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Solicitation

Young Faculty Award (YFA) 2027

DARPARA2701

Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, Def Advanced Research Projects Agcy. Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology).

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January 13, 2027

74 days from now. Posted October 23, 2026, first published October 20, 2026.

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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 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.

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Publications

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  1. October 20, 2026

    Solicitation

    Due January 13, 2027. SAM.gov, notice 88b29337f593428a888550c277e4be19

    1 revisions on SAM
    • October 20, 2026: publish, solicitation

  2. October 23, 2026

    Solicitation

    Due January 13, 2027. SAM.gov, notice 9cde71a1e56d45a0a6dbd6beb0aaac1a

    2 revisions on SAM
    • October 23, 2026: publish, solicitation
    • October 20, 2026: publish, solicitation

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