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.

Image credit: Denise Holland, NYU Abu Dhabi Center for Global Sea Level Change

Researchers find warm ocean water, exacerbated by warmer air, is causing rapid melt of one of Greenland’s largest glaciers

An unprecedented window opens into a lake buried beneath the Antarctic ice sheet

Announcements

Kimberly Ohnemus joins OPP as John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellow Read More ›
Upcoming NSF Office of Polar Programs Arctic and Antarctic Science virtual office hours Read More ›
Job opportunity: OPP seeks Section Head for Arctic Sciences Read More ›

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Funding Opportunities

Antarctic Research
(NSF 21-567) Posted February 16, 2021
Small Business Technology Transfer Program Phase II
(NSF 21-566) Posted February 16, 2021
Small Business Innovation Research Program Phase II
(NSF 21-565) Posted February 16, 2021

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Upcoming Due Dates

Spectrum Innovation Initiative: National Center for Wireless Spectrum Research (NSF 21-558) Letter of Intent: March 1, 2021, A Letter of Intent must be submitted by the due date specified. Proposers who fail to submit a Letter of Intent by the due date are not eligible to submit an SII-Center proposal.
Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase I (NSF 21-562) Full Proposal: March 4, 2021
Small Business Innovation Research Program Phase II (NSF 21-565) Full Proposal: March 4, 2021

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Researchers find warm ocean water, exacerbated by warmer air, is causing rapid melt of one of Greenland’s largest glaciers

An unprecedented window opens into a lake buried beneath the Antarctic ice sheet

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