Observational Technologies RFP
Forecasted
Observational Technologies RFP supports researchers developing new instruments and sensing technologies to monitor glaciers and ice sheets and strengthen understanding of risks from ice-sheet instability.
Funder: Arête Glacier Initiative
Due Dates (Anticipated): August 2027 (grant deadline)
Funding Amounts: Up to 10% institutional overhead on project budgets
Summary: Supports novel instruments and sensing technologies that improve monitoring of glaciers and ice sheets.
Key Information: Applicants working outside their home country must include a team member from the project country.
Description
Arête Glacier Initiative seeks bold, creative research that advances the ability to monitor glaciers and ice sheets. This RFP focuses on novel instruments and sensing technologies, including subglacial sensors and platforms for observing the ice-ocean interface. Projects may address different parts of glacier and ice-sheet systems while developing new ways to observe them.
The initiative’s broader mission is to understand and mitigate risks of catastrophic sea-level rise driven by ice-sheet instability. Its funding principles prioritize measurable impact, innovation, scientific rigor, scalability, sustainability, collaboration, and plans to share results.
