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

Palmer Station celebrates 50 years of Antarctic discovery

Fifty years ago this week, NSF's Palmer Station was established on Anvers Island, on the Antarctic Peninsula.

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Newly discovered salty subglacial lakes could help search for life in solar system April 12, 2018
Ice-free Arctic summers could hinge on small climate warming range April 2, 2018
NSF offers opportunity for media to deploy to Greenland March 29, 2018

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Innovations at the Nexus of Food, Energy and Water Systems
(NSF 18-545) Posted February 28, 2018
Partnerships between Science and Engineering Fields and the NSF TRIPODS Institutes
(NSF 18-542) Posted February 27, 2018
Antarctic Research
(NSF 18-530) Posted January 11, 2018

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Upcoming Due Dates

Partnerships between Science and Engineering Fields and the NSF TRIPODS Institutes (NSF 18-542) Full Proposal: May 29, 2018
Antarctic Artists and Writers Program (NSF 16-542) Full Proposal: June 1, 2018
Industry-University Cooperative Research Centers Program (NSF 17-516) Full Proposal: June 20, 2018

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Palmer Station celebrates 50 years of Antarctic discovery

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