FOA-FY2021 Vannevar Bush Faculty Fellowship for Basic and Applied Scientific Research (N00014-20-S-F006); August 28, 2020

 

Agency

Department of Defense, Department of Navy (DoN) Office of Naval Research (ONR)

 

Description

The FY2021 Vannevar Bush Faculty Fellowship (VBFF) for Basic and Applied Scientific Researchsupports innovative basic research within academia, as well as opportunities intended to develop the next generation of scientists and engineers for the defense workforce.  This FOA seeks distinguished researchers for the purpose of conducting innovative basic research in areas of interest to the DoD and fostering long-term relationships between the VBFF Fellows and the DoD.  This FOA is for single investigator grant proposals for basic research.  The PI must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident.  The objectives of the program are to:

• Support unclassified basic scientific and engineering research that could be the foundation for future revolutionary new capabilities for DoD.
• Educate and train student and post-doctoral researchers for the defense workforce.
• Foster long-term relationships between university researchers and the DoD.
• Familiarize university researchers and their students with DoD’s current and projected future challenges.
• Increase the number of talented technical experts that DoD can call upon.

Research Areas of Interest:

Area 1: Applied Mathematics and Computational Science           

Area 2: Networks and Artificial Intelligence         

Area 3: Cognitive Neuroscience 

Area 4: Fundamentals of Bioengineering

Area 5: Quantum Information Science   

Area 6: Electronics, Photonics and Quantum Materials   

Area 7: Engineered Materials and Structures      

Area 8: Other Fields of Research:  Proposed research in all areas of relevance to DoD will be considered, as long as there is a transformative science problem to be investigated and whose solution may open new ways of thinking about the phenomena that are being studied.  

 

Announcement Number

N00014-20-S-F006

 

Closing Date

White papers: August 28, 2020

Full proposals: January 15, 2021

 

Link to Full Announcement

https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=328010

 

Contact Information

Veronica Lacey

703-696-2593

Veronica.Lacey@navy.mil