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Find similar grantsPage lists multiple separate DARPA/DOD programs with past deadlines (Feb 5, Jan 24, Feb 26, Apr 7, 2025); all listed deadlines have passed. The stored grant is simply titled 'R&D Funding Opportunities' which is a generic descriptor, not a specific DARPA program.
R&D Funding Opportunities is sponsored by Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). DARPA funds high-risk, high-impact research through Broad Agency Announcements (BAAs), program solicitations, and special notices.
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Document Type:Grants Notice Funding Opportunity Number:DARPA-RA-18-02 Funding Opportunity Title:Young Faculty Award Opportunity Category:Discretionary Opportunity Category Explanation: Funding Instrument Type:Grant Category of Funding Activity:Science and Technology and other Research and Development Expected Number of Awards: Assistance Listings:12.
910 -- Research and Technology Development Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:No Original Closing Date for Applications:Nov 13, 2018 Current Closing Date for Applications:Nov 13, 2018 Archive Date:Dec 13, 2018 Estimated Total Program Funding: Eligible Applicants:Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification) Additional Information on Eligibility:Participation in the YFA program is limited to any current tenure-track Assistant or Associate Professors and to tenured Assistant or Associate Professors within three (3) years of their tenure appointment at a U.S. institution of higher education or equivalent at a U.S. non-profit science and technology research institutions.
Proposals are not being sought from foreign organizations; however, foreign organizations may be a member of a team in a subcontractor role. Previous YFA recipients are not eligible to apply to this or any future YFA program. Please see Section III for more details.
## Additional Information Agency Name:DARPA - Defense Sciences Office Description:The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Young Faculty Award (YFA) program aims to identify and engage rising stars in junior faculty positions in academia and equivalent positions at non-profit research institutions and expose them to Department of Defense (DoD) and National Security challenges and needs.
In particular, this YFA will provide high-impact funding to elite researchers early in their careers to develop innovative new research directions in the context of enabling transformative DoD capabilities. The long-term goal of the program is to develop the next generation of scientists and engineers in the research community who will focus a significant portion of their future careers on DoD and National Security issues.
DARPA is particularly interested in identifying outstanding researchers who have previously not been performers on DARPA programs, but the program is open to all qualified applicants with innovative research ideas. Link to Additional Information:DARPA/DSO Opportunities Website Grantor Contact Information:If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
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