We invite scientific research proposals within all fields of Arctic environmental research, specifically within the following disciplines: 
- Marine and terrestrial biology
 - Climate research in the troposphere and stratosphere
 - Surface phenomena, snow and ice
 - Geodesy and space geodesy
 - Air quality research and arctic pollution
 - Multidisciplinary environmental sciences
 
Please go to the programme’s website at: http://arcfac.npolar.no for details (eligibility criteria, application forms, deadlines, content of scientific project proposals, terms of access and funding etc.). Proposals should be submitted directly via the website (preferable) or by e-mail (arcfac@npolar.no). 
The submission deadlines each year are: 31 March and 30 September (last round of the proposal submission: 31 March 2010).
Contact: ARCFAC Secretariat, Norwegian Polar Institute, N-9171 Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Norway
Phone: +47 7902 2611; Fax: + 47 7902 2604; Email: arcfac@npolar.no