Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Department of Defense Multidisciplinary Research Program of the University Research Initiative (MURI)
Department of Defense ▸ Office of Naval Research
Description
- Program: Department of Defense Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative (MURI)
- What it funds: Ambitious, high-risk basic research aimed at achieving first‑ever scientific advances.
- Why it matters: Over its 40-year history, MURI has produced major breakthroughs that influence science, economic growth, and new military technologies.
- How it’s managed: Projects receive close, active guidance from Service Program Officers to help steer research toward impa…
DoD's MURI program addresses high-risk basic research and attempts to understand or achieve something that has never been done before. The program was initiated 40 years ago and it has regularly produced significant scientific breakthroughs with far reaching consequences to the fields of science…
Source
Grant ID
N0001425SF002
Funding Source
Department of Defense ▸ Office of Naval Research
Key Dates
Opportunity Released
March 25, 2025
Eligibility
The following categories of applicants are invited to apply:
- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Eligibility Information
This MURI competition is open only to, and proposals are to be submitted only by, U.S. institutions of higher education (universities) with degree-granting programs in science and/or engineering, including DoD institutions of higher education. To the extent that it is part of a U.S. institution of higher education and is not designated as a Federally Funded Research and Development Center (FFRDC), a University Affiliated Research Center (UARC) is eligible to submit a proposal to this MURI compe…
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