In conjunction with APECS International Polar Week, the US Association of Polar Early Career Scientists (USAPECS) is hosting the annual international Polar Film Festival and celebrating its 10-year anniversary in March 2026! For five days, the Polar Film Festival will showcase short videos on topics related to the polar regions to the public and broader Polar research community. Films will be shared on our website each day during the APECS International March Polar Week (Marc

Call for Participants: Early career researchers in polar and cryosphere science — we want to hear from you! Take our 10–15 minute anonymous survey: “Assessing Challenges for Polar Early Career Scientists During Science Policy Upheaval.” We’re studying how recent shifts in science policy, funding, and career opportunities affect the U.S. early career polar research community. Participation is voluntary and anonymous (no names, emails, or institutions collected). After completi

Heading to AGU this December? Be sure to register for the AGU Social for Polar Early Career Researchers happening on Wednesday, December 17, 2025, from 6:30 - 8:30pm. This event is co-hosted by PSECCO, USAPECS, Polar Impact and the USPA Community Care Committee. Enjoy mingling with other individuals from the early career community and learn about awesome organizations that early career researchers can engage in! Space is limited to 100 participants, and location will be provi

USAPECS and COLDEX are proud to partner for Assessing Challenges for Polar Early Career Scientists During Science Policy Upheaval through...

The Interagency Arctic Research Policy Committee (IARPC), chaired by the National Science Foundation, is currently seeking public input...

Please join us for the second workshop in our series, co-hosted by the UK Polar Network (UKPN) and the US Association of Polar Early...

Time: Friday, August 29th at 16:00-17:00 UTC (8am-9am Alaska/12pm-1pm Eastern USA) Summary: The United States Association of Polar Early...

USAPECS announces our call for applications for the 2025-2026 executive board. Members of the USAPECS Board work together to develop and...

USAPECS + IARPC Early Career Forum Periodically USAPECS  and the IARPC Early Career Forum  will share research from, and opportunities...

Subject: Register by Aug 22 for IARPC Collaborations Mentorship Program - open to all in the polar research community! Sign-ups for the...

Online Peer Review Workshop by US Association of Polar Early Career Scientists  and UK Polar Network   on May 7th (Wed) at 9 am PT   The...

Call for Board Members 2024-2025 USAPECS   announces a new call for applications to join the 2024-2025 executive board . Members of the...

March 11th, 2025 Statement of Solidarity The US Association of Polar Early Career Scientists (USAPECS) stands in unwavering solidarity...

In conjunction with APECS International Polar Week, the US Association of Polar Early Career Scientists (USAPECS) is hosting the ninth...

The Consortium for the Advancement of Marine Arctic Science (CAMAS), established in 2023, aims to facilitate international collaboration...

Thank you to everyone who joined us at the Polar Early Career Social during AGU 2024! It was great connecting with so many passionate...

Come join our elightening talk at AGU 2024 titled C41C-03 Empowering the Polar Science Community: A Decade of USAPECS in Supporting Early...

Join other Arctic and Antarctic researchers for a short and fun networking social activity and head out for food with new friends...

Members of the 2023-2024 USAPECS Board just wrapped up their term activities with a published paper! If you are interested in USAPECS...

I am currently a Postdoctoral Research Associate at the Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research, University of Colorado Boulder, U.S. I...