ONR FY27 NOFO for Young Investigator Program
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- Posted
- August 17, 2026
- Closes
- October 30, 2026
- Cost sharing
- No
- Instrument
- Grant
- Assistance listing
- 12.300
- Archives
- November 29, 2026
Program funding history
Awards made under Assistance Listing 12.300 across FY2025–FY2027, from public federal spending records.
- FY2025 obligated
- $669.4M
- FY2026 obligated
- $662.1M
- FY2027 (to date) obligated
- $0
- Awards in window
- 4,134
Top recipients: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, University of California San Diego, University of Washington, Energetics Technology Center, Inc., National Academy of Sciences
Source: USAspending.gov · refreshed October 2026 · Program page: awards, recipients and the opportunities under this listing →
Synopsis
The Office of Naval Research Young Investigator Program seeks proposals addressing research areas (as described in the ONR Science and Technology Department section of ONR's website at https://www.onr.navy.mil) which are of interest to ONR Program Officers will be considered. Contact information for each division (a subgroup of an S&T Department) is also listed within the S&T section of the website.
Who can apply
- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Awards under this NOFO will be made only to U.S. Institutions of Higher Education which award degrees in science, engineering, or mathematics. U.S. Non-profit organizations operating primarily for scientific and educational services may also submit proposals. The Principal Investigator of a proposal must be a U.S. citizen, national, or permanent resident (on the date proposals are due), holding a first or second full-time tenure-track or tenure-track-equivalent faculty position at that university, and has received his/her PhD or equivalent degree on or after 01/01/ 2019. The term "national" of the United States includes a native resident of a possession of the United States, such as American Samoa.
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