Air Force Fiscal Year 2024 Young Investigator Program (YIP)
Agency: Air Force Office of Scientific Research
- 12.800 -- Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program
Archived opportunityLast Updated: May 13, 2026
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Description
The Fiscal Year 2024 Air Force Young Investigator Research Program (YIP) intends to support early in career scientists and engineers who have received Ph.D. or equivalent degrees by 1 April 2016 or later showing exceptional ability and promise for conducting basic research. The program objective is to foster creative basic research in science and engineering; enhance early career development of outstanding young investigators; and increase opportunities for the young investigator to recognize the Air Force and Space Force mission and related challenges in science and engineering.
Individual awards are made to U.S. institutions of higher education, industrial laboratories, for-profit, or non-profit research organizations where the principal investigator (PI) is employed on a full-time basis and holds a regular, non-contractor position. YIP PIs must be a U.S. citizen, national, or permanent resident. Researchers working at a Federally Funded Research and Development Center or a Department of Defense (DoD) Laboratory are not eligible for this competition.
Most YIP awards are funded up to $150,000 per year for three years, for a total of $450,000. Each three year budget must not exceed $150,000; regardless if the total budget is $450,000. Exceptional proposals will be considered individually for higher funding levels and/or longer duration. Interested applicants are required to submit a white paper by 12 June 2023 to the Program in their research discipline area.
We anticipate at least thirty-seven (36) traditionally funded YIPs under this competition if funds are available. There may be up to an additional two YIPs funded in partnership with the Laboratory for Physical Sciences (LPS) in the Quantum Information Sciences area.
If APAN is down or having issues, the alternative link can be: https://afosr.gov1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_a66xjgBucxq4lXU.
Eligibility
Eligible applicants
Education
- Private institutions of higher education
- Public and state institutions of higher education
Miscellaneous
- Other
Nonprofit
- Nonprofits non-higher education with 501(c)(3)
Additional information
Grantor contact information
Description
Business Point of Contact
Documents
| File name | Description | Last updated |
|---|---|---|
| YIP_FOA-AFRL-AFOSR-2023-0011_Questions_and_Answers_Final.pdf | YIP FOA-AFRL-AFOSR-2023-0011 Questions and Answers Final | May 25, 2023 04:45 PM UTC |
| FOA-AFRL-AFOSR-2023-0011_Amendment_0002.pdf | FOA-AFRL-AFOSR-2023-0011 Amendment 0002 | May 23, 2023 09:28 PM UTC |
| FOA-AFRL-AFOSR-2023-0011_FINAL.pdf | FOA-AFRL-AFOSR-2023-0011 | May 1, 2023 05:00 PM UTC |
| FOA-AFRL-AFOSR-2023-0011_Amendment_0001.pdf | FOA-AFRL-AFOSR-2023-0011 Amendment 0001 | May 2, 2023 09:41 PM UTC |
Link to additional information
Archived: August 15, 2023
Award
$--
Program Funding
36
Expected awards
$1
Award Minimum
$450,000
Award Maximum
Funding opportunity number:
FOA-AFRL-AFOSR-2023-0011
Cost sharing or matching requirement:
Funding instrument type:
Grant
Opportunity Category:
Discretionary
Opportunity Category Explanation:
Category of Funding Activity:
Science technology and other research and development
Category Explanation:
History
Version:
12
Posted date:
May 1, 2023
Archive date:
August 15, 2023
