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The University Research Initiative (URI) seeks to improve the quality of defense research conducted by universities and supports the education of engineers and scientists in disciplines critical to national defense needs. The initiative is a collection of three specialized research programs performed by academic research institutions.

The Defense University Research Instrumentation Program (DURIP) supports university research infrastructure essential to high quality Navy relevant research. The research instrumentation that is necessary to carry out cutting-edge research.

The Department of Defense Multidisciplinary University Initiative (MURI) efforts involve teams of researchers investigating high priority topics and opportunities that intersect more than one traditional technical discipline. For many military problems this multidisciplinary approach serves to stimulate innovations, accelerate research progress and expedite transition of results into naval applications.

See a list of the 2022 recipients of the U.S. Department of the Navy's Young Investigator Program.

See a list of the 2021 recipients of the U.S. Department of the Navy's Young Investigator Program.

The Department of Navy's HBCU/MI Faculty Start-up Program in Materials enhances infrastructure for HBCUs/MIs by providing start-up funding for new, untenured faculty members whose teaching and research impact DoD needs in materials science/engineering.

See a list of the 2023 recipients of the U.S. Department of the Navy's Young Investigator Program.

Today, the Office of Naval Research (ONR) recognized awardees of the 2023 Young Investigator Program (YIP).

The Department of the Navy’s (DoN) Naval STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics) program recently launched the newest version of its Naval Horizons student essay contest for high school and college students.

The results are in for the recent Naval Horizons student essay contest. The contest organizer, the Department of the Navy's (DoN) Naval STEM Coordination Office (NSCO), which is located at the Office of Naval Research, is excited about the growth of the contest since its premiere. In the 2022 contest, over 710 students were awarded a $200 cash prize.