The NSF Office of Polar Programs awards $3.3 million to early-career scientists

The National Science Foundation (NSF) Office of Polar Programs (OPP) has awarded $3.3 million to early-career scientists as part of the OPP Postdoctoral Research Fellowship (PRF) Program.

The PRF provides opportunities for early-career scientists to accomplish one or more of the following goals:

  • Expand their work across traditional disciplinary lines
  • Develop new partnerships connecting the polar regions and/or non-polar research communities
  • Provide entry to researchers who have traditionally had limited access to polar research resources, sites, and facilities

The program encourages new investigators who have not previously worked in polar regions and/or innovative techniques that have not previously been applied to polar science into polar research. Additionally, the OPP-PRF aims to support beginning investigators with experiences that will establish them in positions of leadership in the scientific community.

This is the second year of the OPP-PRF program. In this year’s awards, 11 grants have been made, with 7 representing the Arctic research community and 4 representing the Antarctic research community. Notably, a few of the projects will conduct research that cuts across both polar regions. To learn more about the grantees and their projects, visit the postdoctoral awardees page.

Learn more about future opportunities for the OPP-PRF on the NSF solicitation webpage.

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