The Fiscal Year 2018 Air Force Young Investigator Research Program ( YIP) intends support for scientists and engineers demonstrating exceptional ability and promise for conducting basic research who have:
1. Received a Ph.D.
or equivalent degree on 1 April 2012 or later; or, 2. Received
a Ph.D.
or equivalent degree between 1 April 2010 and 1 April 2012 and:
a.
have served as a Tenure-track faculty member for no more than two years prior to 1 April 2017; or, b.
held two consecutive post-doc positions; or, c.
held one post-doc and research associate position.