Recent NSF Announcements of Opportunity
This is a digest of several recent NSF announcements that may be of
interest to the arctic research community. To sign up to receive NSF
announcements and news automatically, please go to the NSF Custom News
Service website http://www.nsf.gov/home/cns/.
- Informal Science and Education Solicitation (11 June 2004)
- Postdoctoral Fellowships in Polar Regions Research (29 June 2004)
- Computing Research Infrastructure (26 July 2004)
- Microbial Observatories and Microbial Interactions and Processes
(23 August 2004) - Arctic Research Opportunities (30 August 2004)
Informal Science and Education (ISE) program in the Education and Human
Resources (EHR) Directorate has updated its program solicitation (NSF
04-579) http://www.nsf.gov/pubsys/ods/getpub.cfm?nsf04579
The next deadline for letters of intent to submit a proposal is
11 June 2004.
The Informal Science and Education (ISE) program at the National Science
Foundation invests in projects that develop and implement informal
learning experiences for individuals of all ages and backgrounds that
are designed to increase their interest, engagement, and understanding
of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM), as well as
projects that advance the theory and practice of informal science
education. Projects may target either public audiences or professionals
whose work directly affects informal STEM learning. ISE projects are
expected to demonstrate strategic impact, collaboration, and innovation.
Postdoctoral Fellowship in Polar Regions Research (nsf04566)
Deadline: 29 June 2004
http://www.nsf.gov/pubsys/ods/getpub.cfm?nsf04566
Postdoctoral Fellowships in Polar Regions Research, offered by the
Office of Polar Programs (OPP), to support training and research on any
aspect of scientific study of the Antarctic and/or the Arctic.
CISE Computing Research Infrastructure [nsf04588]
http://www.nsf.gov/pubsys/ods/getpub.cfm?nsf04588
The Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) Computing
Research Infrastructure program supports the acquisition, development,
enhancement, and operation of research infrastructure that enables
discovery, learning, and innovation in all computing fields supported by
CISE.
Microbial Observatories and Microbial Interactions and Processes program
announcement [nsf04586]
http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2004/nsf04586/nsf04586.htm
Target date: 23 August 2004 and the first Monday in August thereafter
through 2007
The Microbial Observatories (MO) and Microbial Interactions and
Processes (MIP) activities will support research to discover and
characterize novel microorganisms, microbial consortia, communities,
activities and other novel properties, and to study their roles in
diverse environments.
Arctic Research Opportunities (nsf04587)
http://www.nsf.gov/pubsys/ods/getpub.cfm?ods_key=nsf04587
The Arctic Sciences Section in the Office of Polar Programs (OPP)
supports scientific research of the Arctic region and related research
and operational support.