YFA
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YFA is an acronym commonly used to refer to the DARPA Young Faculty Award, a program that supports early-career university researchers in high-risk, high-reward research areas.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| YFA canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
acronym
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research funding program ⓘ |
| abbreviationOf | DARPA Young Faculty Award NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| administeredBy |
DARPA
NERFINISHED
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Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesTo | early-career university faculty ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
biotechnology and life sciences research
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computer science departments ⓘ engineering departments ⓘ mathematics departments ⓘ physical sciences departments ⓘ universities ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| eligibility |
U.S.-based university faculty
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early-career status ⓘ tenure-track or equivalent faculty positions ⓘ |
| evaluationCriteria |
potential for high impact
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relevance to DARPA mission ⓘ technical merit of proposed research ⓘ |
| field |
high-risk high-reward research
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science and engineering ⓘ |
| focus |
defense-relevant research
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innovative research ideas ⓘ |
| funder | U.S. Department of Defense NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| funderType | federal government program ⓘ |
| goal |
build long-term relationships between DARPA and academic researchers
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identify rising research stars in academia ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
competitive selection process
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mentoring and engagement with DARPA program managers ⓘ multi-year funding ⓘ peer-reviewed proposals ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| purpose |
develop the next generation of academic researchers in defense-relevant fields
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encourage high-risk high-reward research ⓘ support early-career university researchers ⓘ |
| relatedTo | DARPA research programs ⓘ |
| sector |
academic research
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higher education ⓘ |
| sponsor | DARPA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| standsFor | Young Faculty Award NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supports |
emerging research leaders
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unclassified basic and applied research ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
early-career researchers
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junior faculty ⓘ |
| timeframe | early-career stage of faculty ⓘ |
| typeOfSupport |
research grants
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travel and engagement funding ⓘ |
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