Minerva Research Initiative - University Research
Funding Agency:
- Department of Defense
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.
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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. Topic 1: |
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Topic 1: |
Societal Cohesion in Crisis |
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Topic 2: |
Considering Societal Resilience at Multiple Scales |
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Topic 3: |
Sociotechnical Adaptation to Climate, Food, and Water Stress |
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Topic 4: |
Social Impact of Technological Change |
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Topic 5: |
Parasocial Relationships, Social Media, and Radicalization |
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Topic 6: |
Temporal Orientation and Strategic Considerations |
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Topic 7: |
Evolving Contexts of Deterrence |
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Topic 8: |
War Termination Processes and Prospects |
Various
$25,000,000
2 April 2024 at 1500 Eastern
Jonathan Bertsch
Grants Officer