ROSES25: F.5 Future Investigators in NASA Earth and Space Science and Technology

Compelled by our planet’s rapid change, the Earth Science Division (ESD) is innovating, exploring, and collaborating with the public and private sector to understand the Earth system, make new discoveries, and enable solutions for the benefit of all. ESD delivers the technology, global observation data, expertise, and applications that help NASA deliver trusted actionable Earth science to support the US economy, support national security with valuable information and tools, improve the nation’s ability to forecast and respond to severe storms, droughts, wildland fires, and other natural hazards, and support decision-making that affects human health and quality of life. 

To achieve the goals outlined above, NASA ESD understands the need of cultivating a variety of communities across multiple Earth science disciplines at early stages in their careers. The ESD Early Career Research Program (ECR) creates opportunities to advance the development and implementation of the Earth Science to Action (ES2A) strategy. ECR is striving for excellence in Earth science by supporting outstanding and innovative scientific research, enabling greater participation through scientific leadership, fostering a sense of community through sustained relationships, and making Earth science data more usable and impactful for the benefit of humanity. FINESST Earth is one of several projects within the ECR Program. 

Proposals must demonstrate the relevance of their research activities to support one or more of the following ESD program elements; if a proposal is fully applicable to two or more programs, then that should be clearly indicated on the NSPIRES cover page. Note: it is extremely important that proposers read the following sections to select the corresponding research topic on the cover page. Earth Science proposers should review ROSES-2025 A.1 Earth Science Research Overview for additional details: