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Air Force FY26 Young Investigator Program: Up to $450k for Early-Career Researchers

AFOSR’s FY26 Young Investigator Program funds early-career scientists and engineers conducting basic research aligned with Air and Space Force missions. Eligible PIs earned a PhD on or after Apr 1, 2018, are U.S. citizens/nationals/permanent residents employed full-time in regular positions at U.S. universities or research organizations (not FFRDCs or DoD labs). Awards provide up to $150,000 p…

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Agency: Air Force Office of Scientific Research

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Total Funding: $4.5M

Award Ceiling: $450,000

Award Floor: $150,000

Eligibility

nonprofit

small_business

university

Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education

For profit organizations other than small businesses

Public and State controlled institutions of higher education

Keywords

air force

afosr

young investigator

early-career

basic research

research funding

quantum information

space force

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