Physical Oceanography
This NSF Physical Oceanography program supports research on ocean structure, movement, and its interactions with biological, chemical, atmospheric, and ice processes. Eligibility is listed as unres…
- Deadline
- Aug 17, 2026
- Posted
- Jan 21, 2026
- Award amount
- From $250,000
In plain English
This NSF Physical Oceanography program supports research on ocean structure, movement, and its interactions with biological, chemical, atmospheric, and ice processes. Eligibility is listed as unrestricted (open to any eligible entity type, subject to NSF's standard rules), making it broadly available to research-capable organizations such as universities and nonprofits rather than individuals. A minimum figure of $250,000 is noted with no stated maximum; the deadline is August 17, 2026.
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Who can apply
Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility"
About this grant
The Physical Oceanography Program supports research on a wide range of topics associated with the structure and movement of the ocean, with the way in which it transports various quantities, with the way the ocean's physical structure interacts with the biological and chemical processes within it, and with interactions between the ocean and the atmosphere, solid earth and ice that surround it.
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