Polar STEAM is an NSF-funded program that supports broader impacts through matching educators, artists, and writers with polar researchers to co-create educational and creative resources related to polar research. Annual cohorts also include mentorship and guidance on building your broader impacts toolkit. Applications are currently open for the 2024/25 field seasons in the Arctic and Antarctic. Virtual collaborations are also available and are well-suited for lab-based researchers, those conducting data work, remote monitoring, and field work that doesn’t lend itself bringing an additional person.
A recording of the recent webinar for NSF-funded researchers is available along with FAQs and a link to the application. Researchers pre-planning for future seasons are welcome to email polarsteam [at] oregonstate.edu to discuss further.
The application deadline for polar researchers is 15 September 2023.