Fiscal Year 2027 Defense University Research Instrumentation Program (DURIP)

The Air Force Office of Scientific Research, on behalf of the Department of Defense, is administering the Fiscal Year 2027 Defense University Research Instrumentation Program to improve the capabilities of U.S. institutions of higher education to conduct research and educate scientists and engineers in areas important to national defense. Grantees must utilize the funding for the acquisition of essential research equipment or instrumentation. This program is eligible for accredited private and public United States institutions of higher education, excluding for-profit organizations, to support defense-critical science and engineering research. Applications must be submitted by November 6, 2026, at 5:00 PM Eastern Time, with individual awards ranging between $50,000 and $7,000,000 from an estimated total program funding pool of $28,000,000.