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0 Certification Pathway Fact Sheets Functions, Focus & Activities Legal Education & Advising Capacity Building Schoolhouse Legal Education & Advising Course Catalog Legal Education & Advising Resident Courses Ministry of Defense Advisors DSCU is the Department of Defense's primary Security Cooperation educational institution.
Its mission is to advance the knowledge and practice of Security Cooperation through education, training, workforce development, advising, research, analysis, and lessons learned. DSCU strives to be the center of intellectual life for the Security Cooperation enterprise; we prepare a global network of professionals to achieve outcomes that enhance the security of the United States and its partners and allies.
Academic Excellence, Accountability, Agility, Collaboration, Community DSCU’s Title 10 U.S. Code Section 384 mandated mission prepares the U.S. Security Cooperation workforce and partner nations to deter aggression.
The DSCU cross-functional team: Trains and educates the U.S. Security Cooperation workforce Manages and provides Institutional Capacity Building services executed by the DOD Manages and implements international military training and education Security Cooperation programs and authorities executed Advances the profession of Security Cooperation through research, data collection, analysis, publication, and learning Executes the professional development program for the U.S. Security DSCU is especially proud of the quality and variety of research, achievements, and scholarly work by DSCU’s faculty.
DSCU faculty teammates are integral to DSCU being the center of intellectual life for the Security Cooperation enterprise. Certification 2. 0 Program Overview Defense Security Cooperation University Washington, DC 20301-2800 State Department Pol-Mil Bureau Foreign Assistance Website System of Records Notices (SORNs) SAMM DSCA Manual 5105.
38-M DSCU is a directorate of DSCA. DSCU’s geographically dispersed, cross-functional team of scholars, practitioners, and support staff work in concert to plan, develop, and deliver Security Cooperation education, training, and advising in support of the National Defense Strategy and America’s allies and partners. Accessibility/Section 508
According to the current listing, eligibility includes: DSCU-sponsored research is generally open to a broad range of researchers (with or without affiliation) and research institutions anywhere in the world. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
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Congressionally Directed Assistance is sponsored by DEPT OF DEFENSE. To implement Congressionally directed assistance for the purposes identified in the Department of Defense (“DoD”) annual appropriations act. The resulting assistance instruments support a variety of Congressional priorities. DoD awards the appropriate assistance instruments for the Congressionally identified purposes consistent with its authority, including applicable requirements for merit-based or competitive processes. This listing is currently active. Program number: 12.599. Last updated on 2026-01-20.
Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program is sponsored by DEPT OF DEFENSE. To maintain technological superiority in the scientific areas relevant to Air Force needs; to prevent technological surprise to our nation and create it for our adversaries; to maintain a strong research infrastructure composed of Air Force laboratories, industry, and universities; and to complement the national research effort. This listing is currently active. Program number: 12.800. Last updated on 2026-01-21.
DoD Multidisciplinary Research Program of the University Research Initiative (MURI) is sponsored by Department of Defense (DoD) - Office of Naval Research (ONR). The Multidisciplinary Research Program of the University Research Initiative (MURI), administered by the Department of Defense Office of Naval Research, supports basic research in science and engineering at U. S.
SBIR SF254-D1206: Knowledge-Guided Test and Evaluation Frameworks for proliferated Low Earth Orbit Constellations is sponsored by U.S. Air Force. DOD SBIR topic SF254-D1206: Knowledge-Guided Test and Evaluation Frameworks for proliferated Low Earth Orbit Constellations. Component: U.S. Air Force. Command: SDA. Solicitation: DoD SBIR 2025.4. Phase(s): D2PII, II, SPII. Status: Pre-Release. Open date: 3/4/2026.
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