ORAU: Collaborative Research and Funding Opportunities

Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU) is a not-for-profit government contractor and university consortium that provides its customers innovative scientific and technical solutions to:

advance science, education and workforce development;
strengthen national security; and
protect health and the environment.

As one of ORAU’s 121 member universities, the George Washington University (GW) has access to exclusive opportunities for collaboration, scholarships, research grants and event sponsorship funding.

ORAU Core Capabilities

ORAU has a number of funding programs and mechanisms that may be of interest to faculty whose research expertise overlaps with ORAU’s core capabilities:

national security
emergency preparedness
environmental assessment
worker and public health
data analytics

Highlighted ORAU Opportunities

Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Awards

The Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Awards provide seed money for research by junior faculty at ORAU member institutions. These awards are intended to enrich the research and professional growth of young faculty and result in new funding opportunities. Applications are due in January, reviewed in February/March, and awards are announced in late April each year.

Members-Only Funding Opportunities

A benefit of membership in the ORAU University Consortium is exclusive access to scholarships, research grants, science and technology events, and collaborative opportunities.

Homeland Defense and Security Information Analysis Center

The Homeland Defense and Security Information Analysis Center (HDIAC) is a Department of Defense (DoD) sponsored organization through the Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC). HDIAC utilizes expertise and knowledge from government agencies, research institutions, laboratories, industry and academia on topics relevant to the DoD and other government entities to solve the government’s toughest scientific and technical problems. HDIAC focus areas include alternative energy, biometrics, CBRN defense, critical infrastructure protection, cultural studies, homeland defense and security, medical, and WMD.

Working with ORAU

If you are interested in a specific opportunity or approaching ORAU to determine if your research project is a good fit for their special funding mechanisms, please email reshelp

gwu [dot] edu (reshelp[at]gwu[dot]edu).