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Office of Polar Programs (OPP)

OPP supports world-class arctic and antarctic science through grants to researchers across the U.S. and by providing polar facilities and operational support.

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Image credit: Y. Makino, IceCube

Celebrating IceCube’s first decade of discovery

The South Pole Neutrino Observatory celebrates its 10th anniversary

Image credit: James Yungel, NASA

The Paris Climate Agreement and future sea-level rise from Antarctica

Announcements

NSF Launches Outreach Effort to Help Shape the USAP Sexual Assault/Harassment Prevention and Response Program Read More ›
Job Opportunity: Facilities Manager, Antarctic Infrastructure and Logistics Section Read More ›
The NSF Office of Polar Programs awards $3.8 million to early-career scientists Read More ›

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News

Funding Opportunities

Office of Polar Programs Postdoctoral Research Fellowships
(NSF 22-516) Posted October 19, 2021
Biodiversity on a Changing Planet
(NSF 22-508) Posted October 13, 2021
National Artificial Intelligence (AI) Research Institutes
(NSF 22-502) Posted October 6, 2021

Upcoming Due Dates

Paleo Perspectives on Climate Change (NSF 17-582) Full Proposal: October 20, 2021, 10/20/2017
Graduate Research Fellowship Program (NSF 21-602) Full Proposal: October 21, 2021, Engineering
Graduate Research Fellowship Program (NSF 21-602) Full Proposal: October 22, 2021, Chemistry, Geosciences, Mathematical Sciences, Physics and Astronomy

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