Eligibility

This program is open to U.S. citizens, U.S. Nationals, and Permanent Resident Aliens holding tenure-track positions at U.S. universities and colleges, who have held their graduate degrees (Ph.D. or equivalent) for fewer than five years at the time of application. 

Funding Priorities

The objective of the YIP is to attract outstanding young university faculty to pursue fundamental research in areas relevant to the Army (below), to support their research in these areas, and to encourage their teaching and research careers. 

• Mechanical Sciences
• Earth Sciences
• Mathematical Sciences
• Electronics
• Computing Sciences
• Physics
• Chemical Sciences
• Life Sciences
• Materials Sciences
• Network Sciences

Additional Information

• The deadline for submission to this program is Open; whitepapers and proposals will be considered until and including March 31, 2022. 
• ​Outstanding YIP projects may be considered for a Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE). 
• Upon completion of the YIP, young investigators may apply and be considered for continued support in the areas identified earlier in the ARO Research Areas of this Broad Agency Announcement (BAA).