Advisory Committees

About NSF

On April 15, 2025, NSF announced that it is disestablishing certain non-statutory federal advisory committees effective immediately in alignment with the President's executive order, Commencing the Reduction of the Federal Bureaucracy. Please visit the NSF Implementation of Recent Executive Orders page for more information.

The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) relies on the judgement of external experts to provide advice and recommendations on its programs.

NSF's advisory committees advise the agency on issues such as:

  • How to maintain high standards of program support for research, education and infrastructure.
  • Policy deliberations, program development and management.
  • Identifying disciplinary needs and areas of opportunities.
  • Promoting openness to the research and education community served by the agency.

NSF advisory committees

Recommend a person for an NSF advisory committee

If you would like to recommend a person for an NSF advisory committee membership, submit an application to the relevant Point of Contact listed on the advisory committee's webpage. The application package must include:

  1. The nominee's full name, organizational affiliation, and contact information, including mailing address, telephone number, fax number and email address.
  2. The nominee's curriculum vita (up to five pages).
  3. A statement of the nominee's interest in serving.

Federally registered lobbyists are not eligible for appointment to these federal advisory committees.

Although we welcome recommendations, we regret that NSF will not be able to acknowledge or respond positively to each person who contacts NSF or has been recommended to NSF.

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