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Marine Geology and Geophysics

Funds ocean-floor research — from crust formation to seafloor hazards — accepted year-round with no fixed deadline.

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NSF's Marine Geology and Geophysics program funds research into the physical history of the ocean floor — the seabed of the ocean basins and their margins, plus the Great Lakes. It covers how oceanic crust forms and changes over time, ancient climate and sea-level records preserved in seafloor sediment, underwater volcanoes and the chemistry of hydrothermal vents, and geological hazards such as un

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Last verified: 27 Aug 2026Source: www.nsf.gov