Office of Naval Research Global Launches $750K ‘Global-X’ Challenge
By the Office of Naval Research Global
The Office of Naval Research (ONR) Global seeks to foster relationships with the international science community and build long-lasting partnerships worldwide. To do so, the command recently launched Global-X, a nine-month international science challenge worth up to $750,000, to encourage groundbreaking research from all around the world.
ONR Global will competitively select and fund revolutionary international research projects in three challenge areas not addressed by its current basic research portfolio. Global-X — now in its fourth iteration since 2020 — aims to discover and ultimately provide a catalyst, through a nine-month research grant, for subsequent development and delivery of revolutionary capabilities to the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps, the commercial marketplace and the public.
ONR Global is interested in receiving white papers and proposals on the following challenge topics:
- Subsea Object Detection and Identification (Underwater and Seabed)
- Personal Expeditionary Power and Energy
- High Latitude High Bandwidth Communications
Researchers from academia and industry, encompassing all disciplines and countries, are invited to form multinational teams to address any challenge area. More specific details about Global-X can be found at https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/352529.
“The objective of Global-X is to accelerate revolutionary research and serve as a link between the science community’s academic work and warfighter needs,” said ONR Global Commanding Officer Capt. Andy Berner. “I’m excited about the Global-X Challenge’s tremendous potential for sparking new ideas, unleashing greater international collaboration and inspiring researchers to explore what is possible in ways they may not have imagined within their own disciplines.”
ONR Global officially launched this year’s Global-X with a kick-off webinar on Feb. 22. A recording of the webinar will be available for viewing on https://www.nre.navy.mil/organization/onr-global.
“The world’s most innovative scientists and engineers continue to impress us with their novel approaches to solving our challenge topics that address both naval and commercial needs,” said ONR Global Technical Director Dr. Rhett Jefferies. “The successful teams from our previous three Global-X Challenges continue to make a difference and demonstrate that multidisciplinary collaboration is the key to making their game-changing ideas a reality.
“We look forward to reviewing this year’s submissions and to the exciting research that will be awarded,” Jefferies continued.
Significant Dates and Times
- White Paper Submission Date: 03 April 2024, by 11:59 p.m. EDT
- Notification of White Paper Valuation: 12 April 2024, by 5 p.m. EDT
- Full Proposal Submission: 03 June May 2024, by 11:59 p.m. EDT
- Notification of Selection: Full Proposals: 21 June 2024, by 5 p.m. EDT
- Grant Awards:14 August 2024, by 5 p.m. EDT