AFOSR, in partnership with the AFRL Rapid Reaction Team, is offering this grant to advance university research and education focused on innovative military systems and related technologies. This program features a yearly design challenge for undergraduate university teams, with objectives and constraints specified by AFRL management. The competitive format aims to significantly improve education in practical design engineering, encompassing systems engineering, requirements allocation, design synthesis, and innovative problem-solving, alongside testing and validation skills. Participants gain enhanced incentives to develop cutting-edge solutions. While winners are encouraged to pursue additional projects, subsequent funding is not guaranteed and remains open to all eligible proposers.
Opportunity ID: 77436
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | BAA-AFOSR-2011-03 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | University Engineering Design Challenge Program |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Science and Technology and other Research and Development |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | – |
| Assistance Listings: | 12.800 — Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Mar 09, 2011 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Apr 25, 2011 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Apr 25, 2011 |
| Archive Date: | May 25, 2011 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | – |
| Award Ceiling: | $60,000 |
| Award Floor: | $20,000 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Private institutions of higher education Public and State controlled institutions of higher education |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | – |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Air Force Office of Scientific Research |
| Description: | AFOSR, in conjunction with the AFRL Rapid Reaction Team, announces a program to promote and sustain university research and education focused on innovative military systems and related technologies. This program will be structured as a yearly design challenge, with the objectives and constraints of the design specified by the AFRL management team at the beginning of the academic year and a competition amongst the undergraduate university teams to determine the best design to be held at the end of the academic year. The competitive nature of this effort is expected to provide enhanced incentives to participants in improving education related to practical design engineering, including systems engineering, requirements allocation and flowdown, design synthesis and problem solving, and innovative solution development, test and validation. The winner of this yearly competition will be encouraged to apply for additional projects as they are announced to continue their exemplary research, possibly incorporating elements of the other design solutions. However winning the competition does not guarantee additional funding and any subsequent funding opportunities will be available for all eligible proposers in accordance with the submission guidelines of the instrument. |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
afosr.baa@afosr.af.mil
Email:afosr.baa@afosr.af.mil |
Version History
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Related Documents
Folder 77436 Full Announcement-1 -> afrl university design challenge09 mar 2011 posted.pdf
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | afosr.baa@afosr.af.mil Email: afosr.baa@afosr.af.mil |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12.800 | DESIGN | University Engineering Design Challenge Program | PKG00039113 | Mar 09, 2011 | Apr 25, 2011 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
77436 RR_SF424_1_2-1.2.pdf
77436 RR_OtherProjectInfo_1_3-1.3.pdf
77436 RR_Budget-1.1.pdf
77436 PerformanceSite_1_4-1.4.pdf
Optional forms
77436 RR_SubawardBudget-1.2.pdf
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