Air Force Basic Research Sciences Conference and Workshop Support
Partial support for scientific conferences and workshops in Air Force basic research areas for eligible U.S. institutions of higher education and nonprofit organizations.
⚑ Partial support only; funds conferences/workshops rather than research projects. · Limited to U.S. IHEs and nonprofit organizations; foreign public entities and foreign nonprofit-type organizations are also eligible per notice. · No for-profit organizations. · Uses DoW Joint Travel Regulations definition of conference/workshop.
Unit fits — one characterization, each unit's own rules
| Physical Sciences & Engineering (demo) | 60 good | technical depth: central; funds training education (capped) |
| IPPRA | 31 weak | outside portfolio topics; social/behavioral work is minor; funds training education, not research (capped) |
| Tom Love Innovation Hub | 15 none | deep-tech content; no commercialization signal |
Description
The Air Force Office of Scientific Research manages the basic research investment for the Department of the Air Force. Conferences and workshops constitute key forums for research and technology interchange. We provide partial support for conferences and workshops as defined in the DoW Joint Travel Regulations in special areas of science that bring experts together to discuss recent research or educational findings, or to expose other researchers or advanced graduate students to new research and educational techniques in our areas of research interest. Our research interests are described in the most recent version of our general Broad Agency Announcement titled, “Research Interests of the Air Force Office of Scientific Research” posted on Grants.gov.
We can only consider funding requests from U.S. institutions of higher education (IHE) or nonprofit organizations as described in 2 CFR 200.1, including foreign public entities and foreign organizations operated primarily for scientific, educational, service, charitable, or similar purposes in the public interest. We do not award grants to organizations with a for-profit organization type.
Our support for a workshop or conference is not an endorsement of any organization.
Eligibility
Only some organizations are eligible to submit proposals for conference or workshop support. We can consider conference or workshop funding requests from U.S. institutions of higher education (IHE) or nonprofit organizations, including foreign public entities and foreign organizations operated primarily for scientific, educational, service, charitable, or similar purposes in the public interest.
Apply
View on Grants.gov → CONTACT: Jennifer Brown Grantor <afosr.baa@us.af.mil>
Proposal brief SEE AN EXAMPLE →
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