Young Faculty Award (YFA)

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Young Faculty Award (YFA) program aims to identify and engage rising stars in junior faculty positions in academia and equivalent positions at non-profit research institutions and expose them to Department of Defense (DoD) and National Security challenges

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and needs.

In particular, YFA will provide high-impact funding to elite researchers early in their careers to develop innovative new research directions in the context of enabling transformative DoD capabilities.

The long-term goal of the program is to develop the next generation of scientists and engineers in the research community who will focus a significant portion of their future careers on DoD and National Security issues.

DARPA is particularly interested in identifying outstanding researchers who have previously not been performers on DARPA programs, but the program is open to all qualified applicants with innovative research ideas.
Agency: Department of Defense

Office: DARPA - Defense Sciences Office

Estimated Funding: $100,000,000



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Beta.SAM Contract Opportunities

Additional Information of Eligibility:
All responsible sources capable of satisfying the Government's needs may submit a proposal that shall be considered by DARPA.

See the Eligibility Information section of the BAA for more information.

Full Opportunity Web Address:
https://beta.sam.gov/opp/aabf37db17b949b88494684292eb854e/view

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Date Posted:
2020-10-02

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Archive Date:
2021-02-07




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