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Find similar grantsThis program supports multidisciplinary, high-risk basic research by U. S. universities to achieve scientific breakthroughs relevant to national security and future military technologies.
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Or search similar grants →According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Eligibility is limited to U. S. degree-granting universities. White papers are optional but strongly encouraged. Ineligible organizations (e. g. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
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Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Department of Defense Multidisciplinary Research Program of the University Research Initiative (MURI) is funded by Office of Naval Research (ONR), Army Research Office (ARO), and Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR). Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
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Multidisciplinary Research Program of the University Research Initiative (MURI) is sponsored by Office of Naval Research (ONR), Army Research Office (ARO), and Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR). The DoD's MURI program addresses high-risk basic research and attempts to understand or achieve something that has never been done before. It supports basic research in science and engineering areas intersecting more than one traditional discipline.
Defense University Research Instrumentation Program (DURIP) is sponsored by Office of Naval Research (ONR), Army Research Office (ARO), and Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR). DURIP provides funds for the acquisition of major research equipment or instrumentation to augment current or develop new research capabilities in support of research areas important to the DoD. The program is competed each summer as part of the University Research Initiative (URI) budget.
FA955026S0003 posted September 8 with full proposals due December 4, 2026 — but a five-page white paper is required by October 9, questions close September 17, and the PhD window admits degrees earned after April 1, 2019 only. At $450,000 over three years with no collaborators permitted, this is the most restrictive of the three service early-career programs and the only one with an LPS quantum carve-out.
Read articleAFOSR's open Broad Agency Announcement — the single front door to Air Force basic research funding — closed on March 23, 2026 for mandatory review under Executive Order 14332, and proposals submitted in its final week must be resubmitted to a replacement that has no posted date. Meanwhile NRL's Long Range BAA takes white papers only through September 30, and the Air Force's new $99 million command-and-control BAA runs to 2028 with a March 15, 2027 white paper date for FY28 money. A field guide to the rolling-solicitation channel while it is in flux.
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