Who funds Antarctic research?

We count 58 funded Antarctic projects, active between 2020 and 2031, from 3 funders. The most came from NSF · Office of the Director (19 projects), EU · ERC (13 projects) and EU · MSCA (9 projects). The median award is $652K, across the 58 of 58 projects that list an amount.

Funded projects

58

Funders

3

Median award

$652K

Open calls now

4

Top funders of Antarctic research

Projects whose title or summary mentions Antarctic. Median award: of the projects that list an amount, in US dollars; “—” when fewer than 3 do.

Open Antarctic funding calls

4 open calls mention Antarctic today.

• Antarctic Research Not Requiring U.S. Antarctic Program (USAP) Field Support
  U.S. National Science FoundationNot specifiedDeadline: January 15, 2027 ·
• Antarctic research and Antarctica InSync
  Dutch Research Council (NWO)€250,000 – €450,000Deadline: February 16, 2027 ·
• Antarctic Research Requiring U.S. Antarctic Program (USAP) Support for Fieldwork
  U.S. National Science FoundationNot specifiedDeadline: June 1, 2027 ·
• Unlocking a safe operating space for Antarctica and the Southern Ocean
  European Commission · Horizon EuropeUp to €11,000,000Deadline: September 23, 2027 ·

Funded Antarctic projects

A sample, latest start first, at most three per program.

• Research Infrastructure: Mid-scale RI-1 (M1:IP) Genome Infrastructure catalyzing next Generation Antarctic Data, Access, Tools and Analytics
  NSF · Office of the Director · $18,462,872 · ends 2031
• CAREER: Feedbacks and Tipping Dynamics in Earth System Models with Interactive Ice Sheets
  NSF · Office of the Director · $797,727 · ends 2031
• CAREER: Bridging the Gap: AI-Driven Antarctic Basal Temperature Mapping for Advancing Ice Sheet Modeling and Polar Education
  NSF · Office of the Director · $770,209 · ends 2030
• NERC. HYDRO-RIFT: Observing and modelling hydrofracture across the Antarctic Peninsula
  UKRI · NERC · £820,470 · ends 2030
• CONNECTing past, present and future: hindcast and forecast of ice-sheet loss between 2000 and 2300
  UKRI · UKRI FLF · £590,756 · ends 2029
• Interacting effects of sea ice and wind on Antarctic seabirds (IcESWAS)
  UKRI · NERC · £989,457 · ends 2029
• Polar dawn: how do dark-light transitions impact population growth and silica uptake in Antarctic diatoms?
  UKRI · NERC · £874,606 · ends 2029
• Collaborative Research: CAIG: Physics-informed Machine Learning of Ice Calving and Sliding
  NSF · GEO · $600,397 · ends 2028
• AGS-PRF: Analysis and Modeling of Persistent Gravity Waves in the Antarctic Mesosphere and Lower Thermosphere
  NSF · GEO · $202,000 · ends 2028
• Collaborative Research: Mechanisms of moisture-driven ice growth: a warm Miocene data-model comparison
  NSF · OPP Cost Centers · $370,228 · ends 2028

How we count

Funded projects come from public award records (NIH RePORTER, NSF, EU CORDIS, UKRI Gateway to Research, Wellcome, the Gates Foundation, DOE, NASA and USDA NIFA) whose title or summary matches “antarctic or antarctica”. NIH lists each budget year separately; one project counts once. Amounts are as the funder lists them; medians use only projects that list one, in US dollars. Open calls and forecasts are from our listings of October 28, 2026. A project can mention a topic without being mainly about it, so treat the counts as a guide to who funds the area.