NSF's merit review process determines which research has the greatest potential

NSF receives about 50,000 research proposals every year. The Foundation's mission is to promote the progress of science, but it's able to support only a fraction of the proposed research with its limited resources. This video briefly explains how NSF determines which research has the greatest potential--which would be the most fruitful investment of taxpayer dollars and best align with the Foundation's mission to promote the progress of science. For more information abuot the impact of NSF's investments, visit: http://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp...