UK international ocean drilling programme site survey (Grant)

This funding opportunity supports ship-borne and virtual site survey investigations (SSI) to enable development of applications for scientific ocean drilling expeditions under the International Ocean Drilling Programme (IODP3). The programme aims to maximize development of excellent and innovative UK-led science applications for drilling expeditions by enabling detailed geophysical characterization of proposed drilling sites. Applicants must have submitted a proposal or pre-proposal for a drilling expedition to the IODP3 science office via the IODP3 Gateway system. The research outcomes will be driven by the 2050 Science Framework which presents seven strategic objectives covering habitability and life on Earth, oceanic life cycle of tectonic plates, Earth's climate system, feedbacks in the Earth system, tipping points in Earth history, global cycles of energy and matter, and natural hazards. Applications can involve ship-borne geophysical site surveys requiring ship time to collect new data or virtual site surveys where support is requested for processing existing geophysical data to meet IODP3 site characterization and safety requirements. The programme strongly encourages inclusion of early career researchers and applications supporting lower-cost Mission Specific Platform (MSP) expeditions with shallow drilling depth or coring investigations.