Department of Defense Releases New Science and Technology Protection Course for the Federal Government Workforce

February 10, 2023 The Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering (R&E) and Defense Acquisition University (DAU) announce the release of a new DAU course, “Fundamentals of Science and Technology Protection.” Developed in partnership between R&E’s Maintaining Technology Advantage (MTA) Directorate and DAU, this free, online training course provides Science and…

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The DoD Announced Awards of $20K each for the 2021-2022 Cohort of the Minerva-USIP Peace and Security Dissertation Fellows

November 10, 2021 The Department of Defense Minerva Research Initiative is pleased to announce the 2021-2022 cohort of the Minerva-USIP Peace and Security Dissertation Fellows. In partnership with the U.S. Institute of Peace’s Jennings Randolph Peace Scholar Dissertation Fellowship program, over 115 applicants from 88 U.S. universities applied for this prestigious award. Those chosen for…

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Fiscal Year 2021 George F. Linsteadt Award for Excellence in Technology Transfer

November 3, 2021 The Department of Defense (DoD) Technology Transfer (T2) program recently announced the George F. Linsteadt Award for Excellence in Technology Transfer winner for Fiscal Year 2021. The DoD has selected Dr. James D. Kearns, Technical Transfer Program Manager for the Office of Research and Technology Applications supporting the Air Force Research Laboratory’s…

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DOD Launches Centers of Excellence at Historically Black Colleges and Universities

October 22, 2021 The Department of Defense (DoD), through the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering (OUSD(R&E)), is pleased to announce awards totaling $15 million for Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) to establish Centers of Excellence (COEs) in Biotechnology and Materials Science. A merit competition conducted by the OUSD(R&E)’s…

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FY 2022 SMART Scholar SEED Grant Program Awardees

October 21, 2021 The Department of Defense (DoD) Science, Mathematics, and Research for Transformation (SMART) program recently announced awards to 21 SMART PhD scholars as part of its competitive SMART Scholar SEED Grant program for Fiscal Year (FY) 2022. The SMART Scholar SEED Grant Program awards research grants worth up to $100,000 per year for…

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Updates to DAU Course

October 14, 2021 Department of Defense (DoD) acquisition professionals can now access updates to Defense Acquisition University (DAU) course ACQ 160, “Program Protection Planning Awareness,” through a new recorded webinar released September 27, 2021 that features two Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering (OUSD(R&E)) science and technology (S&T) protection experts.…

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2021 Class of LUCI Fellows

September 30, 2021 The Basic Research Office at OUSD (R&E) is pleased to announce the 2021 class of Laboratory-University Collaboration (LUCI) Fellows. LUCI fellows are highly accomplished 6.1 researchers in the DoD laboratories that wish to partner with top tier DoD-funded academic researchers. This program is very competitive. The review process involved Program Officers of…

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STEM Community College and Relevant Partners Consortium

Aug 20, 2021 STEM Community College and Relevant Partners Consortium Arlington, VA – The Department of Defense (DoD), through the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering (OUSD(R&E)), is pleased to announce a request for information (RFI) on future science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) efforts under the National Defense Education…

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2021 SMART Scholar Symposium: Creating Leaders of the Future

August 4, 2021 The Department of Defense (DoD) Science, Mathematics, and Research for Transformation (SMART) Program, managed under the Office of the Undersecretary for Research and Engineering (OUSD(R&E)), hosted its fourth annual symposium on July 13-15, 2021. A highly competitive scholarship-for-service program focused on science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM), SMART is one of the…

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2021 SMART Scholar Symposium

Aug 4, 2021 2021 SMART Scholar Symposium: Creating Leaders of the Future The Department of Defense (DoD) Science, Mathematics, and Research for Transformation (SMART) Program, managed under the Office of the Undersecretary for Research and Engineering (OUSD(R&E)), hosted its fourth annual symposium on July 13-15, 2021. A highly competitive scholarship-for-service program focused on science, technology,…

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