Call for Proposals
Antarctic Research Solicitation
Office of Polar Programs/Antarctic Science Division
National Science Foundation
Full Proposal Deadline: Tuesday, 25 May 2010
Please note that this is a new, earlier deadline.
For additional information, please go to:
http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5519&org=ANT&from=home.
The Office of Polar Programs, National Science Foundation (NSF), has
released the 2010 Antarctic Solicitation (NSF 10-543) for support of
projects in Antarctica during 2011-2012 or projects in the United States
beginning in early 2011.
Scientific research and operational support of that research are the
principal activities supported by the United States Government in
Antarctica. The goals are to expand fundamental knowledge of the region,
to foster research on global and regional problems of current scientific
importance, and to use Antarctica as a platform from which to support
research. The U.S. Antarctic Program provides support for fieldwork
only when a compelling justification exists for doing the work in
Antarctica (i.e., the work can only be done, or is best done, in
Antarctica). The program also supports Antarctic-related analytical
research performed at home organizations.
This year's deadline, Tuesday, 25 May 2010, has been advanced relative
to prior years. In response to recommendations by the recent Antarctic
Science Committee of Visitors regarding the need to assess field support
requirements in an accurate and timely way, and with the goal of
streamlining decisions for award or decline, changes have been made to
the way that field support information is gathered and the way that some
items are budgeted. See the field support section of this solicitation
for important information about requesting support. Planners at the
support contractor are available to assist investigators with questions
about field or logistical support.
Some support information previously included in the solicitation has
been moved to a new section on the Antarctic Sciences Division's web
site. This information is available at:
http://www.nsf.gov/od/opp/ant/solicitation_resources/prop_prep_info.jsp.
Other important support information can be found on the U.S. Antarctic
Program portal's Information for Proposers page at:
http://www.usap.gov/usapgov/proposalInformation/.
Full Proposal Deadline: Tuesday, 25 May 2010.
Please note that this is a new, earlier deadline.
For additional information, please go to:
http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5519&org=ANT&from=home.