ARO DEPSCoR (Annual Cycle)
Supports institutions in underserved regions with research funding for non-traditional defense science.
The Defense Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (DEPSCoR) is DoD's analogue to the NSF EPSCoR program, designed to build research capacity at institutions of higher education in states and territories that have historically been underrepresented in federal research funding. ARO, ONR, and AFOSR jointly execute the program, with each service agency independently funding proposals a…
Science and engineering research relevant to DoD/DoW priorities and the National Defense Strategy. No specific topic restrictions beyond defense relevance.
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