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ARO Early Career Program (ECP) / Young Investigator Program (YIP)

Helps ARO Early Career Program and Young Investigator Program for tenure-track faculty in their first years post-PhD pursuing Army-relevant basic research.

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The Army Research Office Early Career Program, known externally as the Young Investigator Program, backs promising early-career university faculty with Army-relevant basic research. It sits inside the Core BAA and is meant to build both the science and the research careers of new investigators.

Awards run up to $120,000 a year for three years, for a total ceiling of about $360,000. Eligibility is…

AIBiotechCybersecurityDefenseEnergy TechAdvanced MaterialsPhotonicsQuantumRobotics

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

Last verified: 1 Jun 2026Source: arl.devcom.army.mil