All proposals require selection of the NSF Code from the drop-down list, even if NSF is not the sponsor of the proposal. MIT uses these codes to report statistics in the annual Higher Education Research and Development (HERD) survey. One should select the general area of research from the drop-down list or ask the PI of the proposal for the appropriate category. This is a required field, and the proposal will not be able to route without it (a validation error will appear).
