The North Pacific Research Board (NPRB) announces the release of the Arctic Program request for pre-proposals. Pre-proposals must be submitted on or before 31 July 2015; the anticipated deadline for full proposals is 15 January 2016.
NPRB is launching an Arctic Integrated Ecosystem Research Program in partnership with several collaborating organizations and agencies. NPRB and funding partners seek to develop a coordinated, collaborative program to fund science that will improve understanding of Arctic marine ecosystems. The program aims to inform a mechanistic understanding of the processes that structure the marine ecosystem and influence the distribution, life history, and interactions of biological communities in the Chukchi Sea, Bering Strait, and northern Bering Sea. NPRB intends to fund several projects that will integrate to achieve this goal.
This program is a collaborative partnership -- the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) and the North Slope Borough/Shell Baseline Studies Program have each contributed funds to support new research associated with this program. Several other institutions and agencies have identified ongoing research that will coordinate with and contribute to this program, and additional participation is welcome.
Pre-proposal deadline: 31 July 2015.
For further information and additional resources, please go to: http://www.nprb.org/arctic-program/request-for-proposals.
If you have questions or are interested in discussing partnership opportunities, please contact:
Matthew Baker
Email: Matthew.Baker [at] nprb.org
Danielle Dickson
Email: Danielle.Dickson [at] nprb.org