Funding Opportunities

Please check the calendar for specific upcoming funding targets and deadlines. Below is a list of OCB-relevant federal agency programs and opportunities.

NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION (NSF)

Division of Ocean Sciences

Office of Polar Programs

NSF Interdisciplinary and Cross-Directorate Opportunities

  • Ocean Acidification
  • Dynamics of Coupled Natural and Human Systems
  • NSF Frontiers in Earth System Dynamics (EAR, OCE, AGS): The Earth is often characterized as "dynamic" because its systems are variable over space and time, and they can respond rapidly to multiple perturbations. The goals of the Frontiers in Earth-System Dynamics (FESD) program are to: (1) foster an inter-disciplinary and multi-scale understanding of the interplay among and within the various sub-systems of the Earth, (2) catalyze research in areas poised for a major advance, (3) improve data resolution and modeling capabilities to more realistically simulate complex processes and forecast disruptive or threshold events, and (4) improve knowledge of the resilience of the Earth and its subsystems.
  • Research Coordination Networks (RCN) (BIO, GEO, SBE, OCI or OPP): The goal of the RCN program is to advance a field or create new directions in research or education. Groups of investigators will be supported to communicate and coordinate their research, training and educational activities across disciplinary, organizational, geographic and international boundaries. RCN provides opportunities to foster new collaborations, including international partnerships, and address interdisciplinary topics. Innovative ideas for implementing novel networking strategies, collaborative technologies, and development of community standards for data and meta-data are especially encouraged. General (non-targeted) RCN proposals should be submitted to a participating program in BIO, GEO, SBE, OCI or OPP. Refer to the specific program website for submission dates. PIs are encouraged to discuss suitability of an RCN topic with the program. Additional targeted tracks within the RCN programs are intended to foster linkages across directorates. RCN-SEES (The Science, Engineering and Education for Sustainability track) focuses on interdisciplinary topics that will advance sustainability science, engineering and education as an integrative approach to the challenges of adapting to environmental, social and cultural changes associated with growth and development of human populations, and attaining a sustainable energy future. RCN-UBE (The Undergraduate Biology Education track) could focus on any topic likely to lead to improved participation, learning, or assessment in undergraduate biology curricula.
  • Science, Engineering and Education for Sustainability (SEES): SEES is expected to be a multi-year effort that will address challenges in climate and energy research and education using a systems-based approach to understanding, predicting, and reacting to change in the linked natural, social, and built environment. The SEES Portfolio will support research and education projects that span all eleven NSF Directorates and Offices.
  • Cooperative research opportunities with the European Commission and European scientists
  • Partnerships for International Research and Education (PIRE)
  • Ocean Technology and Interdisciplinary Coordination

 

NATIONAL OCEANIC & ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION (NOAA)

 

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS & SPACE ADMINISTRATION (NASA)

Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Sciences (ROSES)

  • NASA ROSES - OCB-relevant Opportunities

    Ocean Biology and Biogeochemistry

    Land-Cover/Land-Use Change

    Climate and Biological Response: Research and Applications

    Carbon Cycle Science