Antarctic Sciences (ANT)

U.S. Antarctic Program Grantee Alert

The letter at this link describes the impacts, which are expected based on the anticipated budget situation, on support for the 2008-2009 and 2009-2010 antarctic seasons.  These are the impacts that were discussed at the 12 August 2008 meeting of the National Science Board.

(Updated:  19 August 2008)

IPY Special Announcements

Programs and Funding Opportunities

Key: Crosscutting | NSF-wide

Antarctic Research
	Antarctic Aeronomy and Astrophysics Program
	Antarctic Earth Sciences Program
	Antarctic Glaciology Program
	Antarctic Integrated System Science
	Antarctic Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences
	Antarctic Organisms and Ecosystems
Antarctic Artists and Writers Program
Postdoctoral Fellowships in Polar Regions Research
Ice Coring and Drilling Services for the Office of Polar Programs

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Recently Announced Funding Opportunities		See All
Ice Coring and Drilling Services for the Office of Polar Programs (NSF 08-555) Posted April 4, 2008 Antarctic Artists and Writers Program (NSF 08-552) Posted March 20, 2008 Antarctic Research (NSF 08-535) Posted January 16, 2008 Postdoctoral Fellowships in Polar Regions Research (NSF 08-501) Posted October 11, 2007

News		See All
Antarctic Fossils Paint a Picture of a Much Warmer Continent Released August 4, 2008   Unique Fossil Discovery Shows Antarctic Was Once Much Warmer Released July 23, 2008   A Single Boulder May Prove that Antarctica and North America Were Once Connected Released July 17, 2008   Study of Glacial Earthquakes Shakes Up Idea of How Ice Streams Move Released June 5, 2008   Data Show Antarctic Ice Stream Radiating Seismically Released June 4, 2008   New Antarctic Ice Core to Provide Clearest Climate Record Yet Released January 22, 2008   IPY scientific publications list available online Updated August 10, 2007   U.S. South Pole Station Released March 15, 2007

Discoveries		See All
Demise of Antarctic Ice Shelf Reveals New Life A research expedition to the site of the former Larsen B ice shelf leads to the discovery of an underwater habitat surviving in the most extreme conditions Released July 26, 2007

Events Calendar		See All
May 29, 2008 - May 30, 2008 Office of Polar Programs Advisory Committee Meeting Advisory Committee Meeting July 8, 2008 - July 11, 2008 SCAR/IASC 2008 IPY Open Science Conference Conference September 24, 2008 Emerging Issues at the Intersection of Social and Technological Networks Lecture October 15, 2008 - October 16, 2008 Advisory Committee for Environmental Research and Education Advisory Committee Meeting November 19, 2008 - November 20, 2008 Advisory Committee for Geosciences Advisory Committee Meeting