Documents/NSF/Values


  • Value [1] Visionary
    • Imagining the future, working at the frontier, realizing the full potential of people, furthering promising ideas wherever and whenever they arise, and encouraging creativity and initiative.

  • Value [2] Dedicated to Excellence
    • Continually improving our ability to identify opportunities; investing optimally the resources entrusted to us; managing a diverse, capable, motivating organization; rewarding accomplishment; and sharing our best insights with others.

  • Value [3] Broadly Inclusive
    • Seeking and accommodating contributions from all sources while reaching out especially to groups that have been underrepresented; serving scientists, engineers, educators, students and the public across the nation; and exploring every opportunity for partnerships, both nationally and internationally.

  • Value [4] Accountable
    • Operating with integrity and transparency, maintaining quality and relevance in administration, management and oversight.