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

Image credit: Douglas Levere

Study sheds light on why a warmer world may equal a wetter Arctic

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News

Data from robotic drifters explain mysterious holes in Antarctic sea ice June 12, 2019
Professional news media invited to apply to visit jointly funded US and UK research on Antarctic Thwaites Glacier June 7, 2019
Study uncovers surprising melting patterns beneath Antarctica's Ross Ice Shelf June 6, 2019

Funding Opportunities

Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research: Workshop Opportunities (EPS-WO)
(NSF 19-588) Posted June 13, 2019
Research Experiences for Undergraduates
(NSF 19-582) Posted May 16, 2019
EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement Program Track-1:
(NSF 19-580) Posted April 25, 2019

Upcoming Due Dates

Science and Technology Centers: Integrative Partnerships (NSF 19-567) Preliminary Proposal: June 25, 2019
Harnessing the Data Revolution (HDR): Institutes for Data-Intensive Research in Science and Engineering - Ideas Labs (NSF 19-543) Full Proposal: June 28, 2019
Antarctic Artists and Writers Program (NSF 19-568) Full Proposal: July 1, 2019

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