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The US Department of Defense has announced more than US$43 million in funding for 112 university researchers to develop current and new capabilities in defence research.
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The Defense University Research Instrumentation Program (DURIP) grants are expected to support the purchase of major equipment at 64 institutions across 28 states in 2025.
One of the department’s strategic investments in the United States’ scientific ecosystem, the DURIP program equips universities to perform state-of-the-art research that boosts the nation’s technological advantage, while ensuring that the future science, technology, engineering, and mathematics workforce remains second to none.
This year’s awards will fund equipment and instrumentation to accelerate basic research in such DOD-priority areas as quantum computing, photonics, human performance, autonomy, and the design, development, and characterisation of novel materials.
“DURIP awards build vital research infrastructure, advancing the exploration of novel ideas and upholding the cutting-edge capabilities of our academic institutions,” said Dr Bindu Nair, director of the Basic Research Office in the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering.
“This funding helps guarantee the enduring scientific excellence of our universities, nurtures the development of the next STEM workforce, and catalyses scientific innovations that will revolutionise military capabilities in the years ahead.”
Administered through a merit-based competition by the Air Force Office of Scientific Research, Army Research Office, and Office of Naval Research, the highly competitive annual program seeks specific proposals from university investigators conducting foundational science and engineering research with implications for national defence.
Awards made by the military service research offices are subject to successful completion of negotiations with the academic institutions.
