Sponsored Research
The Defense Security Cooperation University (DSCU) promotes the production of new evidence that will inform the practice of security cooperation. DSCU sponsors research that meets standards of scientific rigor and aligns substantively with Department of Defense priorities. DSCU’s Young Institute executes the sponsored research program and is committed to ensuring that findings are shared widely to advance the study of security cooperation and evidence-based decision making.
Research Proposals
DSCU is currently accepting grant proposals for theoretical, empirical, and data-building research that develops the body of knowledge on security cooperation. The grants competition is open to all researchers anywhere in the world. A Notice of Funding Opportunity (NFO) is posted on Grants.gov, with details on project eligibility, research priorities, and the application process.
Funded Projects
Following rigorous, multi-round reviews of applications, DSCU has awarded the following grants and cooperative agreements for research on a wide range of security cooperation topics. DSCU is able to sponsor these research projects due to support from both appropriators and authorizers in Congress to fulfill the mandate in 10 U.S.C. 384.
DSCU Research Grants
Project Title
Research Team
Security Cooperation Value Propositions: A Handbook for Practitioners
Dr. Daniel Byman and Mr. Alexander Palmer
Defense Acquisition and Contracting Approaches: Implications for Foreign Military Sales
Dr. Jerry McGinn and Mr. Seamus Daniels
Hegemon’s Curve: Defense Production, Market Power and Influence in the Global Arms Trade
Dr. Jonathan Caverley
The Value Arms Ecosystem: New Data on Stockpiles, Production Capacity, and Transfers
Dr. Vasabjit Banerjee and Dr. Benjamin Tkach
NATO Joint Acquisition: A History
Mr. Robert Foxcurran
Contested Logistics and Combined Operations: Lessons from World War II
Dr. Ryan Grauer and Dr. Rosella Cappella Zielinski
Contingency Access: Can Peacetime Security Cooperation Secure Wartime Access?
Dr. Rachel Metz
Niche Militaries and Alliance Burden-Sharing
Dr. J Andres Gannon
Partner Domestic Politics and U.S. Influence
Dr. Alexandra Chinchilla
The Doctrine Factor in Ukraine’s Employment of US Arms Transfers
Dr. Robert Hamilton
Formal and Informal Security Assistance: Improving Aid and Training Programs
Dr. William Reno and Dr. Ryan Burke
Train the World: Security Assistance and Influence in International Relations
Dr. Renanah Joyce
Evaluating U.S. International Military Education with Turkey and Tunisia
Dr. Sharan Grewal and Dr. Monica Toft
Assessing the Impact of Chinese Professional Military Education Activities in Latin America
Dr. Meia Nouwens and Dr. Roman Ortiz
Swords into Plowshares into Swords: A History of Building Partner Forces in Somalia 1991-1994
Dr. Frank Sobchak
Contact
If you are interested in learning more about DSCU-sponsored research, please "sign up here." To contact the Grants team, email dsca.dscu.grants@mail.mil.