DURIP (AFOSR)
Supports United States universities acquiring major research equipment for defense-relevant research capabilities.
The Defense University Research Instrumentation Program (DURIP) is a tri-service annual program co-administered by the Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR), the Army Research Office (ARO), and the Office of Naval Research (ONR). DURIP funds U.S. institutions of higher education to acquire major research equipment that augments existing capabilities or develops new ones in areas of inter…
Major equipment acquisition to augment or develop new research capabilities in DoD areas of interest.
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