§ Federal grant opportunity · N0001426SF004
ONR FY27 NOFO for Young Investigator Program
Office of Naval Research is accepting applications for ONR FY27 NOFO for Young Investigator Program. The deadline is October 30, 2026 and the published award range is Award amount not published.
Key facts
- Funder
- Office of Naval Research
- Application deadline
- October 30, 2026
- Award range
- Award amount not published
- Eligibility
- Awards under this NOFO will be made only to U.S. Institutions of Higher Education which award degrees in science, engineering, or mathematics. U.S. Non-profit organizations operating primarily for scientific and educational services may also submit proposals. The Principal Investigator of a proposal must be a U.S. citizen, national, or permanent resident (on the date proposals are due), holding a first or second full-time tenure-track or tenure-track-equivalent faculty position at that university, and has received his/her PhD or equivalent degree on or after 01/01/ 2019. The term "national" of the United States includes a native resident of a possession of the United States, such as American Samoa.
- Geography
- United States
- Focus areas
- Research
- Opportunity number
- N0001426SF004
Program overview
The Office of Naval Research Young Investigator Program seeks proposals addressing research areas (as described in the ONR Science and Technology Department section of ONR's website at https://www.onr.navy.mil) which are of interest to ONR Program Officers will be considered. Contact information for each division (a subgroup of an S&T Department) is also listed within the S&T section of the website.
How to apply
- Confirm your organization meets the eligibility criteria above.
- Read the full funding opportunity announcement from Office of Naval Research.
- Draft your narrative against the funder's stated priorities and review criteria.
- Submit before October 30, 2026, allowing time for registration and validation.
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