DEADLINE EXTENDED: Antarctic New Investigator Workshop

DEADLINE EXTENDED: Antarctic New Investigator Workshop

Deadline extended to: Friday, 14 JULY 2006

Dear Colleague:

The deadline for the Antarctic New Investigator Workshop has been extended
to Friday, 14 July 2006. The workshop will be held 21-22 August 2006 at the
National Science Foundation (NSF).

Attendance will be by invitation only and limited to researchers who have
not been a Principal Investigator or Co-Principal Investigator on an
NSF/OPP Antarctic research grant and who are, or will be, eligible to apply
for an NSF Antarctic research grant by the June 2007 proposal deadline for
NSF Antarctic Research. Ph.D. candidates within 1 year of graduation,
postdoctoral fellows, and new faculty are particularly encouraged to apply.
Airline tickets for attendance at the workshop will be provided to a
limited number of applicants who meet the requirements described the
"Application and attendance information" page
(http://www.nsf.gov/od/opp/antarct/workshop/nsf06032_apply.jsp) on the NSF
web site. All participants will assume the cost of meals and lodging.

For application information, eligibility criteria, and a tentative workshop
agenda, see the NSF web site at
http://www.nsf.gov/od/opp/antarct/workshop/nsf06032.jsp.

Requests for information about the workshop may also be sent to
newinvestigator [at] nsf.gov.

Sincerely,

Scott Borg
Head
Antarctic Sciences Section
Office of Polar Programs