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Air Force Office of Scientific Research

Supports Air Force Office of Scientific Research, the Department of the Air Force portal for external foundational science partnerships.

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Programs10
Active grants6
Total grants10
About

The Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR) is the extramural basic-research arm of the Air Force Research Laboratory and now sits in AFRL's Foundational Technology directorate after the April 2026 reorganization. It is the Department of the Air Force's basic research office, with a mission to discover, shape, champion, and transition high-risk work that can matter to the future Air and Sp…

Programs & grants under this funder
AFRL/AFOSR Center of Excellence (CoE)

Helps AFRL and AFOSR Center of Excellence for high-priority collaborative basic research.

1 grant
AFRL/AFOSR Center of Excellence
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Defense University Research Instrumentation Program (DURIP)

Helps Defense University Research Instrumentation Program for major research equipment upgrades at United States universities.

1 grant
DURIP (AFOSR)
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AFOSR HBCU/MI Program

Helps AFOSR HBCU and MI Program for Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Minority-Serving Institutions aligned with Air Force research priorities.

1 grant
AFOSR HBCU/MI Program
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Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative (MURI)

Helps Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative for multidisciplinary university teams tackling issues critical to the Air Force.

1 grant
MURI (AFOSR)
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AFOSR Open BAA — Research Interests of AFOSR

Helps AFOSR Basic and Applied Research BAA for unsolicited proposals across four scientific divisions in mission priorities.

AFOSR Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR)

Helps AFOSR Small Business Technology Transfer for small businesses collaborating with a research institution on Air Force basic-research topics.

2 grants
AFOSR STTR Phase I
Between cycles
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AFOSR STTR Phase II
Between cycles
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AFOSR Young Investigator Research Program (YIP)

Funds early-career United States researchers in priority innovation areas connected to Air Force mission needs.

1 grant
AFOSR YIP
Open
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Fiscal Year 2027 Defense University Research Instrumentation Program (DURIP)

Funds research equipment and instrumentation for U.S. universities doing science important to national defense.

1 grant
Fiscal Year 2027 Defense University Research Instrumentation Program (DURIP)
Open
$28M pool
FY26 DEFENSE ESTABLISHED PROGRAM TO STIMULATE COMPETITIVE RESEARCH (DEPSCoR) CAPACITY BUILDING (CB)

Funds multi-year defense-relevant research at universities in states that get little competitive DoD research funding.

1 grant
FY26 DEFENSE ESTABLISHED PROGRAM TO STIMULATE COMPETITIVE RESEARCH (DEPSCoR) CAPACITY BUILDING (CB)
Open
$6M pool
FY26 DEFENSE ESTABLISHED PROGRAM TO STIMULATE COMPETITIVE RESEARCH (DEPSCoR) - RESEARCH COLLABORATION (RC)

Funds a first-time faculty investigator paired with an experienced DoD-funded mentor on defense-relevant research.

1 grant
FY26 DEFENSE ESTABLISHED PROGRAM TO STIMULATE COMPETITIVE RESEARCH (DEPSCoR) - RESEARCH COLLABORATION (RC)
Open
$14.4M pool
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