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Young Faculty Award (YFA) 2026

Department of DefenseDARPA - Defense Sciences Office

AI Overview

DARPA seeks innovative junior researchers to develop cutting-edge technologies addressing national security challenges. The Young Faculty Award provides early-career scientists opportunities to create transformative defense capabilities through high-impact research funding.

This summary is AI-generated from the official solicitation.

Key Details

Agency
Department of Defense
Funding Amount
Release Date
September 30, 2025
Due Date
January 20, 2026 (Closed)

Official Description

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Young Faculty Award (YFA) program aims to identify and engage rising stars in junior research positions in academia and equivalent positions at non-profit research institutions, particularly those without prior DARPA funding, to expose them to Department of Defense (DoD) needs and DARPA’s mission to create and prevent technological surprise for national security. The YFA program will provide high-impact funding to researchers early in their c...

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