Minerva Research Initiative

Response Date -
White Papers: Monday, November 18, 2013 3:00 PM EST
Full Proposals: Friday, February 14, 2014 3:00 PM EST
The Office of Naval Research (ONR) is interested in receiving proposals for the Minerva
Research Initiative (http://minerva.dtic.mil), a DoD-sponsored, university-based social science
research program initiated by the Secretary of Defense. This program is a multi-service effort.
Ultimately, however, funding decisions will be made by OSD personnel, with technical inputs
from the Services. The program focuses on areas of strategic importance to U.S. national
security policy. It seeks to increase the Department’s intellectual capital in the social sciences
and improve its ability to address future challenges and build bridges between the Department
and the social science community. Minerva brings together universities, research institutions,
and individual scholars and supports multidisciplinary and cross-institutional projects
addressing specific topic areas determined by the Department of Defense. The Minerva
Research Initiative aims to promote research in specific areas of social science and to promote
a candid and constructive relationship between DoD and the social science academic
community.

Agency Name:

Office of Naval Research

Description:

The Office of Naval Research (ONR) is interested in receiving proposals for the Minerva Research Initiative (http://minerva.dtic.mil), a DoD-sponsored, university-based social science research program initiated by the Secretary of Defense. This program is a multi-service effort. Ultimately, however, funding decisions will be made by OSD personnel, with technical inputs from the Services. The program focuses on areas of strategic importance to U.S. national security policy. It seeks to increase the Department’s intellectual capital in the social sciences and improve its ability to address future challenges and build bridges between the Department and the social science community. Minerva brings together universities, research institutions, and individual scholars and supports multidisciplinary and cross-institutional projects addressing specific topic areas determined by the Department of Defense. The Minerva Research Initiative aims to promote research in specific areas of social science and to promote a candid and constructive relationship between DoD and the social science academic community.