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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)

Integrated Earth Systems (IES)

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Upcoming Due Dates

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Paleo Perspectives on Climate Change
(NSF 10-574) Full Proposal: October 18, 2012

Advancing Digitization of Biodiversity Collections
(NSF 12-565) Full Proposal: October 19, 2012, Third Friday in October

ADVANCE: Increasing the Participation and Advancement of Women in Academic Science and Engineering Careers
(NSF 12-584) Full Proposal: November 8, 2012, Partnerships for Adaptation, Implementation and Dissemination (PAID)

East Asia and Pacific Summer Institutes for U.S. Graduate Students
(NSF 12-498) Full Proposal: November 8, 2012

Graduate Research Fellowship Program
(NSF 12-599) Full Proposal: November 13, 2012, Engineering; Computer and Information Sciences and Engineering; Materials Research

News

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		National Science Foundation Awards Grants for Research on Coupled Natural and Human Systems Released October 1, 2012 Press Release
		White Shark Diets Vary With Age and Among Individuals Released September 28, 2012 News From the Field
		Study Reveals Complex Rupture Process in Surprising 2012 Sumatra Quake Released September 26, 2012 News From the Field
		Extreme Climate Change Linked to Early Animal Evolution Released September 26, 2012 News From the Field
		Big Quake Was Part of Crustal Plate Breakup Released September 26, 2012 News From the Field

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