Call for Proposals
Ocean Acidification Program (NSF 10-530)
National Science Foundation
Deadline, Letters of Intent: Monday, 29 March 2010
Deadline, Full Proposals: Monday, 26 April 2010
For further information, please click on the 'Ocean Acidification' link
at: http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_list.jsp?org=OPP
The National Science Foundation (NSF) announces a Call for Proposals for
the Ocean Acidification program. The deadline for letters of intent is 5
p.m. proposer's local time on Monday, 29 March 2010. Full proposals are
due by 5 p.m. proposer's local time on Monday, 26 April 2010.
The Ocean Acidification program is a Cross-Directorate program with the
NSF directorates for Biological Sciences and Geosciences and the Office
of Polar Programs (OPP) participating. Since The Royal Society published
the report 'Ocean Acidification Due to Increasing Atmospheric Carbon
Dioxide' (June 2005, www.royalsoc.ac.uk), there has been growing concern
for the potential adverse impacts of a slowly acidifying sea on marine
ecosystems. Recognizing the need for basic research concerning the
nature, extent, and impact of ocean acidification on oceanic
environments in the past, present, and future, NSF developed this
funding opportunity (Ocean Acidification, NSF 10-530) with the following
goals:
- To understand the chemistry and physical chemistry of ocean
acidification and, in particular, its interplay with fundamental
biochemical and physiological processes of organisms;
- To understand how ocean acidification interacts with processes at
the organismal level, and how such interactions impact the structure
and function of ecosystems (e.g. through life histories, food webs,
biogeochemical cycling, and other interactions); and
- To understand how the earth system history informs our
understanding of the effects of ocean acidification on the present
day and future ocean.
New research frontiers require the development of interdisciplinary
partnerships and capacity building within the scientific community.
Accordingly, full research proposals, exploratory proposals, and
community development efforts such as workshops and symposia all are
encouraged. Proposals must clearly demonstrate links between the
research outcome and the emphasis areas described within the
solicitation. Preference will be given to proposals that create new
partnerships across traditional disciplines (including molecular and
cellular biology, physiology, marine chemistry and physics, ecological
sciences, paleoecology, and earth system history) and use diverse
approaches (observational systems, experimental studies, theory and
modeling) to examine cutting edge research questions related to ocean
acidification.
Deadline, Letters of Intent: Monday, 29 March 2010
Deadline, Full Proposals: Monday, 26 April 2010
A synopsis of the solicitation is available by clicking on the 'Ocean
Acidification' link on the OPP website at:
http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_list.jsp?org=OPP. From there, the full
solicitation can be obtained by clicking on the '10-530' link and then
selecting a format in which to view the proposal.