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NSF Office of Polar Programs
The Office of Polar Programs (OPP) manages and initiates National Science Foundation funding for basic research and its operational support in the Arctic and the Antarctic. The funds are provided as NSF grants to institutions (mainly U.S. universities), whose scientists perform the research at the institutions or in a polar region, and as cooperative agreements or contracts to support organizations including contractors and the U.S. military.
The Antarctic Sun
The Antarctic Sun is the official news web site for the United States Antarctic Program (USAP), which is managed by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Office of Polar Programs. Raytheon Polar Services Company (RPSC) is contracted by the NSF to support the USAP, and maintains the Sun web site as a resource for information about the program and its people.
Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research
SCAR is charged with the initiating, developing and coordinating high quality international scientific research in the Antarctic region, and on the role of the Antarctic region in the Earth system. The scientific business of SCAR is conducted by its Standing Scientific Groups which represent the scientific disciplines active in Antarctic research and report to SCAR.
American Polar Society
Established in 1934, the American Polar Society is the oldest of U.S.-based polar societies. It features information about both the North and South polar regions. In addition to supporting the Society, it is the goal of this web site to bring public awareness to the many fascinating aspects of the Polar regions.
Byrd Polar Research Institute
The Byrd Polar Research Center (BPRC) at The Ohio State University is recognized internationally as a leader in polar and alpine research. Research at the Center focuses on the role of cold regions in the Earth's overall climate system, and encompasses geological sciences, geochemistry, glaciology, paleoclimatology, meteorology, remote sensing, ocean dynamics, and the history of polar exploration.
The Explorer's Club
The Explorers Club is an international multidisciplinary professional society dedicated to the advancement of field research and the ideal that it is vital to preserve the instinct to explore. Since its inception in 1904, the Club has served as a meeting point and unifying force for explorers and scientists worldwide.
Scott Polar Research Institute
The Institute is a well-known and long-established centre for research into both polar regions. It is part of the University of Cambridge and is a sub-department of the Department of Geography.
New Zealand Antarctic Society
The New Zealand Antarctic Society was formed in 1933 and has branches in New Zealand's main centres as well as an international membership.The Society brings together people interested in Antarctica, to share knowledge in the fields of all sciences, exploration, discovery and mapping of Antarctica, to seek protection of the Antarctic environment, and to promote New Zealand's interests in Antarctica.
Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station (Spindler)
Bill Spindler runs a comprehensive site about Pole Station which includes a complete history of the winterover crews going back to IGY.
The Antarctic Circle
The Antarctic Circle is a non-commercial forum and resource on historical, literary, bibliographical, artistic and cultural aspects of Antarctica and the South Polar regions. The breadth and quantity of its content expands periodically.
Old Antarctic Explorer's Society
The Old Antarctic Explorers Association, Inc. is a tax exempt charitable organization dedicated to establishing and perpetuating public awareness of the Courage, Sacrifice and Devotion its members exhibited while supporting Antarctic Research. Another goal is to unify efforts to obtain, preserve and display Operation Deep Freeze artifacts and memorabilia in a centralized location in addition to identifying those artifacts that are already in place at various locals.