OpportunityTitle: FISCAL YEAR (FY) 2026 OFFICE OF NAVAL RESEARCH (ONR) YOUNG INVESTIGATOR PROGRAM (YIP)
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: Awards under this NOFO will be made only to U.S. Institutions of Higher Education which award degrees in science, engineering, or mathematics.  U.S. Non-profit organizations operating primarily for scientific and educational services may also submit proposals.  The Principal Investigator of a proposal must be a U.S. citizen, national, or permanent resident (on the date proposals are due), holding a first or second full-time tenure-track or tenure-track-equivalent faculty position at that university, and has received his/her PhD or equivalent degree on or after 01/01/2018.  The term &quot;national&quot; of the United States includes a native resident of a possession of the United States, such as American Samoa.  The term &#8220;tenure-track-equivalent&#8221; is explained on the ONR website: https://www.onr.navy.mil/education-outreach/sponsored-research/yip/tenure-track-equivalent\
Description: The goal of the ONR Young Investigator Program is for the Office of Naval Research to identify early career scientists and engineers in academia and nonprofits who have the potential to contribute long-term to the advancement of the Department of Navy&#8217;s Science and Technology program. This cohort of innovators will tackle some of the most challenging naval warfighter issues by utilizing transformative approaches and pioneering new technologies. Some of the intended purposes of the ONR YIP are:&#183; Ability of early faculty to obtain DoD research grant awards beyond YIP.&#183; Engagement of early career faculty to the Naval Research Enterprise via the Summer Faculty Research Program, Sabbatical Leave Program, Scientists to Sea, and similar outreach activities. &#183; Education, development, and encouragement of the next generation of scientists and engineers through knowledge transfer to undergraduate, graduate, and post-doctoral participants.
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GrantorContactText: Veronica  Lacey &lt;br/&gt;Grantor &lt;br/&gt;Phone 703-696-2593