Young Faculty Award | Apply Online

Opportunity Summary:

The Young Faculty Award (Funding Opportunity Number DARPA RA 16-05) is a discretionary DARPA grant program run under the Department of Defense, specifically tied to DARPA interests within the Biological Technologies Office (BTO), Defense Sciences Office (DSO), and Microsystems Technology Office (MTO). It is designed to attract and support junior faculty who can propose bold, high-impact research directions as single investigators, with an emphasis on ideas that could meaningfully advance science and technology relevant to national defense needs. The focus is not limited to one narrow discipline; instead, it encourages ambitious work across a broad set of technical areas where DARPA regularly invests in breakthrough capabilities.

In terms of what the program is looking for, the announcement calls for "ground-breaking" research and development proposals led by a single junior faculty member. The topical scope explicitly spans the physical sciences, engineering, materials, mathematics, biology, computing, informatics, and manufacturing. This breadth reflects the way DARPA programs often cross traditional academic boundaries, so proposals that connect fields (for example, biology plus microsystems, or materials plus manufacturing, or mathematics plus computing/informatics) can fit naturally as long as the work is aligned with the technical interests of BTO, DSO, or MTO. The central theme is novelty and potential impact: ideas that are technically daring, not incremental, and that could open new pathways for future defense-relevant technology.

Eligibility is aimed at the academic and nonprofit research ecosystem. Applicants may include public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, private institutions of higher education, and nonprofit organizations, including both 501(c)(3) nonprofits and other nonprofits that do not hold 501(c)(3) status (as long as they are not institutions of higher education). The funding instrument type is a grant, and the activity category is classified under science and technology and other research and development. The listing is associated with CFDA number 12.910, which corresponds to DARPA’s broader assistance programs.

Key administrative details in the posted record show that the opportunity was created and posted on February 17, 2016, with an application deadline of April 5, 2016 (the original and current closing dates match). The synopsis indicates that additional details were provided in an attached package, which would typically include the full program description, proposal instructions, evaluation criteria, and any limits or requirements not shown in the brief summary (for example, definitions of "junior faculty," budget structure, technical area descriptions, and submission formatting). The record as provided does not list an award ceiling or the expected number of awards, suggesting those specifics may have been included in the attachment or elsewhere in the full announcement materials.

Overall, this opportunity is best understood as a DARPA mechanism to identify and accelerate early-career academic researchers with unusually innovative ideas, giving them a platform to pursue ambitious R&D aligned to one or more DARPA offices (BTO, DSO, MTO) across a wide range of STEM and manufacturing domains.

Browse more opportunities from the same agency: DOD-DARPA-BTO

Browse more opportunities from the same category: Science and Technology and other Research and Development

Next opportunity: Global Health Security Partnership Engagement: Expanding Efforts and Strategies to Protect and Improve Public Health Globally

Previous opportunity: Reduction of Hemolysis in Specimens from Patients in Emergency Departments: Evaluation of Laboratory Medicine Best Practices and Recommendations

USGrants.org Applicant Portal:

Are you interested in learning about about how to apply for this government funding opportunity? You can create a free applicant account and receive instant access to our applicant portal that many business owners like you have benefited from.

Apply for DARPA RA 16 05

 

[Watch] how do funding administrators access proposals?

Applicants also applied for:

Applicants who have applied for this opportunity (DARPA RA 16 05) also looked into and applied for these:

 

Grant application guides and resources

It is always free to apply for government grants. However the process may be very complex depending on the funding opportunity you are applying for. Let us help you!

Apply for Grants

 

 

Premium leads for funding administrators, grant writers, and loan issuers

Thousands of people visit our website for their funding needs every day. When a user creates a grant proposal and files for submission, we pass the information on to funding administrators, grant writers, and government loan issuers.

If you manage government grant programs, provide grant writing services, or issue personal or government loans, we can help you reach your audience.

Subscribe to Leads

 

Request more information:

Would you like to learn more about this funding opportunity, similar opportunities to "DARPA RA 16 05", eligibility, application service, and/or application tips? Submit an inquiry below:

Don't forget to subscribe to our grant alerts mailing list to receive weekly alerts on new and updated grant funding opportunities like this one in your email.