In case you missed it — here's a recap of news from the NSF Unidata Program Center for the month of February 2026.
 

Upcoming deadlines to be aware of:

13 MarchNominations for the 2026 Russell L. DeSouza Awards are due.
27 MarchProposals for the 2026 NSF Unidata Community Equipment Awards are due.

Highlights from February:

Reminder: 2026 NSF Unidata Equipment Awards

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A reminder that the 2026 NSF Unidata Community Equipment Awards solicitation is open until March 27, 2026.

University Allocations of NSF NCAR HPC Resources Available

NCAR CISL

NSF NCAR's Computational and Informations Systems Lab makes high performance computing resources available to university researchers and educators. The next deadline for large allocation requests is March 4, 2026.

2026 EdEC ASP Summer Colloquium

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The NSF NCAR Education, Engagement & Early-Career Development (EdEC) program's Advanced Study Program (ASP) Summer Colloquium takes place July 13–24, 2026 in Boulder, CO.

NSF Unidata Science Gateway Update: What's new? What's next?

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Update on recent and planned improvements and features to the NSF Unidata Science Gateway.

AMS 2026 Conference Highlights from the NSF Unidata Staff

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Some AMS 2026 meeting highlights from the perspective of NSF Unidata staff.

Advisory Committee News

NSF Unidata's Users Committee met in joint session with the Strategic Advisory Committee September 24-26, 2025. The Users Committee will meet next in March and April of 2026.

NSF Unidata's Strategic Advisory Committee met in joint session with the Users Committee September 24-26, 2025. The Strategic Advisory Committee will meet next in April of 2026.