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The Air Force Office of Scientific Research announced Oct. 19 it will award $9.5 million in grants to 29 scientists and engineers who submitted winning research proposals through the Air Force's Young Investigator Research Program.
The program is open to scientists and engineers at research institutions across the United States. Those selected will receive the grants over a three-year period.
According to AFOSR officials, competition for Young Investigator Research Program grants is intense. AFOSR received 215 proposals in response to the AFOSR broad agency announcement solicitation in major areas of interests to the Air Force. These areas include: aerospace, chemical and material sciences; mathematics, information and life sciences; and physics and electronics. AFOSR officials selected proposals based on the evaluation criteria listed in the broad agency announcement.
The program supports scientists and engineers who have received Ph.D. or equivalent degrees in the last five years. Grant recipients must show exceptional ability and promise for conducting basic research. The objective of this program is to foster creative basic research in science and engineering, enhance early career development of outstanding young investigators, and increase opportunities for the young investigators to recognize the Air Force mission and the related challenges in science and engineering.
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