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Proposal and Award Policies and Procedures Guide

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Earth Sciences (EAR)

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Dear Colleague Letter: Changes to the Continental Dynamics Program, August 2012
Read the latest issue of "EAR to the Ground," Summer 2012
Dear Colleague Letter: Continental Scientific Drilling, July 30, 2012
EAR to the Ground is a newsletter designed to share information about NSF's Division of Earth Sciences. If you would like to subscribe to EAR to the Ground, send an email to:
listserv@listserv.nsf.gov. The text of the email must be in this format: subscribe [listname] [subscriber's name]. For example: subscribe EARTH Alfred Wegener
FY 11 Proposal and Award Policies and Procedures Guide, effective for proposals submitted or due on or after January 18, 2011. See GPG Summary of Significant changes

Programs and Funding Opportunities

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Deep Earth Processes Section (DEP)
	Earth Sciences: Instrumentation and Facilities (EAR/IF)
	EarthScope
	Geophysics (PH)
	Petrology and Geochemistry
	Tectonics

Surface Earth Processes Section (SEP)
	EAR Education and Human Resources (EH)
	Geobiology and Low-Temperature Geochemistry
	Geomorphology and Land Use Dynamics
	Hydrologic Sciences
	Sedimentary Geology and Paleobiology

EAR Education Programs
	EAR Education and Human Resources (EH)
	NSF Earth Sciences Postdoctoral Fellowships (EAR-PF)

Special Programs Related to EAR
	Cooperative Studies Of The Earth's Deep Interior (CSEDI)
	Dynamics of Coupled Natural and Human Systems (CNH)
	GeoPrisms Program

Special Programs in Geosciences Education Related to EAR
	EAR Education and Human Resources (EH)
	Opportunities for Enhancing Diversity in the Geosciences (OEDG)

Critical Zone Observatories (CZO)

Paleo Perspectives on Climate Change (P2C2)

Critical Zone Observatory National Office (CZO-NO)

Advancing Digitization of Biodiversity Collections (ADBC)

EarthScope: SAFOD Management Office (SMO)

Frontiers in Earth System Dynamics

Geoinformatics (GI)

Featured NSF-wide Programs

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NSF Educational Opportunities by Audience

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Upcoming Due Dates

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Cooperative Studies Of The Earth's Deep Interior
(NSF 11-548) Full Proposal: September 24, 2012

EarthScope: SAFOD Management Office (SMO)
(NSF 12-574) Full Proposal: September 24, 2012

Industry/University Cooperative Research Centers Program
(NSF 12-516) Full Proposal: September 28, 2012

EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement Program Track-1:
(NSF 12-563) Full Proposal: October 3, 2012

ADVANCE: Increasing the Participation and Advancement of Women in Academic Science and Engineering Careers
(NSF 12-584) Letter of Intent: October 5, 2012, Partnerships for Adaptation, Implementation and Dissemination (PAID)

News

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		Study Ties Forest "Greenness" in Western U.S. to Snowpack Extent Released September 10, 2012 Press Release
		CU-Boulder-led Mountain Forest Study Shows Vulnerability to Climate Change Released September 10, 2012 News From the Field
		Ancient, Bottom-dwelling Critter Proves: Newer Isn't Always Better Released September 7, 2012 News From the Field
		Researchers Emphasize Evaluation of Tradeoffs in Battling Urban Heat Island Released September 7, 2012 News From the Field
		Dinosaur Die-out Might Have Been Second of Two Closely Timed Extinctions Released September 5, 2012 News From the Field

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