​​​​​​​DoD FY2022 Multidisciplinary Research Program of the University Research Initiative (MURI): Sponsor Deadline for White Papers

Date: 

Monday, June 7, 2021 (All day)


Department of Defense FY2022 Multidisciplinary Research Program of the University Research Initiative (MURI)
Sponsor Deadline for White Papers (strongly recommended): June 7, 2021
FAS/SEAS/OSP Deadline: September 20, 2021
Sponsor Deadline for Full Proposals: September 27, 2021
Award Amount: Award amounts vary according to topic area and sponsoring DoD agency. Typical annual funding per grant is in the $1.25M to $1.5M range. The project period is generally 5 years.

DoD’s Multidisciplinary Research Program of the University Research Initiative (MURI) supports high-risk basic research in science and engineering at U.S. institutions of higher education that is of potential interest to DoD. The program is focused on multidisciplinary research efforts where more than one traditional discipline interacts to provide rapid advances. Key to the program’s success is the close management of the MURI projects by Service program officers and their active role in providing research guidance.

This program is administered by three DoD agencies, each with a separate MURI solicitation:

The FY 2022 MURI competition is for the topics listed below:

AFOSR:

  • Topic 1: Social Network-Transcendent Behavioral Dynamics
  • Topic 2: Microelectronic Test Science Exploiting Latent Energy and Electromagnetic Radiation
  • Topic 3: Cavity Molecular Polaritons
  • Topic 4: Effects of Radiation Damage on Performance of Wide-Bandgap Electronics
  • Topic 5: Understanding Neural Systems Integration for Competent Autonomy in Decision and Control
  • Topic 6: Nonlinear Optical Material Design with Extreme Interband Nonlinearities
  • Topic 7: Synthetic Quantum Matter
  • Topic 8: Composability of Synthetic Biological Circuits

ARO:

  • Topic 9: Bio-architected Responsive Materials with 3D Nanoscale Order
  • Topic 10: Topological Seeds of Complex Response in Materials
  • Topic 11: Connectivity and Transport in Disordered Hyperuniform Networks
  • Topic 12: Irregular Metamaterial Networks
  • Topic 13: Uncovering the Underlying Neurobiological Mechanisms of Cognitive Fatigue
  • Topic 14: Gut-Neuronal Signaling Through Polymeric Mucin via Chemical Probes and Imaging
  • Topic 15: ELECTROBIOLOGY: Electronic Control of Biological Communication

ONR:

  • Topic 16: Novel Routes to Majorana Qubits for Topologically-Protected Quantum Information
  • Topic 17: Molecular Doping of Organic Electronic Materials
  • Topic 18: Learning from Hearing
  • Topic 19: Hydrodynamics of Fish Schooling
  • Topic 20: Self-learning for Real-world Perception
  • Topic 21: Fundamental Non-equilibrium Processes in Weakly Ionized Hypersonic Flows
  • Topic 22: Ab Initio Understanding of Detonation Based Combustion in Multiphase Mixtures
  • Topic 23: Bioinspired Design of Energy-Self Sufficient Multi-functional Soft Material Systems
  • Topic 24: Systems-Level Foundations for Agile, Dynamic, and Ad Hoc Human Autonomy Teams
  • Topic 25: Environmental DNA-based Monitoring of the Marine Environment (EDMON)

Research Topic Chiefs are available for discussion prior to submission of a White Paper. White Paper inquiries and questions must be submitted by May 24, 2021.