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Astronomical Sciences (AST)

PREST Program

The Program for Research and Education with Small Telescopes (PREST) Programs is no longer receiving Proposals.

Dear Colleague Letter

The Dear Colleague Letter: Providing Progress Update on Senior Review Recommendations can be found here.

The Senior Review

The report from the Senior Review can be found here.

For more information on the process and plans for the future, see http://www.nsf.gov/mps/ast/ast_senior_review.jsp.

Programs and Funding Opportunities

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Advanced Technologies and Instrumentation (ATI)
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Education and Special Programs (ESP)
bullet Research Experiences for Undergraduates  (REU) NSF Wide Flag
Electromagnetic Spectrum Management (ESM)
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NSF Astronomy and Astrophysics Postdoctoral Fellowships (AAPF)
NSF/DOE Partnership in Basic Plasma Science and Engineering Crosscutting
Partnerships in Astronomy & Astrophysics Research and Education (PAARE)
Program for Research and Education with Small Telescopes (PREST)
University Radio Observatories (UROs)
University Radio Observatories Program (AST-URO)

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Recently Announced Funding Opportunities See All

NSF/DOE Partnership in Basic Plasma Science and Engineering
(NSF  08-589) Posted July 24, 2008

NSF Astronomy and Astrophysics Postdoctoral Fellowships
(NSF  08-581) Posted July 3, 2008

Partnerships in Astronomy & Astrophysics Research and Education
(NSF  08-562) Posted May 13, 2008

University Radio Observatories Program
(NSF  08-543) Posted January 31, 2008

Management and Operation of the Virtual Astronomical Observatory
(NSF  08-537) Posted January 22, 2008


Upcoming Due Dates See All

Astronomy and Astrophysics Research Grants
(NSF  05-608) Full Proposal: November 15, 2008

Partnerships in Astronomy & Astrophysics Research and Education
(NSF  08-562) Full Proposal: August 3, 2009

NSF Astronomy and Astrophysics Postdoctoral Fellowships
(NSF  08-581) Full Proposal: October 14, 2009

NSF/DOE Partnership in Basic Plasma Science and Engineering
(NSF  08-589) Full Proposal: October 22, 2009


Discoveries See All

Photo of Timothy Beers, professor of astronomy and physics at Michigan State University. Archaeology of the Stars
Michigan State researcher Timothy Beers studies the formation and evolution of stars born many billions of years before the Sun
Released  September 17, 2008

A picture of the setting sun off the coast of Estonia and the letter "A." Cracking the Code of Images
New software easily detects pictures' hidden messages
Released  July 15, 2008

Illustration of a supernova explosion. Not a Quirk But a Quark ... a Quark Star!
Super-luminous stellar explosion observed via Caltech's Palomar Observatory, possibly resulting in a quark star
Released  June 26, 2008

Photo of galaxy NGC 2770 showing location of star and lines from John Keats' poem. International Gemini Observatory Captures Birth of a Supernova
Stellar discovery marks a new epoc in astronomical research
Released  May 28, 2008




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