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Proposals and Awards

Proposal and Award Policies and Procedures Guide

	Introduction
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		Grant Proposal Guide
		Grants.gov Application Guide
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		Award and Administration Guide

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Additional OCE Resources

GEO Advisory Cmte Report on Ocean Drilling, 2012

Clarifications on NSF OCE Facilities Costs and Coordination (May 2012)

Frequently Asked Questions by Ocean Sciences PIs for the CAREER Competition

Integrative Programs Section: Additional Information

OCE Data and Sample Policy

Wilkes Land Expedition, February 2010 (video link)

Policy on Seismic Reflection Equipment Per Foreign Waters

Seismic PEIS Scoping Posters

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Ocean Sciences (OCE)

Special Announcements

Solicitation for Design and Construction of Regional Class Research Vessels Released, Due Date is September 7, 2012
OCE Newsletter, Making Waves, Summer 2012
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

Key: Crosscutting | NSF-wide


Ocean Section
	Biological Oceanography
	Chemical Oceanography
	Physical Oceanography

Marine Geosciences Section
	Marine Geology and Geophysics
	Ocean Drilling Program (OD)

Integrative Programs Section
	OCE Education
	Ocean Technology and Interdisciplinary Coordination
	Oceanographic Centers, Facilities and Equipment

OCE Ongoing Special Funding Opportunities
	GeoPrisms Program
	Improvements in Facilities, Communications, and Equipment at Biological Field Stations and Marine Laboratories (FSML)
	Paleo Perspectives on Climate Change (P2C2)

Awarded Special Programs
	Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER)
	U.S. GLOBEC - Global Ocean Ecosystems Dynamics, Northeast Pacific (NEP) Program Phase IIIa. Synthesis for the California Current System

Special Programs In Geosciences Education
	Opportunities for Enhancing Diversity in the Geosciences (OEDG)

Climate Process and Modeling Teams (CPT)

Construction of Regional Class Research Vessels (RCRV)

Dimensions of Biodiversity FY2012

Frontiers in Earth System Dynamics

National Ocean Sciences Accelerator Mass Spectrometry Facility (NOSAMS)

OBSIP Management Office

Ocean Acidification (OA)

Ocean Sciences Postdoctoral Research Fellowships (OCE-PRF)

Ocean Sciences Research Initiation Grants (OCE-RIG)

Operations Management of the Drilling Vessel JOIDES Resolution for the International Ocean Discovery Program (IODP)

Proposal Submission Guidelines for the Integrative Programs Section (IPS)

Science Support Office for the International Ocean Discovery Program (IODP)

U.S. GLOBEC - Global Ocean Ecosystems Dynamics: Pan-Regional Synthesis

Featured NSF-wide Programs

Carbon and Water in the Earth System

Major Research Instrumentation Program:

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NSF Educational Opportunities by Audience

For Undergraduate Students

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For K-12 Educators

Upcoming Due Dates

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Oceanographic Centers, Facilities and Equipment
(PD 98-5410) Full Proposal: October 15, 2012, Oceanographic Instrumentation

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

Operations Management of the Drilling Vessel JOIDES Resolution for the International Ocean Discovery Program (IODP)
(NSF 12-612) Letter of Intent: October 30, 2012

Science Support Office for the International Ocean Discovery Program (IODP)
(NSF 12-611) Letter of Intent: October 30, 2012

Oceanographic Centers, Facilities and Equipment
(PD 98-5410) Full Proposal: November 1, 2012, Ship Operations Program

News

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		National Science Foundation Awards Grants for Research on Coupled Natural and Human Systems Released October 1, 2012 Press Release
		URI Scientists: Marine Plants Can Flee to Avoid Predators Released October 1, 2012 News From the Field
		Controlling the Spread of Diseases Among Humans, Other Animals and the Environment Released September 27, 2012 Press Release
		Ocean Acidification: Finding New Answers Through National Science Foundation Research Grants Released September 26, 2012 Press Release
		Stemming the Tide of Biodiversity Loss on Earth Released September 24, 2012 Press Release

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