Grounding Zone Processes RFP
Forecasted
The Grounding Zone Processes RFP supports researchers studying how West Antarctica’s glaciers behave where they meet the ocean, to improve understanding of ice-sheet instability and future sea-level risks.
Funder: Arête Glacier Initiative
Due Dates (Anticipated): August 2027 (next grant deadline)
Funding Amounts: Up to 10% institutional overhead
Summary: Supports research on processes governing how West Antarctica’s glaciers behave where they meet the ocean.
Key Information: Applicants working outside their home country must include a team member from the project country.
Description
Arête Glacier Initiative funds bold, creative research on the processes governing the grounding zone in West Antarctica—the area where glaciers meet the ocean. Changes in glacier behavior there bear on future sea levels, and this RFP focuses on understanding that meeting point rather than glacier research in general.
The opportunity is part of Arête’s broader effort to advance understanding of ice-sheet instability and the risks of catastrophic sea-level rise. The RFP identifies grounding-zone behavior as its research priority without prescribing particular research questions or methods.
