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Arctic Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grants (Arctic DDRIG) Arctic Social Sciences, Arctic System Sciences, and Arctic Observing Network

Federal funding opportunity 20-597 from U.S. National Science Foundation.

Apply on Grants.gov →Application closes December 15, 2026

Posted
April 14, 2026
Closes
December 15, 2026
Program funding
$1,250,000
Cost sharing
No
Instrument
Grant
Assistance listing
47.050
Category
Science and Technology and other Research and Development
Archives
January 14, 2027

Program funding history

Awards made under Assistance Listing 47.050 across FY2024–FY2026, from public federal spending records.

FY2024 obligated
$1B
FY2025 obligated
$1B
FY2026 (to date) obligated
$373.8M
Awards in window
4,687

Top recipients: University Corporation for Atmospheric Research, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Earthscope Consortium Inc., University of California San Diego, The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York

Source: USAspending.gov · refreshed August 2026

Synopsis

The National Science Foundation (NSF) invites investigators at U.S. organizations to submit proposals for Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grants (DDRIGs) to the Arctic Sciences Section, Office of Polar Programs (OPP) to conduct dissertation-level research about and related to the Arctic region. The Programs that are currently accepting DDRIG proposals are the Arctic Social Sciences (ASSP), Arctic System Science (ARCSS), and Arctic Observing Network (AON) Programs. The goal of this solicitation is to attract research proposals that advance a fundamental, process, and systems-level understanding of the Arctic's rapidly changing natural environment and social and cultural systems, and, where appropriate, to improve our capacity to project future change. The Arctic Sciences Section supports research focused on the Arctic region and its connectivity with lower latitudes. The scientific scope is aligned with, but not limited to, research challenges outlined in the Interagency Arctic Research Policy Committee’s five-year Arctic research plan (https://www.nsf.gov/geo/opp/arctic/iarpc/start.jsp). Given that this solicitation is designed to support early career scientists, this Program will also advance research capacity in Arctic sciences, promote workforce development in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM). The Arctic Sciences Section coordinates with programs across NSF and with other federal and international partners to co-review and co-fund Arctic proposals as appropriate. The Arctic Sciences Section also maintains Arctic logistical infrastructure and field support capabilities that are available to enable research.

Who can apply

*Who May Submit Proposals: Proposals may only be submitted by the following: -Institutions of Higher Education (IHEs): Two- and four-year IHEs (including community colleges) accredited in, and having a campus located in the US, acting on behalf of their faculty members. Special Instructions for International Branch Campuses of US IHEs: If the proposal includes funding to be provided to an international branch campus of a US institution of higher education (including through use of sub-awards and consultant arrangements), the proposer must explain the benefit(s) to the project of performance at the international branch campus, and justify why the project activities cannot be performed at the US campus. *Who May Serve as PI: The proposal must be submitted through regular organizational channels by the dissertation advisor(s) on behalf of the graduate student. The advisor is the Principal Investigator (PI); the student is the Co-Principal Investigator (Co-PI). <span>The student must be the primary author of the proposal with mentorship from the advisor (PI).</span> The student must be enrolled at a U.S. institution of higher education.

How to apply

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