Minerva Research Initiative - University Research

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Please see the Related Documents tab for the full NFO announcement The Minerva Research Initiative (Minerva) emphasizes questions 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 and other research institutions around the world and supports multidisciplinary and cross-institutional projects addressing specific interest areas determined by the Department of Defense. The Minerva program 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. The Minerva Research Initiative competition is for research related to eight (8) topics listed below. Innovative white papers and applications related to these research areas are highly encouraged. Detailed descriptions of the interest areas—which are intended to provide a frame of reference and are not meant to be restrictive—can be found in Appendix B: Minerva Research Topics of Interest in the main NFO document. Topic 1: Societal Cohesion in Crisis Topic 2: Considering Societal Resilience at Multiple Scales Topic 3: Sociotechnical Adaptation to Climate, Food, and Water Stress Topic 4: Social Impact of Technological Change Topic 5: Parasocial Relationships, Social Media, and Radicalization Topic 6: Temporal Orientation and Strategic Considerations Topic 7: Evolving Contexts of Deterrence Topic 8: War Termination Processes and Prospects Key Dates: White Paper questions to Interest Area POCs: 5 January 2024 White Papers Due: 16 January 2024 at 1500 Eastern Notification of White Paper Evaluations*: 9 February 2024 Full Application questions to Interest Area POCs: 26 March 2024 Full Applications Due: 2 April 2024 at 1500 Eastern Notification of Selection for Award*: 13 May 2024 Tentative Award Date*: 14 August 2024 *Dates are estimated as of the date this NFO is published on Grants.gov

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