Geosciences Core Research: Atmospheric, Geospace, Earth and Ocean Sciences (GEO Core)
NSF funds foundational geosciences research projects in atmospheric and geospace sciences, earth sciences, and ocean sciences for eligible applicants.
⚑ No near-term product, deployment, or commercial outcome required; foundational research only. · Eligibility not stated in the notice; NSF core research grants are typically broadly open to qualified institutions.
This is a broad geosciences basic-research solicitation in atmospheric, earth, ocean, and geospace science, which is outside IPPRA’s social-behavioral risk, policy, and public-opinion lines. The team could only touch it indirectly at best, not as a plausible PI-led fit.
JUDGED AGAINST THE ROSTER'S PUBLICATION DOSSIER · GPT-5.4-MINI · 2026-08-22
Unit fits — one characterization, each unit's own rules
| Physical Sciences & Engineering (demo) | 90 strong | technical depth: central; funds basic research |
| IPPRA | 45 partial | portfolio topics: climate_weather, environment, energy (primary); social/behavioral work is none; funds basic research; capped at 45 (limited social-science role) |
| Tom Love Innovation Hub | 15 none | deep-tech content; no commercialization signal |
Description
The NSF Geosciences Research solicitation supports foundational research projects that advance the frontiers of knowledge across all areas of the geosciences. This solicitation calls for proposals in three programs:
Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences (AGS) Program ;
Earth Sciences (EAR) Program ; and
Ocean Sciences (OCE) Program .
These programs support projects that expand the frontiers of knowledge in science and technology. The programs encourage projects that advance research on Earth’s atmosphere and the near-Earth space environment; solid Earth sciences and Earth surface processes; and all fields of ocean science. Projects may focus on foundational research in a specific domain or cover multiple disciplines. NSF is particularly interested in intellectually ambitious and potentially transformative foundational research. Proposals need not promise a near-term product, deployment, or commercial outcome, nor need they address later-stage development to be competitive.
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Proposal brief SEE AN EXAMPLE →
A one-page internal memo: fit assessment, submission requirements, document scaffold, and next steps dated back from the deadline — tailored to your project idea if you add one.
Proposal shell · National Science Foundation conventions SEE AN NSF EXAMPLE →
Funder-faithful document skeletons — National Science Foundation's document set with section headings, page limits, reviewer guidance, and writing prompts; add a project idea to get [DRAFT] starter bullets. Download as .md for Word or Overleaf.