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Polar STEAM Antarctic Artists & Writers Program.

Antarctica (US Antarctic Program stations/field, Oct-Feb season) · Polar STEAM / Oregon State University PRAx (NSF-funded)
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Polar STEAM places artists and writers at US Antarctic Program stations during October to February. The program is fully funded with no fee. Applications are due April 15, 2027.

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Deadline. April 15, 2027

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Cost to apply. Free to apply

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What you get. Fully funded Antarctic deployment embedded with active polar science (the successor to NSF's Antarctic Artists & Writers program)

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