# FISCAL YEAR (FY) 2026 OFFICE OF NAVAL RESEARCH (ONR) YOUNG INVESTIGATOR PROGRAM (YIP)

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/n0001425sf004-fiscal-year-fy-2026-office-of-naval-research/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/359763

> Office of Naval Research offered grants of up to $750,000 to the applicants described in the notice. It expected to make about 25 awards. Applications closed on August 1, 2025.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | N0001425SF004 |
| Agency | Office of Naval Research |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | August 1, 2025 |
| Award ceiling | $750,000 |
| Award floor | not stated |
| Expected awards | 25 |
| Total funding | not stated |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 12.300 |

## Who can apply

- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

Awards under this NOFO will be made only to U.S. Institutions of Higher Education which award degrees in science, engineering, or mathematics. U.S. Non-profit organizations operating primarily for scientific and educational services may also submit proposals. The Principal Investigator of a proposal must be a U.S. citizen, national, or permanent resident (on the date proposals are due), holding a first or second full-time tenure-track or tenure-track-equivalent faculty position at that university, and has received his/her PhD or equivalent degree on or after 01/01/2018. The term "national" of the United States includes a native resident of a possession of the United States, such as American Samoa. The term “tenure-track-equivalent” is explained on the ONR website: https://www.onr.navy.mil/education-outreach/sponsored-research/yip/tenure-track-equivalent\

## What the grant funds

The goal of the ONR Young Investigator Program is for the Office of Naval Research to identify early career scientists and engineers in academia and nonprofits who have the potential to contribute long-term to the advancement of the Department of Navy’s Science and Technology program. This cohort of innovators will tackle some of the most challenging naval warfighter issues by utilizing transformative approaches and pioneering new technologies. Some of the intended purposes of the ONR YIP are: · Ability of early faculty to obtain DoD research grant awards beyond YIP. · Engagement of early career faculty to the Naval Research Enterprise via the Summer Faculty Research Program, Sabbatical Leave Program, Scientists to Sea, and similar outreach activities. · Education, development, and encouragement of the next generation of scientists and engineers through knowledge transfer to undergraduate, graduate, and post-doctoral participants.

## Questions people ask

### Is N0001425SF004 still open?

No. It closed on August 1, 2025. A newer notice is open: N0001426SF002, closes April 9, 2027 (153 days left).

### Who can apply for FISCAL YEAR (FY) 2026 OFFICE OF NAVAL RESEARCH (ONR) YOUNG INVESTIGATOR PROGRAM (YIP)?

Office of Naval Research accepted applications from the applicants described in the notice. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

### What is the deadline for FISCAL YEAR (FY) 2026 OFFICE OF NAVAL RESEARCH (ONR) YOUNG INVESTIGATOR PROGRAM (YIP)?

Closed August 1, 2025. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

### How much funding is available?

Awards of up to $750,000 each.

### Who has won Basic and Applied Scientific Research grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were University of California San Diego, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, University of Washington. The program made 6,165 awards worth $4.1 billion in that time.