Funder · Federal agency

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.

United Stateswww.afrl.af.mil

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Annual funding—

Programs7

Active grants0

Total grants7

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.

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.

AFOSR Open BAA — Research Interests of AFOSR

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