Short-term Experiences. Lifelong Impact and Connections.
This is where revolutionary science and technology ideas get pitched, tested, funded, launched, broken, and rebuilt.
Here, you’ll scout the radical, the disruptive, and solve “DARPA hard” problems, working shoulder-to-shoulder with visionary technical office leadership and program managers who don’t ask if something can be done, but how soon.
When the Fellowship ends, you become part of an acclaimed group of DARPA alumni where your connections follow you everywhere – from the Pentagon to boardrooms to startups.
Shape Tomorrow
We offer three short-term, fast-paced, high-impact programs where you will contribute your expertise, learn from and collaborate with thinkers who believe anything is possible, and develop new skills to continue your career journey through space and time.
Come to the Washington, D.C., metro area to work on-site with some of the most brilliant minds in science and technology.
- Innovation: Our two-year, fast-paced experience is for exceptional early-career STEM Ph.D.s and mission-driven military. In this entrepreneurial environment, you will be encouraged to pitch groundbreaking ideas to solve hard problems and spearhead high-impact research initiatives while gaining unparalleled exposure to revolutionary science and technology.
- Service Chiefs: Consider taking on a role that could help transform the battlefields of today and scout technologies for future ones. Become a critical link between revolutionary technological innovation and operational relevance in this 12-week opportunity for a select group of active-duty 0-4 to 0-5 military officers. You’ll be embedded with program managers where you’ll gain rare access to the agency’s most advanced concepts.
- Military: Serve as the connective tissue between defense research and real-world operations, guiding programs that enhance warfighter capability. Selected by your Service, this one-year program offers the opportunity to work alongside scientists, strategists, and engineers to help ensure the next great leap serves the mission.
You won’t be just observing—you’ll contribute to transforming technology for national security. The future is being built. You’re invited to help conceive it.
