Air Force Fiscal Year 2027 Young Investigator Program (YIP)
Air Force Office of Scientific Research · Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (12.800)
Posted 8 Sept 2026 · About 2 months left
In plain terms
The Air Force Office of Scientific Research funds early-career scientists and engineers within ten years of their Ph.D. to conduct basic research in science and engineering. Individual awards of 150,000 to 450,000 US dollars go to researchers employed full-time at US universities, non-profits, or companies, with applications due by 4 December 2026.
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Summary
This is a special Notice of Funding Opportunity Announcement (NOFO) sponsored by the Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR), which will hereafter generally be referred to as “we”, “us”, “our”, or “AFOSR.” The Fiscal Year 2027 Air Force Young Investigator Research Program (YIP) intends to support individual early career scientists and engineers who have received their Ph.D. or equivalent degrees by 01 April 2019 or later showing exceptional ability and promise for conducting basic research. The program objective 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 and Space Force mission and related challenges in science and engineering.
Individual awards are made to U.S. institutions of higher education, industrial laboratories, for- profit, or non-profit research organizations where the principal investigator (PI) is employed on a full-time basis and holds a regular, non-contractor position. A YIP PI must be a U.S. citizen, national, or permanent resident. Researchers working at a Federally Funded Research and…
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Who can apply
- academia_research
- ngo_cso
- private_company
Eligibility and conditions
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Applicant types: For profit organizations other than small businesses; Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education; Private institutions of higher education; Public and State controlled institutions of higher education; Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education