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DOD Awards $20.8M in Grants for Projects to Support Research in Social and Behavioral Science
The Department of Defense (DOD) has awarded $20.8 million in grants to 15 university-based Minerva Research Initiative (Minerva) faculty teams to support research in the social and behavioral sciences. Minerva supports basic research that focuses on topics of particular relevance to U.S. national security. Through its network of faculty investigators, Minerva also strengthens the department’s…
Read MoreNew OUSD(R&E)-funded Virtual Institutes for Cyber and Electromagnetic Spectrum Research and Employ (VICEROY) Program
Section 1640 of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 authorized the Secretary of Defense to carry out a “Program to Establish Cyber Institutes at Institutions of Higher Learning for purposes of accelerating and focusing the development of foundational expertise in critical cyber operational skills for future military and civilian…
Read MoreGeorge F. Linsteadt Award for Excellence in Technology Transfer
The Department of Defense (DoD) has selected the National Security Agency’s (NSA’s) Technology Transfer Program (TTP) as the winner of the 2020 George F. Linsteadt Award for Excellence in Technology Transfer.
Read MoreDoD Supports Advanced Manufacturing Education and Workforce Opportunities
With an acute skilled-labor gap facing U.S. industry, the Department of Defense (DoD) is moving aggressively to help build an educated, technology-enabled workforce that can support the development of a world-leading manufacturing sector. For the full article, read here. For the full article, read here.
Read MoreDoD SMART Scholarship-for-Service Program
As the 2021 scholarship season kicks off, degree-seekers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) will be hard-pressed to find an opportunity with better terms than this: full tuition plus stipend paid for a college and/or graduate degree, with guaranteed placement at a world-class research institution upon graduation. Find out more here.
Read MoreDMEA Invention Delivers New Insights into Radiation and Temperature Effects on Space-Based Microelectronics.
McClellan Park, California—To operate successfully across the globe, U.S. military forces depend on the 24/7/365 availability of space-based systems like telecommunications and observational satellites. This means that these systems must operate reliably, often for decades, in a harsh environment where they face temperature extremes and ionizing radiation in the form of energetic atomic particles traveling,…
Read MoreDoD Released Assessment of Rapid Innovation Fund Effectiveness FY 2011-2016 by TechLink
The Small Business and Technology Partnership Office recently released a report on its TechLink study of FY 2011-2016 Rapid Innovation Fund (RIF) participants. This study was commissioned to assess RIF effectiveness with respect to program objectives and transition. Small business and follow-on Small Business Innovation Research/Small Business Technology Transfer awards were of particular interest. The report is available at: https://www.dodrif.us
Read MoreDefense Department Invests $42 Million to Awardees in Manufacturing Engineering Education Program
Arlington, VA – The Department of Defense, through the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, is pleased to announce the selection of nine awardees for the Manufacturing Engineering Education Program (MEEP). https://www.cto.mil/dod-invests-42-million-to-meep/
Read MoreDOD Announces Recipients of the Newton Award for Transformative Ideas during the COVID-19 Pandemic
The Department of Defense announced $650,000 in funding to 13 recipients of the Newton Award for Transformative Ideas during the COVID-19 Pandemic. “We were blown away by the overwhelming response and the ingenuity and creativity in the proposals we reviewed,” said Dr. JihFen Lei, acting director of defense research and engineering for research and technology.…
Read MoreThe Department of Defense Announces Awards of $20,000 each for the 2020-2021 Cohort of the Minerva-U.S. Institute of Peace, Peace and Security Dissertation Fellows
The Department of Defense Minerva Research Initiative is pleased to announce the 2020-2021 cohort of the Minerva-USIP, Peace and Security Dissertation Fellows. In partnership with the USIP’s Jennings Randolph Peace Scholar Dissertation Fellowship program, more than 110 applicants from 80 U.S. universities applied for this prestigious award. The dissertations chosen for the Peace and Security…
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