The U.S. National Science Foundation relies on the judgment of external experts to maintain high standards of program management, to provide advice for continuous improvement of NSF performance, and to ensure openness to the research and education community served by the foundation.
Committee of visitor reviews provide NSF with external expert judgments in two areas:
- Assessments of the quality and integrity of program operations.
- Program-level technical and managerial matters pertaining to proposal decisions.
Committee of visitor reviews are conducted at regular intervals of approximately four years for programs and offices that recommend or award grants, cooperative agreements, and/or contracts and whose main focus is the conduct or support of NSF research and education in science and engineering.
Click on the links below to view reports and related documents for a particular committee.
Reports on this page
Biological Sciences (BIO)
2020
2016
2013
2019
2015
2022
2018
2014
2022
2018
2014
Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE)
2020
2015:
2022
2018
Engineering (ENG)
2022
2018
2014
2019
2015
2019
2015
2018
2014
2020
2016
2013
2020
2016
2013
Geosciences (GEO)
The Directorate for Geosciences also maintains its own committee of visitors webpage.
2020
Atmosphere section (AS)
2016
2013
Geospace Sciences section (GS)
2018
2014
NCAR and Facilities Section (NFS)
2015
2021
2017
Deep Earth Processes Section (DEP)
2014
Surface Earth Processes Section (SEP)
2014
Instrumentation and Facilities Program (IF)
2013
Integrative Programs Section (IPS)
2022
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2018
2014
Marine Geosciences Section (MGS)
2019
Education Programs
2015
2021
2017
2013
Antarctic Sciences Section (ANT)
2020
2016
2013
Arctic Sciences Section (ARC)
2020
2016
2013
Integrative Activities (OIA)
2016
2020
2015
International Science and Engineering (OISE)
2018
2018
2014
Mathematical and Physical Sciences (MPS)
The Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences also maintains its own committee of visitors webpage.
2019
2015
2020
2016
2013
2023
2019
2015
2020
2016
2013
2023
2019
2015
Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences (SBE)
2019
2015
2021
2016
2013
2020
2015
STEM Education (EDU)
EDU was formerly the Directorate of Education and Human Resources.
2019
2014
2020
2015
2019
2017
2015
2014
Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Talent Expansion Program (STEP)
2013
Transforming Undergraduate Education in STEM (TUES) and Course, Curriculum, and Laboratory Improvement (CCLI)
2013
2017
EES was formerly the Division of Human Resource Development.