Minerva Research Initiative
Abstract
The Minerva Research Initiative includes three primary components: (1) a university-based social science basic research grant program, funded in partnership with Air Force and Navy University Research Initiatives; (2) the Research for Defense Education Faculty (R-DEF) program for the professional military education (PME) institutions; and (3) a collaboration with the Congressionally-established United States Institute of Peace to award research support to advanced graduate students and early career scholars working on security and peace. All components contribute to Minerva's goals of revitalizing connections between DoD and academic social science communities and building cultural and foreign area knowledge on topics ranging from the mechanisms of radicalization to geopolitical power projection strategies in a multi-polar world. This deeper scientific understanding will provide a more informed basis to shape doctrine, analysis, and other strategic and operational decisions made by war planners and warfighters.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Accomplishment
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2020
- Source ID
- 9bd7a019c5dac642fe60eca283ff6645