About the event
The National Science Board typically meets four times a year. These meetings include sessions that are open to the public. Agendas are typically posted one week before the meetings. To attend in-person, please email your name as it appears on your photo ID, along with your affiliation, at least 24 hours in advance to nationalsciencebrd@nsf.gov. NSB continues to livestream all open meeting sessions on its YouTube channel.
Agenda: National Science Board 495th Meeting
Wednesday, July 23, 2025
- Closed Plenary Session 9:25 – 10:35 a.m.
- Acting Chair’s Opening Remarks, 9:25 – 9:30 a.m.
- Approval of Closed Plenary Minutes May 2025, 9:30 a.m.
- Merit Review Report Discussion, 9:30 – 10:00 a.m.
- NSF 2026-2030 Strategic Plan Update, 10:00 – 10:15 a.m.
- A&F Report and Action Item, 10:15 – 10:35 a.m.
- Open Plenary Session 10:45 a.m. – 2:25 p.m.
- Acting Chair’s Remarks, 10:45 – 10:55 a.m.
- Approval of Open Plenary Minutes – December 2024 and May 2025, 10:55 a.m.
- Approval of NSB’s 2026 Meeting Calendar 10:55 a.m.
- Panel - The Power of S&T Basic Research: Driving American Innovation, 11:00 a.m. – Noon
- NSB Honorary Awards: Award Presentation and Panel Discussion, 1:00 – 1:45 p.m.
- Indicators 2026: Discovery Report, Brief, and Fact Sheet, 1:45 – 2:00 p.m.
- Graduate Research Fellowship Update, 2:05 – 2:10 p.m.
- Gold Standard Science Update, 2:10 – 2:20 p.m.
- Merit Review Digest Overview, 2:20 – 2:25 p.m.
- Executive Plenary Closed Session 2:35 – 3:50 p.m.
- Acting Chair’s Remarks, 2:35 – 2:40 p.m.
- Approval of May 2025 Executive Closed Minutes, 2:40 p.m.
- NSF Staffing, 2:40 – 2:50 p.m.
- NSF Relocation, 2:50 – 3:05 p.m.
- NSF Director Search, 3:05 – 3:15 p.m.
- NSB Elections, 3:15 – 3:45 p.m.
Presentations:
- SEP Report Out (PDF, 893.17 KB)
- Panel - The Power of S&T Basic Research: Driving American Innovation – Dally (PDF, 2.2 MB)
- Panel - The Power of S&T Basic Research: Driving American Innovation – Sieh (PDF, 386.88 KB)