Funding is now available for projects for the International Polar Year Program-NSF

National Science Foundation

International Polar Year Program

Applications due May 1, 2006

The National Science Foundation has announced that funding is available for projects for the International Polar Year Program.

There are emphasis areas under both research and education programs in which GIS technology is particularly applicable. These include

• Ice sheet history and dynamics
• Arctic Observing Network
• Data storage, access, and visualization related to one of the three emphases
• Polar formal science education: Subcategories include fieldwork experiences for K-12 educators and training of undergraduate and graduate students
• Polar informal science education: Efforts to engage the general public through a wide range of media

Examples of ESRI GIS software solutions for these grants and full grant guidelines are provided in the ESRI Sample Text document, accessible by registering or updating your information on the ESRI Grant Notification System.

For additional information about GIS solutions for this grant, please contact ESRI's grant coordinator at 208-286-0220.

Source: ESRI Grant Notices <grantcoord@esri.com>

I hope this is of your interest. Regards,

Jorge Brenner