Advanced Study Program

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Unlike other NSF NCAR programs or divisions, the Advanced Study Program (ASP) does not have primary responsibility for any special area of NSF NCAR science. Instead, the ASP mission, broadly defined, is to help NSF NCAR (and the scientific communities it serves) prepare for the future. We work in support of other NSF NCAR units, with these objectives:

Stimulating the intellect of the research community
Fostering the professional development of graduate students and postdoctoral fellows
Promoting advanced scientific educational opportunities at NSF NCAR
Focusing attention on emerging areas of science
Facilitating interactions between NSF NCAR, universities, and the broader community

ASP Postdoctoral Fellowship Program

The postdoctoral fellowship program provides an opportunity for recent Ph.D. scientists to continue to pursue their research interests in atmospheric and related science. The program also invites postdoctorates from a variety of disciplines to apply their training to research in the atmospheric sciences.

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Graduate Visitor Program

The NSF NCAR Advanced Study Program (ASP) Graduate Visitor Program (GVP) Fellowship offers an excellent opportunity for graduate students to spend time at NSF NCAR working on their thesis, dissertation, or final project equivalent, with guidance from NSF NCAR scientists and engineers. The GVP also provides a chance to develop research collaborations at NSF NCAR and to participate in professional development workshops and seminars.

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Career Development for Postdocs

Postdoctoral fellows can participate in regular professional development workshops and events throughout the year, which are led by NSF NCAR scientists and staff, and faculty from our university community.

Early Career Scientist Assembly

The ECSA represents the interests of early-career scientists, voicing concerns, solutions, and successes from early-career scientists to NSF NCAR and UCAR management to guide institutional policies.

ASP Colloquia

ASP hosts an annual colloquium exploring subjects that represent new or rapidly developing areas of research. The colloquium brings together lecturers and graduate students to NSF NCAR for two weeks for classroom presentations, instruction and interaction.