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Young Investigator Program: Letter(s) of Support
An individual wishing to apply for the Office of Naval Research (ONR) Young Investigator award must submit at least one letter of support through the appropriate university officials in addition to their research proposal.
March 18, 2022
Guidance on ONR's Tenure-Track Equivalent
The Office of Naval Research (ONR) provides some guidance on what is considered a Young Investigator Program (YIP)-eligible tenure-track equivalent appointment.
March 18, 2022
CNR to Talk Naval Innovation and Capabilities at Sea-Air-Space
Can the U.S. Navy’s current force structure model, which has been immensely successful since World War II, remain strong in the face of new threats—or does it require an overhaul? How can the Department of the Navy (DoN) meet future challenges and strengthen its ability to develop and adopt new capabilities?
March 30, 2022
Celebrating Science: DoN Promotes Student Outreach at Navy League STEM Expo
The Sea Cadets—members of a maritime-based program established by the Navy League of the United States to create a favorable image of the Navy on the part of American youth—were getting ready for a robotics competition they would hold at the next day’s Navy League STEM Expo.
April 22, 2022
K-12 Programs
The Office of Naval Research (ONR) is committed to identifying and attracting young scientists in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM).
March 18, 2022
Undergraduate and Graduate Programs
The Office of Naval Research offers science fairs, summer research internships and fellowships at naval labs, graduate fellows and more for students pursuing interests in the science, technology, engineering and mathematics disciplines.
March 18, 2022
National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowship Program
The NDSEG Fellowship Program is a joint program of the United States Army, Navy and Air Force within the University Research Initiative (URI), designed to increase the number of U.S. citizens trained in disciplines of science and engineering important to defense goals.
March 18, 2022
Science, Mathematics and Research for Transformation
The Science, Mathematics and Research for Transformation (SMART) Scholarship for Service Program has been established by the Department of Defense (DoD) to support undergraduate and graduate students pursuing degrees in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) disciplines.
March 18, 2022
Basic Research Challenge
The ONR Basic Research Challenge (BRC) program was established to competitively select and fund promising research programs in new areas not addressed by the current basic research program. The program stimulates new, high-risk basic research projects in multidisciplinary and departmental collaborative efforts, and funds topics that foster leading edge science and attract new principal investigators and organizations.
March 18, 2022
University Research Initiatives
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.
March 18, 2022