Young Faculty Award (YFA) 2026
Solicitation from DEFENSE ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY (DARPA) • DEPT OF DEFENSE. Place of performance: VA. Response deadline: Jan 20, 2026. Industry: NAICS 541715 • PSC AC11.
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The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Young Faculty Award (YFA) program aims to identify and engage rising stars in junior research positions in academia and equivalent positions at non-profit research institutions, particularly those without prior DARPA funding, to expose them to Department of Defense (DoD) needs and DARPA’s mission to create and prevent technological surprise for national security. The YFA program will provide high-impact funding to researchers early in their careers to develop innovative new research that enables transformative DoD capabilities. Ultimately, the YFA program is developing the next generation of researchers focused on national security issues.
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