Copies of publications in printed form are also available, at no charge, and may be ordered a number of ways. By mail, write to Forms and Publications, NSF, Room P15, 4201 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA 22230. By telephone, call (703) 306-1130. By FAX, dial (703) 644- 4278. Electronically via Internet, address message to pubs@nsf.gov. In your request, include the NSF publication number and title, your name, and your complete mailing address.
The Outreach Service will respond to written requests for NSF speakers by attempting to arrange, where possible, for traveling staff to visit the requesting institution. To avoid duplication, requests should be made through a research or similar office of the requesting institution. Because of limited availability of staff time and travel funds, NSF is not able to respond to all requests. Priority will be given to requests for presentations and visits that would serve several institutions at the same time.
Interested persons should contact Patrick M. Olmert, NSF Outreach Coordinator, External Affairs Section, NSF Office of Legislative and Public Affairs.
NSF welcomes proposals on behalf of all qualified scientists and engineers and strongly encourages women, minorities, and people with disabilities to compete fully in its programs. In accordance with Federal statutes and regulations and NSF policies, no person on grounds of race, color, age, sex, national origin, or disability shall be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subject to discrimination under any program or activity receiving financial assistance from NSF.
Facilitation Awards for Scientists and Engineers with Disabilities (FASED) provide funding for special assistance or equipment to enable people with disabilities (investigators and other staff, including student research assistants) to work on an NSF project. See the FASED announcement (NSF 91-54) or the Division of Human Resource Development's Guidelines for Activities in Science, Engineering, and Mathematics for Persons with Disabilities (NSF 94-44) or contact the FASED Coordinator in the Directorate for Education and Human Resources.
Privacy Act and Public Burden. Information requested on NSF application materials is solicited under the authority of the National Science Foundation Act of 1950, as amended. It will be used in connection with the selection of qualified proposals and may be used and disclosed to qualified reviewers and staff assistants as part of the review process and to other government agencies. See Systems of Records, NSF-50, Principal Investigator/Proposal File and Associated Records, and NSF-51, Reviewer/Proposals File and Associated Records, 56 Federal Register 54907 (Oct. 23, 1991). Submission of the information is voluntary. Failure to provide full and complete information, however, may reduce the possibility of your receiving an award.
The public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 120 hours per response, including the time for reviewing instructions. Send comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing this burden, to Herman G. Fleming, Reports Clearance Officer, Division of Contracts, Policy, and Oversight, National Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA 22230; and to the Office of Management and Budget, Paperwork Reduction Project (3145-0058), Washington, D.C. 20503.
NSF has TDD (Telephonic Device for the Deaf) capability, which enables individuals with hearing impairment to communicate with the NSF about programs and employment, or to obtain general information. This number is (703) 306-0090.
