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Program

Technology Challenges and Opportunities to Special Operation Forces in 2027

Paid individual authors up to $2,500 for essays forecasting technology's impact on Special Operations Forces.

Up to ten submitted papers were guaranteed a $1,000 award; each of those authors could earn an extra $1,500 for traveling to present their paper in person at a workshop in Tampa, Florida in October, for a possible $2,500 total. Authors kept ownership of their ideas, granting SOCOM only a royalty-free license to use what they submitted, and travel costs to the workshop were on the author's own dime

Defense

Each grant below is a distinct funding opportunity with its own eligibility, scope, and deliverables.