For scientists who earned their doctoral degrees after Dec. 1, 1984, the Office of Naval Research now offers an even bigger Young Investigator Award. ONR will award about a dozen grants of at least $75,000 per year to young tenure-track scientists who are not already holding ONR contracts. The previous awards were limited to $50,000. Applicants can submit proposals to any of ONR’s 13 divisions. The award can cover salary, equipment, graduate student support, and indirect costs, and can be supplemented with up to $60,000 in matching funds. ONR will match on a two-for-one basis as much as $20,000 that the investigator receives from other Navy sources. In past years, ONR would match up to $40,000.
A total of 300 scientists typically apply; award rates vary from division to division. Young Investigator Award applicants must submit their research proposals to the appropriate ONR division director by January 17. The awards ...
