Division of Ocean Sciences - Fall 2000 Newsletter

Proposal Target Dates/Deadlines


Programs
Target Dates/Deadlines
Ocean Section (OS)*
Unsolicited Proposals for Biological Oceanography, Chemical Oceanography, Physical Oceanography
Feb. 15 and Aug. 15
Marine Geosciences Section (MGS)*
Unsolicited proposals for Marine Geology & Geophysics and the Ocean Drilling Program Feb. 15 and Aug. 15

Integrated Programs Section (IPS)

Instrumentation Development/OTIC Feb. 15 & Aug. 15
Oceanographic Instrumentation Sept. 15
Shipboard Scientific Support Equipment Sept. 1
Ship Operations Oct. 1
Oceanographic Technical Services Oct. 15
Inter-Agency and Special Initiatives
Climate Variability and Predictability (CLIVAR)
Feb. 15 & Aug. 15
Ridge Inter-Disciplinary Global Experiments (RIDGE)
Feb. 15 & Aug. 15
WOCE, Analysis, Interpretation, Modeling, and Synthesis (AIMS)
Feb. 15 & Aug. 15
Joint Global Ocean Flux Study (JGOFS)/Synthesis and Modeling
TBD 2001
Continental Margins Research (MARGINS) Jan.16, 2001; Nov. 1, 2001
Ecology of Harmful Algal Blooms (ECOHAB) Jan. 31, 2001
Earth System History (ESH) Feb. 14, 2001
Other NSF programs of interest to ocean scientists
Major Research Instrumentation Feb. 7, 2001
CAREER (Faculty Early Career Development Program), Geosciences Directorate
TBD 2001
Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Program, (NSF 00-107) (contact research program regarding REU Supplements) Sept. 15 (deadline)
Biocomplexity in the Environment (BE) TBD 2001
Nanoscale Science and Engineering (NSE) TBD 2001
Information Technology Research(ITR) dates vary depending on size of project
* Proposals for field programs that require the use of University-National Oceanographic Laboratory System (UNOLS) ships in the following calendar year (2002) must be submitted by the February 15, 2001, target date.