Special Observances, Holidays and NSF Campaigns

National Science Foundation LGBTQ+ Pride Month Zoom Background
National Science Foundation LGBTQ+ Pride Month

Credit: NSF

2023 LGBTQ+ and Allies ERG Zoom Background
National Science Foundation LGBTQ+ and Allies ERG

Credit: NSF

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National Science Foundation celebrates Women's History Month

Credit: National Science Foundation

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National Science Foundation Celebrating Black History Month

Credit: National Science Foundation

National Science Foundation honoring all who served for Veterans Day

Credit: National Science Foundation

National Science Foundation celebrates LGBTQ+ Pride Month
National Science Foundation celebrates LGBTQ+ Pride Month

Credit: National Science Foundation

Martin Luther King statue placed in the right corner with text to the left MLK Day - remembering the legacy of dr. martin Luther king jr.
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day 2023 background. Remembering the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Credit: National Science Foundation

NSF Asian Pacific American Heritage Month virtual background
NSF Asian Pacific American Heritage Month

Credit: National Science Foundation

National Science Foundation celebrates Juneteenth

Credit: National Science Foundation

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Growing Research Access for Nationally Transformative Equity and Diversity

Credit: National Science Foundation

You can be the face of change

Credit: National Science Foundation

We can all be Citizen Scientists. Celebrate Citizen Science Month with NSF.

Credit: National Science Foundation

I make science happen, Public Service Recognition Week virtual background with blue colors and science icons such as test tubes, dna strands, gears and robots etc.
I make science happen, Public Service Recognition Week

Credit: National Science Foundation

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Public Service Recognition Week

Credit: National Science Foundation

Mental Health Awareness Month virtual background
Mental Health Awareness Month

Credit: National Science Foundation

Mental Health Awareness Month virtual background
Mental Health Awareness Month

Credit: National Science Foundation

Event Horizon Telescope - Our own black hole
Event Horizon Telescope - Our own black hole

Credit: C. Padilla, NRAO/AUI/National Science Foundation

The Sgr A* Black Hole

Credit: Event Horizon Telescope Collaboration

Science Happens Here Campaign.
Science Happens Here Campaign.

Credit: National Science Foundation

Science Happens Here Campaign.
Science Happens Here Campaign.

Credit: National Science Foundation

NSF mission


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NSF ranked No. 2 among mid-sized agencies in the 2022 Best Places to Work in the Federal Government® Rankings.

Credit: National Science Foundation

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NSF’s Directorate for Computer and Information Science and Engineering ranked No. 4 among agency subcomponents in the 2022 Best Places to Work in the Federal Government® Rankings.

Credit: National Science Foundation

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NSF’s Directorate for Biological Sciences ranked No. 6 among agency subcomponents in the 2022 Best Places to Work in the Federal Government® Rankings.

Credit: National Science Foundation

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NSF’s Office of Budget, Finance and Award Management ranked No. 9 among agency subcomponents in the 2022 Best Places to Work in the Federal Government® Rankings.

Credit: National Science Foundation

NSF’s Core Values

Credit: Nano/Micro Photonics Laboratory, Electrical and Systems Engineering Department, Washington University, St. Louis.

NSF Vision Statement

Credit: Nano/Micro Photonics Laboratory, Electrical and Systems Engineering Department, Washington University, St. Louis.

virtual background with black background and the NSF logo to the left

Credit: National Science Foundation

Credit: National Science Foundation

NSF logo against a black background with a swirl of blue

Credit: National Science Foundation

2023: The Year of Open Science


Year of Open Science Virtual Background A
Year of Open Science Virtual Background A

Credit: National Science Foundation

Year of Open Science Virtual Background B
Year of Open Science Virtual Background B

Credit: National Science Foundation

Year of Open Science Virtual Background C
Year of Open Science Virtual Background C

Credit: National Science Foundation