ARO MURI
Supports multidisciplinary university teams pursuing long-range defense research collaborations and shared outcomes.
The Army Research Office portion of the Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative (MURI) is an annual program jointly sponsored by ARO, the Office of Naval Research (ONR), and the Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR). MURI funds university research consortia tackling complex, multidisciplinary problems of direct relevance to Army priorities. Awards run $1.25 million to $1.5 milli…
Annual topic list selected by ARO each cycle. FY26 topics published under W911NF25S0004.
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