Fiscal Year 2011 Office of Naval Research Young Investigator Program (YIP) | Apply Online

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The Fiscal Year 2011 Office of Naval Research (ONR) Young Investigator Program (YIP) is a discretionary federal grant opportunity designed to find and support early-career academic scientists and engineers who are likely to become leading researchers. The program focuses on faculty who are still at a relatively early stage of their independent careers and who can bring fresh, creative ideas that align with the Department of the Navy's research priorities. ONR frames the YIP not only as research funding, but also as a way to draw outstanding new university faculty into Navy-relevant science and engineering, strengthen their connection to ONR's research portfolio, and encourage their long-term teaching and research careers.

The core purpose of the YIP is to identify promising tenure-track (or tenure-track equivalent) faculty and give them support to launch or accelerate independent research programs that matter to naval needs. ONR is looking for proposals that fit within its Science and Technology (S and T) Department research areas, which are described on the ONR website. Rather than restricting applicants to a narrow topic list in the announcement itself, ONR points applicants to the S and T Department and Division structure on its website, where the priority technical areas and points of contact are maintained. This structure matters because proposals are expected to connect directly with the interests of ONR Program Officers and Division Directors, and applicants are encouraged to communicate with the relevant ONR staff before submitting a full proposal. ONR explicitly allows brief informal pre-proposals as a way to start these conversations, clarify how ONR defines the priority areas, and improve the alignment between a submitted proposal and Department of the Navy research needs.

Eligibility is specific even though the opportunity category is listed as unrestricted in a general sense. Awards under this Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) are limited to U.S. Institutions of Higher Education that award degrees in science, engineering, and/or mathematics. The Principal Investigator (PI) must be a U.S. citizen, U.S. national, or permanent resident as of the proposal due date. In addition, the PI must hold a first or second full-time tenure-track or tenure-track equivalent faculty appointment at the eligible university, and for FY2011 must have begun their first full-time appointment on or after November 1, 2005. ONR also highlights that Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and Minority Institutions (MIs) are encouraged to apply and to participate in submissions, although the announcement clarifies that there is no set-aside or reserved portion of funding specifically for HBCU/MI proposals.

From an administrative standpoint, this opportunity is issued by the Office of Naval Research under Funding Opportunity Number ONRBAA10-025 and is categorized as a grant in the Science and Technology and other Research and Development activity area. The CFDA number associated with it is 12.300 (Basic and Applied Scientific Research). The announcement indicates there is no cost sharing or matching requirement. The opportunity was posted on August 23, 2010, with an original and current closing date of December 22, 2010, and an archive date of January 21, 2011. For access issues with the full announcement, the listed contact is Jennifer Brown, Contract Specialist, at 703-588-2432, with additional references to Grants.gov questions as part of the submission support context.

Overall, the FY2011 ONR YIP is best understood as a competitive early-career faculty award aimed at building long-term research relationships between top new university investigators and ONR. The most important practical takeaway for applicants is that technical fit with ONR program areas is central, and ONR expects (and encourages) proactive communication with the relevant Division Director or Program Officer to ensure the proposed research is framed in a way that clearly serves Navy research priorities while still enabling high-impact, creative academic work.

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