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$30,681,068

Department of Defense·Department of the Army

to CONSORTIUM OF UNIVERSITIES OF THE WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREA

researchactiveONGOING · MOD OF 2016 CONTRACT
WORK BEGAN2016-06-09·LATEST ACTION2026-05-19·SOURCEUSASPENDING·SOURCE IDASST_NON_W911NF1620092_097
Award description

CONSORTIUM RESEARCH FELLOWS PROGRAM

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What the model surfaced from this award

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In plain English

Army research fellowship program supporting doctoral and postdoctoral researchers at DC-area universities, ongoing since 2016.

Sub-sectors
army-research-fellowshipuniversity-consortiumworkforce-development
Why this matters

Builds research talent pipeline in military-relevant fields amid strategic competition with peer powers.

U.S.–China competition angle

U.S. military research talent development in DC signals investment in advanced capabilities amid great-power competition.

Generated by award_classification v2.1.0 via claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 on 2026-06-17. Cost: $0.016013.

Period of performance
Start
2016-06-09
End
2031-05-31
Status
activein 1791 days
Sources

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