WorldQuant Foundation - Research Scholar Award

Through a generous commitment, the World Quant Foundation established the WorldQuant Foundation Research Scholar Award to provide endowed funding to outstanding scientists who are building independent research programs. Income from the RSA endowment will allow talented junior investigators the support needed to more thoroughly engage in advancing their research programs.

The WorldQuant RSA welcomes nominations with a preference for research in computational biology or big dataanalysis. Additional eligibility criteria are listed below.

Center for Life Science Enterprise/Center for Advanced Technology Call for Proposals

Proposals must be biotechnology focused, show promise for the commercial market, and applicants must have a company collaborator. The maximum amount of the award is $75K for one year, matched to a company’s support. We are also offering a limited number of add-on awards for materials needs for up to $5,000 each, thanks to Cornell’s Center for Materials Research. 

The CAT funding awards require collaborative applied research and technology transfer with company partners that will lead to quantifiable economic impact in New York State.

Russell Sage Foundation - Visiting Scholars Program

The Russell Sage Foundation's Visiting Scholars Program provides a unique opportunity for select scholars in the social, economic and behavioral sciences to pursue their research and writing while in residence at the Foundation’s New York headquarters. Research carried out by Visiting Scholars constitutes an important part of the Foundation’s ongoing effort to analyze and understand the complex and shifting nature of social and economic life in the United States.

Chan Zuckerberg Initiative - Essential Open Source Software for Science

The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative is inviting applications for open source software projects that are essential to biomedical research. Applicants can request funding between $50k and $250k for one year. This RFA is the first of a series. CZI will invite applications during three distinct cycles, with rounds beginning June 18, 2019; mid-December 2019; and mid-June 2020. Read our Medium post to learn more.

US Department of State - Fulbright Scholars Program

The Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program offers nearly 470 teaching, research or combination teaching/research awards in over 125 countries. Opportunities are available for college and university faculty and administrators as well as for professionals, artists, journalists, scientists, lawyers, independent scholars and many others. In addition to several new program models designed to meet the changing needs of U.S. academics and professionals, Fulbright is offering more opportunities for flexible, multi-country grants.

Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology - Global Research Outreach

SAIT is actively engaged in the pursuit of open innovation in order to foster the discovery of new ideas and technological breakthroughs. In order to develop core technologies along itself research directions, we have conducted research collaborations with outside. Also, We have strategic relationships closely with global universities to resolve the significantly challenging technology issues and achieve the collaboration results that align with strategic vision and goals of both parties.