This program has been archived and replaced by PD 22-5280.
Arctic Natural Sciences
Name | Phone | Room | |
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Rainer Amon | ramon@nsf.gov | (703) 292-7979 | W7100 |
Colene M. Haffke | cohaffke@nsf.gov | (703) 292-8030 | W7155 |
Marc Stieglitz | mstiegli@nsf.gov | (703) 292-4354 | W7244 |
Arctic Natural Sciences is actively recruiting to fill a rotator position. For more information, visit: https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2018/opp18001/opp18001.jsp. |
PROGRAM GUIDELINES
21-526 Program Solicitation
Important Information for Proposers
A revised version of the NSF Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG) (NSF 22-1), is effective for proposals submitted, or due, on or after October 4, 2021. Please be advised that, depending on the specified due date, the guidelines contained in NSF 22-1 may apply to proposals submitted in response to this funding opportunity.
DUE DATES
Archived
SYNOPSIS
The Arctic Natural Sciences (ANS) program supports novel and creative research that is focused on disciplinary and/or interdisciplinary investigations to advance understanding of Arctic processes, including how those processes are shifting in a rapidly changing Arctic. The program encourages proposals that test hypotheses leading to new understanding of the Arctic, including those that synthesize and analyze existing data. Areas of interest include Arctic marine and terrestrial ecosystems, terrestrial hydrology, atmospheric and oceanic dynamics and climatology, and glaciological processes. Proposals may be co-reviewed with other programs at NSF, as appropriate. Where ANS participates in cross-Agency competitions, such as the Paleo Perspectives on Climate Change program, proposals should generally be submitted directly to these competitions rather than to ANS. If there is doubt as to the appropriate destination for a proposal, prospective PIs are encouraged to contact the ANS program officers prior to submission.
Where ANS participates in cross-Agency competitions, such as the Paleo Perspectives on Climate Change program, proposals that are suitable for review within these competitions must be submitted directly to these competitions rather than to ANS.
A geographic definition of the Arctic region is provided by the United States Arctic Research and Policy Act (ARPA) of 1984 Section 112 (https://www.nsf.gov/od/opp/arctic/iarpc/arc_res_pol_act.jsp). Because the Arctic Natural Sciences Program encompasses research on phenomena that link the Arctic to lower latitudes, the ARPA definition should not be viewed as strictly constraining the location of the work proposed. Proposals conducting research outside the Arctic geographic region should contain a clear statement of how the proposed research will increase our knowledge of the Arctic.
If there is doubt as to the appropriate "home" for a proposal, prospective PIs are encouraged to contact the ANS program directors prior to proposal submission.
Individual PIs may be listed as PI, co-PI, or senior personnel on no more than a combined total of two proposals under consideration for funding by the Arctic Natural Sciences and Arctic System Science programs at any given time.
Proposals requesting support for field work should expect to go to the field no sooner than one year after proposal submission to allow time to plan, budget, and complete environmental compliance documentation.
RELATED PUBLICATIONS
- Arctic Research Opportunities; Arctic Natural Sciences; Arctic Social Science; Arctic System Science; Arctic Observing Network (NSF 16-595)
- Navigating the New Arctic (NNA) (NSF 19-511)
RELATED URLS
- About Arctic Sciences
- Arctic Research and Policy
- Arctic Research Support and Logistics
- Principles for the Conduct of Research in the Arctic
- Office of Polar Programs Data Management Policy
- Arctic Data Center
- Arctic Research Opportunities; Arctic Natural Sciences; Arctic Social Science; Arctic System Science; Arctic Observing Network (NSF 16-595)
- Navigating the New Arctic (NNA)
What Has Been Funded (Recent Awards Made Through This Program, with Abstracts)