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The DARPA Innovation Fellowship provides recent STEM graduates and military professionals with an immersive opportunity to work at DARPA headquarters in Arlington, Virginia on breakthrough technology development for national security.
Fellows receive direct mentorship from DARPA program managers and technical experts, collaborate with Science and Engineering Technical Assistance (SETA) teams, develop proposals, and lead research interactions for an independent seedling portfolio.
The fellowship emphasizes bold thinking and risk tolerance, offering fellows access to DARPA's elite network spanning research labs, private sector partners, military organizations, and government agencies. The initial appointment is one year with the possibility of a one-year extension. Applicants must demonstrate unrelenting curiosity, technical excellence, leadership abilities, entrepreneurial spirit, and speed of execution.
The fellowship covers areas across all DARPA offices including AI, autonomous systems, cybersecurity, and advanced materials. U.S. citizenship and ability to obtain security clearance are required.
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Or search similar grants →According to the current listing, eligibility includes: College graduates with STEM degrees or military professionals with STEM degrees. U.S. citizenship required. Must be able to obtain and maintain a security clearance. Must be able to work on-site at DARPA headquarters in Arlington, Virginia. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
The current listing shows stipend and benefits not publicly disclosed. Typical government research fellowships at this level range from $80,000 to $150,000 per year. One-year initial appointment with possible one-year extension. Verify award ceilings, matching requirements, and allowable costs in the official notice.
DARPA Innovation Fellowship for STEM Graduates in AI and National Security Technology is funded by Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
This opportunity targets applicants in Virginia. If your organization operates elsewhere, check the official notice for location requirements.
Start from the official opportunity page linked in this listing — it carries the sponsor's submission instructions.
The DARPA Surgical Competition (DSC) is a $3.5 million prize challenge run by DARPA's Biological Technologies Office under 10 U.S.C. 4025. Its goal is to advance robotic and AI-enabled surgical systems that can deliver trauma care closer to the point of injury with fewer specialists available. There are two lanes. Lane 1, surgical collaboration, covers robots that assist a surgeon. Lane 2, surgical independence, covers robots performing surgical tasks with increasing autonomy. In each lane, first place wins $1 million, second $400,000, and third $100,000. Component gate prizes are $235,000 for the top Physical Capability Gate performer, $100,000 for the Rapid Learning Gate, and $75,000 for the Medical Knowledge Gate, and teams meeting each gate's minimums receive $3,000 per gate. Up to 10 teams will qualify. The qualification window runs from 11 September 2026 and closes on 13 November 2026 at 4 PM ET, with rolling review. The schedule also includes a virtual second industry day on 4 November 2026, an in-person workshop on 15-24 January 2027, and the scored competition on 20-26 March 2027. Teams are self-funded, and there is no full proposal and no cost share.
NSF's Dear Colleague Letter NSF 26-017 (published March 24, 2026, updated October 27, 2026) invites proposals that use AI and other emerging technologies to strengthen children's online safety and privacy, expand educational opportunities, support well-being, and help educators and parents, including through AI literacy and digital literacy. The DCL has no dedicated budget. Proposals are submitted through participating programs such as NSF FINDERS Foundry (NSF 26-507), which expects about 50 Planning awards of up to $50,000 and about 20 Development awards of up to $300,000 for one year, and TechAccess: AI-Ready America (NSF 26-508). Proposal titles must begin 'Empowering Children to Thrive DCL:'. The next FINDERS Foundry Development proposal deadline is November 18, 2026 at 5 p.m. submitter local time; other deadlines follow the participating solicitations.
NSF FINDERS FOUNDRY (NSF 26-507) seeks proposals that advance K-12 education through innovative, technology-driven solutions, with a strong emphasis on early artificial intelligence exposure for K-12 learners. It supports creating and scaling evidence-based practices, tools and technologies for learning and workforce development, and encourages cross-sector partnerships among schools, universities, industry, government and nonprofits. The program has two phases: Planning grants, after which only Planning awardees may submit Development proposals. Total estimated funding is $8.5 million and responses are due November 18, 2026.
On October 8, 2026, the Department of War announced about $350 million in quantum initiatives: roughly $200 million in new DARPA Quantum Benchmarking Initiative funding as Atom Computing, Diraq, IBM, and IonQ entered Stage C, plus an up-to-$150 million conditional OSC loan to PsiQuantum. Why the headline overstates the cash, and where the openings are.
Read articleDARPARA2701 posted October 20, 2026 with 18 topics, up to $1.225 million per award, and a mandatory one-page blind executive summary due November 5. Full proposals are due January 13, 2027. The graduate student option shrank from $350,000 to $225,000 and now requires U.S. citizenship.
Read articleHR001126S0015 accepts executive summaries, abstracts, and proposals on a rolling basis through August 27, 2027. New this cycle: a lighter executive-summary entry point, a 30-day accelerated award path for proposals up to $2 million, a $150,000-per-year talent add-on for university primes, and an explicit bar on FFRDCs, UARCs, and national labs.
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