Arctic Research Opportunities
The NSF invites U.S. organizations to propose Arctic research projects that advance understanding of the region's environment and systems.
Funder: U.S. National Science Foundation
Due Dates: July 17, 2023 | January 16, 2024 | July 15, 2026 | January 15, 2027
Funding Amounts: ~$50M/year total; 75–80 awards/year; minimum typical award ~$330,000.
Summary: Supports research advancing understanding of the Arctic's changing natural, social, and cultural systems, and their global connections.
Key Information: Target dates apply for Arctic Natural Sciences and Arctic Social Sciences; other programs accept proposals anytime.
Description
This opportunity from the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) supports research on the Arctic region through the Office of Polar Programs, Geosciences Directorate. The program seeks proposals that advance fundamental, process, and/or systems-level understanding of the Arctic's rapidly changing environment and its social and cultural systems, with the goal of improving the capacity to project future changes. The scope includes the Arctic's connectivity with lower latitudes and aligns with priorities in the Interagency Arctic Research Policy Committee (IARPC) five-year plan. Proposals can address a wide range of topics, including natural sciences, social sciences, system science, observing networks, cyberinfrastructure, and research coordination.
