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2024 Mirzayan Fellowship/U.S. National Academies/Polar Research Board

The U.S. National Academies are accepting applications for Christine Mirzayan Science and Technology Policy Graduate Fellowships for the period March through May 2024. The application deadline is 16 October 2023. The Mirzayan Fellowship Program is a full-time, hands-on training and educational program that provides early career individuals with the opportunity to spend 12 weeks at the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine in Washington, DC, learning about science and technology policy and the role that scientists and engineers play in advising the nation. Continue Reading


Request for Information: Antarctic Research Vessel (ARV) Integrator, Draft Solicitation Release

The National Science Foundation (NSF) is pleased to release a draft Request for Proposal (RFP) for its Antarctic Research Vessel (ARV) Integrator requirement. NSF’s intent is to provide transparency and early exposure for what is a robust requirement. NSF desires feedback from industry on the whole of the RFP, be that technical or contractual requirements, instructions to offerors and evaluation criteria, or small business engagement. By inviting questions NSF desires to enhance mutual understanding by reducing ambiguity. Continue Reading


OPP Director - Call for applications

Job Opportunity: Director, Office of Polar Programs. The Office of Polar Programs (OPP) in the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Directorate for Geosciences (GEO) initiates and manages funding for basic research and operational support for activities in the Arctic and the Antarctic. Continue Reading


NSF-sponsored workshop on Observing the Dynamics of the Southern Ocean: Present Challenges and Future Strategies

Dear colleagues, On April 17-19, 2024, we will convene an NSF-sponsored workshop on Observing the Dynamics of the Southern Ocean: Present Challenges and Future Strategies at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography in San Diego, California. At this meeting, we will facilitate discussion on opportunities and priorities for future US-led observational efforts across the Southern Ocean and Antarctic margins. Please visit the workshop webpage for more details and complete this expression of interest form to receive future email updates about the workshop. The meeting will be hybrid and we encourage participation at all career stages. Continue Reading


Morale Program Initiatives for the U.S. Antarctic Program 2023-24 Season

For the upcoming Antarctic research season (2023-2024), NSF is implementing several changes to morale-related activities across the U.S. Antarctic Program (USAP). Continue Reading


2023 US Antarctic Science Meeting Videos

Thank you to all presenters and attendees of the Second US Antarctic Science Meeting held in June! The Panels and Lightning Talks are now posted at the US-SCAR YouTube Channel. The meeting program has been updated to include direct links to the playlist for each session and to individual talks (including supplemental materials, if provided). Continue Reading


Call for Abstracts - AGU Session on DEIA in the Polar and Alpine Sciences

The Polar Geospatial Center (PGC) and the Polar Science Early Career Community Office (PSECCO) are hosting a joint session at the AGU 2023 Fall Meeting entitled ‘Successes and Challenges in Advancing Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility in the Polar and Alpine Sciences’. We encourage anyone with DEIA-related work in the polar and alpine sciences to submit an abstract by the August 2nd deadline under Session ED038. Continue Reading


SCAR Visiting Scholars and ECR Fellowships

Applications for the SCAR Visiting Scholar Program are now open! Designed for mid- to late-career scholars, this program is part of SCAR's capacity building efforts and offers an opportunity for a short visit to an institute in a SCAR member country. We are looking forward to receiving your applications by 30 August. For early career researchers, SCAR will offer four to five fellowships of up to USD $15,000 each. The deadline for the SCAR fellowship applications is 31 July 2023. Continue Reading


Navigating the NSF & Office of Polar Programs Workshop

What is NSF’s Office of Polar Programs (also known as OPP)? How do you make your polar science proposal as NSF-savvy as possible? How do you best describe your broader impacts? What is cutting edge in data management? How do you identify the best program for application? How do you access available education and outreach funds? Where do you even start finding funding opportunities? Learn answers to these questions when you meet in small groups with Program Officers in this ‘Navigating the NSF & the Office of Polar Programs’ workshop supported by PSECCO, taking place on Thursday, July 13 from 11am to 12:30pm MT. Continue Reading


Glacial Isostatic Adjustment Training School - virtual participation opportunity

A community Glacial Isostatic Adjustment Training School is being held 3-7 July 2023 in Gävle Sweden. There is open virtual participation in the School. The School program and links to view the lectures and ask questions via Chat are found at: https://polenet.org/2023-gia-training-school/. Continue Reading


US Antarctic Science Meeting - Starts tomorrow, June 20

The 2nd US Antarctic Science Meeting starts tomorrow on June 20, 2023. The meeting is being held as an online virtual meeting. There is no registration fee. The meeting will take place for two hours each day (3 pm EDT, 2 pm CDT, 1 pm MDT, 12 pm PDT, 11 am AKDT, 9 am HST). Continue reading for the Zoom registration link, a link to the meeting program book with schedule and abstracts, and the meeting schedule. Continue Reading


2023 US Antarctic Science Meeting - Next Week!

Reminder! The 2nd US Antarctic Science Meeting is next week on June 20-23, 2023. The meeting is being held as an online virtual meeting. There is no registration fee. The meeting will take place for two hours each day (3 pm EDT, 2 pm CDT, 1 pm MDT, 12 pm PDT, 11 am AKDT, 9 am HST). Continue reading for the Zoom registration link, a link to the meeting program book with schedule and abstracts, and the meeting schedule. Continue Reading


Information from NSF on USAP Science Support and COVID-19

The NSF Office of Polar Programs has released two announcements affecting the U.S. Antarctic Program, the Dear Colleague Letter: 2023 Update on Science Support and Infrastructure in Antarctica and Updated COVID-19 Management Plan for the U.S. Antarctic Program 2023-24 Season. Continue Reading


SCAR becomes a UN Ocean Decade Coordination Center for the SO

Happy World Oceans Day! The Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO (IOC/UNESCO) announced today that SCAR will be a new Decade Collaborative Centre for the Southern Ocean Region (DCC-SOR) for the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (2021-2030). Continue Reading


US Antarctic Science Meeting - abstract deadline May 24

Reminder - US-SCAR is hosting an online meeting on 20-23 June 2023 for US scientists who are conducting research in, from or about Antarctica and the Southern Ocean. Scientists interested in getting involved in Antarctic research through US programs are also welcome and encouraged to attend. This conference is open to all US scientists and anyone interested in US Antarctic research. There is no registration fee. The abstract deadline May 24. Continue Reading


Job Opportunity: Physical Science Administrator (Program Director), Antarctic Sciences

The NSF Office of Polar Programs, Antarctic Sciences Section, is seeking a qualified candidate for a Physical Science Administrator (Program Director) for the Antarctic Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences (AOAS) Program. Interested candidates should learn more about the position and apply by May 30, 2023, on the USAJOBS website. Continue Reading


New US Antarctic Scientist Interviews

US-SCAR is happy to announce the next installment of our US Antarctic Interview Series. This feature of our website provides the opportunity for us to highlight a pair of people involved in the US Antarctic Program - someone with an established career along with an early career collaborator. The newest interviews are with Dan Costa (University of California Santa Cruz) and Luis Huckstadt (University of Exeter, UK). The interviews were conducted and written by US-SCAR fellow, Lynn Kaluzienski (University of Alaska Southeast), and we would also like to acknowledge our webmaster, Joe Souney (University of New Hampshire), for making the interviews available on line. Continue Reading


USAP Data Center webinar

The United States Antarctic Program Data Center (USAP-DC) will hold a webinar on 9 May at 12 noon EDT to provide an introduction to the data center and an overview of services offered. The session will provide an introduction on how to access and contribute data to USAP-DC, create project pages, as well as review of data management plan requirements, and tools to support the lifecycle of data management. USAP-DC provides service to support US researchers in fulfilling data management obligation and all are welcome. The session will be particularly targeted at new investigators and early career researchers to learn about the services offered at the data center. Continue Reading


NSF Dear Colleague Letter: Research Collaboration Opportunity in Europe for NSF Awardees

To further scientific and technological cooperation between the United States and the European Community, the National Science Foundation and the European Research Council signed an Implementing Arrangement on October 29, 2019, to enable U.S.-based scientists and engineers with active NSF awards, particularly those early in their careers, to pursue research collaboration with European colleagues supported through EU-funded European Research Council (ERC) grants. This letter invites current NSF grantees to submit supplemental funding requests for research visits to any identified, appropriate ERC-funded European research group. NSF particularly encourages requests from NSF grantees who are early in their careers or who are still actively building their careers. Further, the letter gives instructions on how to submit supplemental funding requests and other relevant policies and requirements. Continue Reading


Announcing Launch of NSF Antarctic Helpline

April is Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month. In recognition of this critical topic, NSF has launched the new NSF Antarctic Helpline, which provides immediate crisis intervention and emotional support to survivors of sexual assault or sexual harassment via phone, text, or online chat. April is Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month. In recognition of this critical topic, NSF has launched the new NSF Antarctic Helpline, which provides immediate crisis intervention and emotional support to survivors of sexual assault or sexual harassment via phone, text, or online chat. Continue Reading