AFOSR HBCU/MI Program
Supports minority-serving and historically black institutions through foundational Air Force research grants.
The Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR) Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Minority-Serving Institutions (HBCU/MI) program funds basic research at federally designated HBCUs and minority-serving institutions across AFOSR's scientific priority areas, including quantum science, photonics, materials, information science, aerospace engineering, and biological sciences. The pr…
Basic research across AFOSR scientific divisions — HBCU/MI-designated institutions only.
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