To fuel game-changing ideas and generate excitement for the unique challenges Department of Defense encounters now and in the future, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has selected 33 researchers at 24 U.S. universities to participate in DARPA’s Young Faculty Award program.
The YFA program combines funding and mentoring, with industry and DoD networking early in awardee’s careers to aid them in framing their research in the context of DoD’s needs. The YFA program is one initiative DARPA has put together to create the next generation of academic scientists, engineers and mathematicians in key disciplines. The aim of the program is to encourage these researchers to focus a major part of their careers on defense and national security issues.
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