Geospace Cluster (AGS-GC) Grant
NSF
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This call is open to universities, research institutions and non-profits. Funding is a grant. Coverage is read from the notice itself: United States. The funder accepts early-stage applicants.
NSF Geospace Cluster funds fundamental and applied research on Earth's near-space environment, including the mesosphere, thermosphere, ionosphere, magnetosphere, and solar-terrestrial interactions. The program supports aeronomy, magnetospheric physics, space weather, and upper-atmosphere climate research through observational, theoretical, modeling, and laboratory activities, with emphasis on space weather hazards and atmospheric climate change.
About this grant
The Geospace Cluster (GC) in the Division of Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences (AGS) supports fundamental and solutions-oriented research, technology development and education related to the Earth's near-space environment including the mesosphere, thermosphere, ionosphere, exosphere, magnetosphere and radiation belts, as well as the inner heliosphere and solar atmosphere. The cluster advances knowledge of the Sun-Earth system, including how various parts are coupled through dynamical, electrodynamical and chemical processes. Research supported includes studies of aeronomy, magnetospheric physics, solar-terrestrial physics, space weather and space climate, with particular emphasis on societal impacts such as space weather hazards and upper atmosphere climate change. The GC supports research utilizing ground-based or space-based observational facilities, data centers, and theoretical, modeling, observational, data analysis and laboratory activities. Proposals are accepted at any time, though specific targeted research programs including CEDAR, GEM, SHINE, and FDSS have specific target dates or deadlines with potential PI and institution restrictions.
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Eligibility
Eligible applicants are unrestricted, meaning any type of entity above may apply, subject to clarifications in the additional information on eligibility section. The Division of Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences encourages proposals from all institutions, including Minority Serving Institutions, Emerging Research Institutions and institutions in EPSCoR jurisdictions. Specific targeted programs within the Geospace Cluster (such as CEDAR, GEM, SHINE, and FDSS) may have PI and/or institution restrictions; applicants should refer to individual solicitation documents for details.
Key requirements
- ✓Research must address fundamental or solutions-oriented questions in geospace science, aeronomy, magnetospheric physics, or solar-terrestrial physics
- ✓Proposals may utilize ground-based or space-based observational facilities, data centers, theoretical modeling, or laboratory activities
- ✓Specific targeted research programs (CEDAR, GEM, SHINE, FDSS) have specific deadlines and may have PI or institution restrictions; general proposals accepted anytime
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Frequently asked questions
- Who can apply for Geospace Cluster (AGS-GC)?
- Eligibility covers organisations in US; university, research-institution, nonprofit. See the eligibility criteria above for the full conditions.
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