The AFOSR Summer Faculty Fellowship Program offers hands-on exposure to Air Force research challenges through 8- to 12-week research residencies at participating Air Force research facilities for full-time science, mathematics, and engineering faculty at U.S. colleges and universities.

This program is sponsored by the Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR) who makes decisions on all fellowship awards. The program is administered by Systems Plus to support oversight and administration for the selection and appointment of applicants.

The objectives of the AFOSR Summer Faculty Fellowship Program are as follows:

– To stimulate professional relationships among AFOSR Summer Faculty Fellowship Program participants and the scientists and engineers at Air Force research facilities.

– To enhance the research interests and capabilities of faculty (both new and experienced researchers) in the U.S. academic community.

– To elevate the awareness in the U.S. academic community of Air Force research needs and foster continued research at AFOSR Summer Faculty Fellowship Program fellows’ institutions.

– To provide the AFOSR Summer Faculty Fellowship Program participant opportunities to perform high-quality and meaningful research at Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) Directorates, Air Force Test Center, the United States Air Force Academy, or the Air Force Institute of Technology.

– To provide nationally accredited mentoring of academic researchers at technical directorates of the AFRL, Air Force Test Center, the United States Air Force Academy, and the Air Force Institute of Technology.

Faculty members from Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Minority Institutions, American Indian Tribal Colleges and Universities, and Hispanic Serving Institutions (HBCU/MI/TCU/HSI), as designated by the U.S. Department of Education, are especially encouraged to apply!

Deadline to apply

– The annual application period is September 1 - November 30

Faculty Criteria

– Applicants must currently hold a full-time faculty appointment, as listed below, at a U.S. accredited baccalaureate-granting college, university, or technical institution.

– Professor

– Associate Professor

– Assistant Professor

– Applicants must have a Ph.D in science, mathematics, or Air Force-relevant engineering disciplines.

– Applicants to the Summer Faculty Fellowship Program must be citizens of the United States at time of application. U.S. permanent residents or green card holders are not eligible. Dual U.S. Citizens may apply with an exception to those applying to Directed Energy (RD) and Space Vehicles (RV) Directorate programs. Those applying to RD and RV must be U.S. Citizens only.

– Applicants’ research interests must be in line with the interests and needs of the various Air Force Research Facilities. These include the nine Air Force Research Laboratory Directorates, Air Force Test Center, the United States Air Force Academy, and the Air Force Institute of Technology.

Graduate Students Criteria

AFOSR Summer Faculty Fellowship Program faculty awarded faculty fellows have the opportunity to bring a graduate student with them. These students must meet the following requirements:

– Students must be currently pursuing a graduate degree (master's or Ph.D.).

– Graduate students must be citizens of the United States at time of application. U.S. permanent residents or green card holders are not eligible. Dual U.S. Citizens may apply with an exception to those applying to Directed Energy (RD) and Space Vehicles (RV) Directorate programs. Those applying to RD and RV must be U.S. Citizens only.

– Students must be enrolled in graduate school for the semester following the fellowship program.

– Students must hold to the same guidelines outlined for their faculty sponsor.