Opportunity Information: Apply for 20 509
The National Science Foundation (NSF) Frontier Research in Earth Sciences (FRES) program is a discretionary grant opportunity designed to fund ambitious, high-impact research across the full Earth system, spanning from Earths core up through the critical zone near the surface. The program is housed within NSFs Division of Earth Sciences (EAR) and is intended for projects that tackle major scientific questions over any combination of temporal and spatial scales, whether those questions involve deep Earth processes, the continental lithosphere, or surface and near-surface systems. In practice, this means FRES can support everything from investigations of deep interior dynamics to studies of how surface processes and the near-surface environment evolve and interact, as long as the work aligns with EARs general research guidelines.
A defining feature of FRES is its emphasis on projects that are bigger in scope and budget than what would typically fit within EARs standard disciplinary programs. Rather than supporting narrowly framed, single-investigator efforts, FRES is positioned for research that is broader, more integrative, or more complex to manage within traditional program boundaries. This includes interdisciplinary projects that naturally cut across multiple Earth science areas and may not fit cleanly into one disciplinary program, as well as efforts that would be difficult to manage through routine co-review or shared funding arrangements among separate programs. At the same time, the solicitation also welcomes innovative projects rooted in a single discipline when the expected outcomes are likely to matter broadly to Earth science research beyond that subfield.
The program is methodologically flexible. Proposals may combine fieldwork, laboratory analyses, and computational approaches in whatever mix best addresses the core scientific objectives. Similarly, investigators can use observational strategies (for example, collecting and analyzing measurements from natural systems), theoretical development (building conceptual or mathematical frameworks), and experimental approaches (testing processes under controlled conditions). The key expectation is that the project advances understanding of Earth systems in a way that matches the programs frontier-style intent: bold questions, strong intellectual integration, and results with the potential to shift perspectives or enable new directions across Earth science.
From a funding perspective, the opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number 20-509, CFDA 47.050) is offered as a grant mechanism with an award ceiling of $3,000,000. NSF anticipated making about 10 awards under this call. The opportunity was originally posted on Oct 30, 2019, with an original closing date of Feb 05, 2020. Eligibility is listed as "Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification)," indicating that applicants would need to consult the full announcement for the precise eligibility rules and any institution-type limitations. Overall, FRES is best understood as an NSF pathway for large, boundary-crossing Earth science projects that are too expansive or unconventional for standard disciplinary lanes, while still being firmly anchored in EAR-supported research topics.Apply for 20 509
- The National Science Foundation in the science and technology and other research and development sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Frontier Research in Earth Sciences" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 47.050.
- This funding opportunity was created on Oct 30, 2019.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Feb 05, 2020. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $3,000,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 10 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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