Young Faculty Award (YFA) 2027
DARPA - Defense Sciences Office
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 War (DoW
- Funding
- See official notice
- Deadline
- January 13, 2027
- Status
- OPEN
- Category
- Veterans & Military Families
- Opens
- October 20, 2026
- Directory link check
- October 24, 2026
About this opportunity
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 War (DoW) needs and DARPA’s mission to create and prevent technological surprise for national security. The YFA program provides high-impact funding to researchers early in their careers to develop innovative new research that enables transformative DoW capabilities. Ultimately, the YFA program developes the next generation of researchers focused on national security issues.
Eligibility recorded
Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Recorded geography: United States
Applicant types
No structured applicant types are stored.
Focus areas
Veterans & Military Families, Science and Technology and other Research and Development
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