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title: 'The Oregon UAS Accelerator is currently unpersoned. Let’s fix that shall we…?'
date: '2026-05-27T14:06:48-07:00'
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# The Oregon UAS Accelerator is currently unpersoned. Let’s fix that shall we…?

Our friends at the [Oregon UAS Accelerator](https://oregonuas.org/blogs/news/applications-for-fall-2026-cohort-offering-12-week-hybrid-program-and-structured-testing-pathways) are currently on the lookout for their next cohort of founders. That’s right. The Pendleton-based drone, robotics, and autonomous-systems accelerator has opened applications for a whole new group of folks to join them for their Fall 2026 program, a 12-week hybrid accelerator(some virtual, some on the ground in Pendleton). So if you’ve got a prototype, an MVP, or even just some early validation, [get your application submitted](https://oregonuas.org/pages/fall-2026-cohort).

> The accelerator is designed for founders, co-founders, and technical leaders building uncrewed aerial, ground, or maritime systems, along with enabling autonomy, AI-enabled platforms, sensing technologies, communications, payload, and mission software solutions. The program is best suited for startups at the prototype, MVP, or early validation stage, generally around TRL 3 or above, with a clear commercial, public-sector, homeland security, or defense use case.
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> The Fall 2026 cohort is intended for a broad range of innovators, not only defense-focused companies. Oregon-based startups are prioritized, but the program also welcomes domestic and international companies interested in soft-landing, testing, and scaling in Oregon.

Completing the program comes with a $5,000 non-dilutive subgrant and eligibility for a performance-aligned recognition pool with additional non-dilutive support. And — as ever — the real prize is access. To the [Pendleton UAS Range](https://siliconflorist.com/2025/10/08/i-hate-to-keep-droning-on-about-this-but-oregon-uas-accelerator-applications-are-open-again/). To mentorship. To testing and validation pathways you simply can’t get anywhere else. The cohort wraps with a UAS Innovation Showcase in front of investors and subject-matter experts.

Applications are due July 19, 2026. Acceptance notifications go out July 31, 2026. The program runs from August 26, 2026.

For more information or to apply, visit the [Oregon UAS Accelerator](https://oregonuas.org/blogs/news/applications-for-fall-2026-cohort-offering-12-week-hybrid-program-and-structured-testing-pathways).