Research Interests of the Air Force Office of Scientific Research

The Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR) is issuing a Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) inviting basic‑research proposals across a wide spectrum of scientific disciplines that support Air Force and national security objectives. The BAA is organized into dozens of topic “competitions” (e.g., Energy, Combustion, Aerospace Materials, Quantum Information Sciences, Computational Mathematics, Information Assurance, etc.), each with its own program officer and contact. Eligible applicants include universities, industry, and other research institutions. Up to 9,999 awards may be made, with a total ceiling of $10 million per award and no minimum. Proposals are submitted electronically; the overall deadline for all topics is 4 June 2028. The solicitation emphasizes basic research that can transition to Air Force capabilities, and it references the DoD Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800).