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The Office of Naval Research (ONR) is comprised of its headquarters and components — ONR Global, the Naval Research Laboratory and PMR-51.

See a list of the 2026 recipients of the U.S. Department of the Navy's Young Investigator Program.

Chief of Naval Research Rear Adm. Kurt Rothenhaus will moderate a panel of industry leaders at the Navy League’s Sea-Air-Space Exposition, April 8-10, at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in National Harbor, Maryland.

For excellence in research areas such as robotics and machine learning, the Department of the Navy’s (DoN) Historically Black Colleges and Universities/Minority Institutions (HBCU/MI) Program recently presented $15,000 scholarship awards to five students competing in the Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) in Dallas, Texas. Anthony C. Smith Sr., director of the DoN HBCU/MI Program, which is located at ONR, presented the CNR Scholarship Awards, which honors students in grades nine through 12 for producing and presenting quality science and engineering projects. The honors were distributed at ISEF — one of the world’s largest science and engineering competitions for high schoolers — as part of the Naval Science Awards Program (NSAP), a Navy and Marine Corps program encouraging American students to develop and retain an interest in science and engineering. NSAP celebrates the accomplishments of eligible students at regional and state science and engineering fairs, as well as large ones such as ISEF.

Through the Department of the Navy's Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program, U.S. owned and operated small businesses of 500 people or less have the opportunity to address naval needs in more than 30 science and technology areas. The Navy Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) program is intended to foster transitions of joint efforts between qualified small businesses and research institutions to Navy and Marine Corps, in particular.

Today the Office of Naval Research (ONR) celebrates the 41st year of its Young Investigator Program (YIP) by honoring the Class of 2026 YIP awardees. Approximately $17 million in funding will be shared by 23 university professors to conduct innovative scientific research addressing critical naval warfighter challenges.

The Office of Naval Research provides resources for the public sector, commercial contractors, nonprofit organizations, colleges and universities to obtain research funding.

As of December 26, 2014, the Office of Naval Research (ONR) will use the agency-specific terms and conditions for all new, renewal and expansion awards for domestic research grants subject to 2 CFR part 200.

The Office of Naval Research (ONR) Young Investigator Program (YIP) seeks to identify and support academic scientists and engineers who have received Ph.D. or equivalent degrees within the last five years (on or after 01 November 2004 for this FY10 competition) and who show exceptional promise for doing creative research.

ONR Global TechSolutions and NIWC Pacific recently hosted a virtual navigation training demonstration showcasing the TechSolutions-sponsored Virtual Bridge and Nautical Trainer (VIBRaNT).