AFOSR HBCU/MI Research Program
Supports minority-serving universities with dedicated research funding and inclusion-focused defense partnerships.
The AFOSR Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Minority Institutions (HBCU/MI) Research Programme is a set-aside funding mechanism operated by the Air Force Office of Scientific Research to increase the participation of minority-serving institutions in basic research aligned with Air Force science and technology priorities. The programme has two distinct components: AFOSR Core Research…
Basic research and infrastructure investment for HBCUs and minority-serving US institutions.
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