Support of US Participation in the Scientific Committee for Antarctic Research (SCAR)

该计划（US-SCAR）支持和加强美国参与南极研究科学委员会（SCAR）。 南极研究科学委员会是一个国际组织，成立于1958年，旨在促进南极科学的国际合作，并作为南极条约系统（ATS）的顾问。 美国是SCAR的12个创始成员国之一（目前有44个成员），美国人一直在SCAR的领导中发挥着重要作用。 US-SCAR通过促进美国科学家，特别是早期职业研究人员参加SCAR开放科学会议和生物学与地球科学研讨会，促进美国和国际南极科学界的极地科学进步。美国国家委员会是极地研究委员会（PRB）。（美国国家科学院），PRB的资金来自各种政府机构。 然而，PRB预算不包括US-SCAR活动的资金。 该计划吸收了与美国参与SCAR相关的各种成本，包括参加会议的差旅费，增强外联能力，并建立更有效的格式以确保美国最大限度地参与SCAR倡议。 US-SCAR为美国科学家，特别是早期职业研究人员提供了机会，1）在国际论坛上展示他们的工作，2）了解南极科学各个方面的最新发现，3）建立和加强国际联系和合作，和4）的方法积极参与极地科学国际框架内新方向的发展和新领域的建立。这该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

This program (US-SCAR) supports and strengthens U.S. participation in the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). SCAR is an international organization established in 1958 to facilitate international collaborations in Antarctic science, and SCAR serves as an advisor to the Antarctic Treaty System (ATS). The U.S. is one of 12 founding member countries of SCAR (there are currently 44 members), and Americans have consistently played a strong role in SCAR leadership. US-SCAR promotes the progress of polar science within the U.S. and the international Antarctic scientific community by facilitating the attendance of U.S. scientists, particularly early career researchers, at the SCAR Open Science Conferences and Symposia on Biology and Earth Sciences.The U.S. National Committee for SCAR is the Polar Research Board (PRB) (US National Academies), and funding for the PRB comes from various government agencies. The PRB budget does not include funding for US-SCAR activities, however. This program absorbs a variety of costs associated with U.S. participation in SCAR, including travel to meetings, enhancing outreach capabilities, and establishing a more effective format to ensure maximum US participation in SCAR initiatives. US-SCAR provides opportunities for U.S. scientists, especially early career researchers, to 1) present their work in an international forum, 2) learn about the most recent findings on all aspects of Antarctic science, 3) establish and strengthen international contacts and collaborations, and 4) be actively involved in the development of new directions and the establishment of new frontiers in the international framework of polar science.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.