding Agencies
June Spotlight: National Science Foundation
The National Science Foundation (NSF) funds research and education in most fields of science and engineering. It does this through grants and cooperative agreements to more than 2,000 colleges, universities, K-12 school systems, businesses, informal science organizations, and other research organizations throughout the US. NSF accounts for about one-fourth of federal support to academic institutions for basic research.
NSF receives approximately 40,000 proposals each year for research, education, and training projects, of which approximately 11,000 are funded. In addition, NSF receives several thousand applications for graduate and postdoctoral fellowships. Learn more about NSF funding.
Why the National Science Foundation for Health Information Management?
The National Science Foundation provides funding for science and engineering. There is funding available in the Division of Social and Economic Sciences (DSES) that would be good sources of funding for original research in the area of the economics of electronic health record implementation, risk management research related to health information technology (HIT) implementation, and the social impact of HIT on public health. The DSES Web site reviews funding opportunities, research focus, procedures for applying, and other useful guidance on seeking grant funding.