Simons Foundation

Science Discovery on Main Street Grants

Administrado por National Main Street Center Inc

¿Quién puede postularse? Applicants must be Main Street America designated community organizations in good standing; located in a rural area with a population of 50,000 or less; committed to creating science programming and engagement opportunities through partnerships; and have an annual operating budget below $1 million.

Fecha límite: Applications open September 1, 2026 and close October 15, 2026 at 11:59 p.m. CT. Grantees will be notified by the end of December 2026.

Utilizing the Full Power of Empire AI Request for Applications

¿Quién puede postularse? The proposal must be led by a tenure-track or tenured faculty Principal Investigator employed by an Empire AI consortium member: Columbia University, Cornell University, CUNY, SUNY, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, New York University, University of Rochester, Rochester Institute of Technology, or Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. Applicants and key collaborators must hold a Ph.D., M.D., or equivalent and a faculty or equivalent research position. Additional PIs may be employed by U.S. or non-U.S. nonprofit institutions through subcontract. There are no citizenship requirements. Proposals must use multinode clusters of GPUs in Empire AI. Institutions in China and Hong Kong are excluded from funding.

Fecha límite: Full application deadline: December 1, 2026 at 12:00 p.m. Eastern. Application opens September 1, 2026; decisions March 1, 2027; awards begin June 1, 2027.

New Ideas — Request for Applications

¿Quién puede postularse? Investigators proposing exploratory research in autism and related neurodevelopmental disorders.

Fecha límite: Rolling

Simons Centers of Excellence at Historically Black Colleges and Universities

¿Quién puede postularse? The Center of Excellence must be established in an accredited HBCU or an academic institute that is part of an HBCU. It must be anchored at a single HBCU, which serves as lead applicant and host. The PI/Director must be a tenured faculty member at an accredited HBCU or affiliated academic institute, hold a Ph.D., and have a demonstrated record of recognized scholarship. Each center must include the PI/Director, research scientists, a Program Administrator, at least three faculty members, two graduate students, and two postdoctoral researchers. Eligible research fields are mathematics, physics, and ecology and evolutionary biology, with priority for computational, data-driven, and theoretical research.

Fecha límite: LOI deadline: November 12, 2026, 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time. Full application deadline for invited applicants: February 9, 2027, 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time.

Simons Historically Black Colleges and Universities Faculty Fellowship

¿Quién puede postularse? Accredited Historically Black Colleges and Universities as defined by the Higher Education Act of 1965 are eligible to apply and must nominate junior tenure-track faculty. Nominated faculty may be current faculty or newly recruited/recently hired junior tenure-track faculty in mathematics, physics, or ecology & evolutionary biology. Each institution may nominate up to four fellows total, with at least one peer-reviewed publication in a relevant field or clear evidence of an active research program. Each nomination must include a senior faculty mentor at the institution.

Fecha límite: LOI submission deadline: November 12, 2026; Full application submission deadline: February 8, 2027 (page also states February 9, 2027 in the application instructions).