{"count":238,"next":"https://memento.epfl.ch/api/v1/events/?format=json&limit=10&offset=230&ordering=event__category","previous":"https://memento.epfl.ch/api/v1/events/?format=json&limit=10&offset=210&ordering=event__category","results":[{"id":71340,"title":"Schmidt Sciences | Science of Trustworthy AI","slug":"schmidt-sciences-science-of-trustworthy-ai","event_url":"https://memento.epfl.ch/event/schmidt-sciences-science-of-trustworthy-ai","visual_url":"https://memento.epfl.ch/image/32694/200x112.jpg","visual_large_url":"https://memento.epfl.ch/image/32694/720x405.jpg","visual_maxsize_url":"https://memento.epfl.ch/image/32694/max-size.jpg","lang":"en","start_date":"2026-05-17","end_date":"2026-05-17","start_time":null,"end_time":null,"description":"<strong>Aim:</strong> Schmidt Sciences invites proposals for the <strong>Science of Trustworthy AI program</strong>, which supports technical research that improves our ability to understand, predict, and control risks from frontier AI systems while enabling their trustworthy deployment.<br>\r\n<br>\r\nThe research agenda has three connected aims:\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li><strong>Aim 1: </strong>Characterize and forecast misalignment in frontier AI systems</li>\r\n\t<li><strong>Aim 2: </strong>Develop generalizable measurements and interventions</li>\r\n\t<li><strong>Aim 3: </strong>Oversee AI systems with superhuman capabilities and address multi-agent risks</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nPreference will be given to proposals from collaborations among multiple PIs and labs. Applicants are invited to apply to either or both funding tiers (see below). Applicants may submit more than one proposal to each tier.<br>\r\n<br>\r\n<strong>Funding        </strong>Tier 1: Up to $1M<br>\r\n                        Tier 2: $1-5M<br>\r\n<br>\r\n<strong>Duration</strong>:      1-3 years<br>\r\n<br>\r\n<strong>Eligibility:</strong> Schmidt sciences invites individual researchers, research teams, research institutions, and multi-institution collaborations across universities, national laboratories, institutes, and non-profit research organizations. They are open globally and encourage collaborations across geographic boundaries. However, the recipient of funding must hold a 501(c)(3) designation or equivalent.<br>\r\n<br>\r\n<strong>How to Apply</strong>: Requests for proposals can be submitted via the <a href=\"https://schmidtsciences.smapply.io/prog/science_of_trustworthy_ai_rfp_2026/\">Application Portal</a>. You will be asked to provide Background information, a Project overview, Milestones and outcomes, Team CVs, as well as a Budget and optional computation request. 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This request is open to universities and non-profits globally.<br>\r\n<br>\r\nThis RFP is for you if:\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li>You are building or designing compute hardware that is NOT based on conventional CPUs or GPUs.</li>\r\n\t<li>You have a real-world task in mind where your hardware could eventually outperform GPUs.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<strong>Funding &amp; Duration:   </strong>Track 1 - Up to $150K for 6-12 months<br>\r\n                                          Track 2 - Up to $750K for 12-18 months<br>\r\n<br>\r\n<strong>Eligibility:</strong> Schmidt sciences invites individual researchers, research teams, research institutions, and multi-institution collaborations across universities, national laboratories, institutes, and non-profit research organizations. They are open globally and encourage collaborations across geographic boundaries. However, the recipient of funding must hold a 501(c)(3) designation or equivalent.<br>\r\n<br>\r\n<strong>How to Apply</strong>: Requests for proposals can be submitted via the <a href=\"https://schmidtsciences.smapply.io/prog/2026_unconventional_compute_rfp/\">Application Portal</a>. You will be asked to provide Background information, Team CVs, a Project abstract, a statement on Bigger ambition, as well as a Project narrative and Budget. 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This year, conferences and courses that align with the scientific missions of any of the following programs will be prioritized: <a href=\"https://www.sfari.org/\" target=\"_blank\">Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative (SFARI)</a>, with a mission to advance the basic science of autism and related neurodevelopmental disorders, <a href=\"https://www.simonsfoundation.org/collaborations/plasticity-and-the-aging-brain/mission-statement/\">Simons Collaboration on Plasticity and the Aging Brain (SCPAB)</a>, with a focus on healthy cognitive aging, <a href=\"https://www.simonsfoundation.org/neuroscience/simons-collaboration-on-ecological-neuroscience/\">Simons Collaboration on Ecological Neuroscience (SCENE)</a>, with a focus on understanding how interacting with the world shapes representations in the brain and mind, and the <a href=\"https://www.simonsfoundation.org/collaborations/global-brain/about/scientific-mission/\">Simons Collaboration on the Global Brain (SCGB)</a>, with a focus on the fields of systems and computational neuroscience.<br>\r\n<br>\r\n<strong>Duration</strong>:      3 years, max<br>\r\n<br>\r\n<strong>Funding</strong>:       $25K / year, max<br>\r\n<br>\r\n<strong>Eligibility: </strong>Applications may be submitted by course or conference organizers who are employed by nonprofit organizations; public and private institutions, such as colleges, universities, hospitals, laboratories and units of state and local government; and eligible agencies of the federal government. There are no citizenship requirements.<br>\r\n<br>\r\nTo be eligible for funding through the 2026 RFA for the Conferences and Courses Award, at least <strong>one instance </strong>of the course or conference must occur between September 1, 2026 and August 31, 2027.<br>\r\n<br>\r\n<strong>How to Apply</strong>: Prospective applicants must first submit a letter of intent (LOI). LOIs must be completed electronically and submitted through <a href=\"https://sam.simonsfoundation.org/\" target=\"_blank\">Simons Award Manager</a> (SAM) and should contain a proposal narrative (1-2 pages) and budget. Notifications for full proposal requests will be made in late June.<br>\r\n<br>\r\n<strong>Deadline:      15 April 2026</strong> (Letter of Intent)<br>\r\n<br>\r\n<strong>Further information</strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li>More information about the program is available <a href=\"https://www.simonsfoundation.org/grant/simons-foundation-autism-neuroscience-conferences-and-courses-awards/?tab=rfa\">here</a>.</li>\r\n\t<li>The application portal SAM can be found <a href=\"https://sam.simonsfoundation.org/\">here</a>.</li>\r\n\t<li>For any other questions, please contact the <a href=\"mailto:research.office@epfl.ch\">Research Office</a>.</li>\r\n</ul>","image_description":"","creation_date":"2026-03-12T16:40:59","last_modification_date":"2026-03-12T16:41:01","link_label":"","link_url":"","canceled":"False","cancel_reason":"","place_and_room":"","url_place_and_room":"","url_online_room":"","spoken_languages":[],"speaker":"","organizer":"","contact":"<a href=\"mailto:research@epfl.ch?subject=Simons%20Foundation%20-%20Neuroscience%20Conferences\">Research Office</a>","is_internal":"False","theme":"","vulgarization":{"id":1,"fr_label":"Tout public","en_label":"General public"},"registration":{"id":3,"fr_label":"Entrée libre","en_label":"Free"},"keywords":"","file":null,"icalendar_url":"https://memento.epfl.ch/event/export/120062/","category":{"id":16,"code":"PROP","fr_label":"Appel à proposition","en_label":"Call for proposal","activated":true},"academic_calendar_category":null,"domains":[],"mementos":["https://memento.epfl.ch/api/v1/mementos/140/?format=json"]},{"id":71375,"title":"Schmidt Sciences | AI for Actionable Matter Modeling","slug":"schmidt-sciences-ai-for-actionable-matter-modeling","event_url":"https://memento.epfl.ch/event/schmidt-sciences-ai-for-actionable-matter-modeling","visual_url":"https://memento.epfl.ch/image/32723/200x112.jpg","visual_large_url":"https://memento.epfl.ch/image/32723/720x405.jpg","visual_maxsize_url":"https://memento.epfl.ch/image/32723/max-size.jpg","lang":"en","start_date":"2026-04-30","end_date":"2026-04-30","start_time":null,"end_time":null,"description":"<strong>Aim:</strong> Fields that manipulate matter (chemistry, materials science, biology) face a persistent gap between computational models and the lab bench. Conventional simulation emphasizes idealized systems: perfect crystal structures, static snapshots, vacuum environments. Yet the functional properties of foundational technologies (catalysts, semiconductors, drugs, batteries) are governed by precisely the features these methods cannot capture: defects, interfaces, disorder, and dynamics operating across multiple length and time scales. This RFP asks whether AI can now close that gap by predicting such phenomena more accurately, or across multiple length or time scales.<br>\r\n<br>\r\nThis RFP is for you if:\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li>You are developing AI methods to predict non-idealities (defects, interfaces, disorder, dynamics) and/or multi-scale phenomena in technologically relevant materials or molecules</li>\r\n\t<li>You have a specific materials or molecular system in mind where conventional simulation underperforms</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<br>\r\n<strong>Funding &amp; Duration:      </strong>Track 1 - Up to $100K for 6-12 months<br>\r\n                                            Track 2 - Up to $500K for 12-18 months<br>\r\n<br>\r\n<strong>Eligibility:</strong> Schmidt sciences invites individual researchers, research teams, research institutions, and multi-institution collaborations across universities, national laboratories, institutes, and non-profit research organizations. They are open globally and encourage collaborations across geographic boundaries. However, the recipient of funding must hold a 501(c)(3) designation or equivalent.<br>\r\n<br>\r\n<strong>How to Apply</strong>: Requests for proposals can be submitted via the <a href=\"https://schmidtsciences.smapply.io/prog/2026_ai_for_actionable_matter_modelling_rfp/\">Application Portal</a>. You will be asked to provide Background information, Team CVs, a Project abstract, a statement on Bigger ambition, as well as a Project narrative and Budget. Budgets should include overhead of 11.1% of indirect costs (or 10% of the total budget).<br>\r\n<br>\r\n<strong>Deadline:</strong>      <strong>30 April 2026</strong> (11:59 AoE)<br>\r\n<br>\r\n<strong>Further information</strong>\r\n\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li>More information about the program is available <a href=\"https://www.schmidtsciences.org/focus-area-ai/\">here</a></li>\r\n\t<li>An FAQ document is provided <a href=\"https://docs.google.com/document/d/1czi1Za7yngUt780OAhW82s0O4PfwpEywuoj9H0meQJM/edit?usp=sharing\">here</a></li>\r\n\t<li>The application portal can be found <a href=\"https://schmidtsciences.smapply.io/prog/2026_ai_for_actionable_matter_modelling_rfp/\">here</a></li>\r\n\t<li>For any other questions, please contact the <a href=\"mailto:research.office@epfl.ch\">Research Office</a></li>\r\n</ul>","image_description":"","creation_date":"2026-03-13T14:41:36","last_modification_date":"2026-03-13T14:42:16","link_label":"","link_url":"","canceled":"False","cancel_reason":"","place_and_room":"","url_place_and_room":"","url_online_room":"","spoken_languages":[],"speaker":"","organizer":"","contact":"<a href=\"mailto:research@epfl.ch?subject=Schmidt%20Sciences%20-%20AI%20for%20Actionable%20Matter%20Modeling\">Research Office</a>","is_internal":"False","theme":"","vulgarization":{"id":1,"fr_label":"Tout public","en_label":"General public"},"registration":{"id":3,"fr_label":"Entrée libre","en_label":"Free"},"keywords":"","file":null,"icalendar_url":"https://memento.epfl.ch/event/export/120077/","category":{"id":16,"code":"PROP","fr_label":"Appel à proposition","en_label":"Call for proposal","activated":true},"academic_calendar_category":null,"domains":[],"mementos":["https://memento.epfl.ch/api/v1/mementos/140/?format=json"]},{"id":71383,"title":"Simons Foundation - 2026 Pivot Fellowships","slug":"simons-foundation-2026-pivot-fellowships","event_url":"https://memento.epfl.ch/event/simons-foundation-2026-pivot-fellowships","visual_url":"https://memento.epfl.ch/image/32731/200x112.jpg","visual_large_url":"https://memento.epfl.ch/image/32731/720x405.jpg","visual_maxsize_url":"https://memento.epfl.ch/image/32731/max-size.jpg","lang":"en","start_date":"2026-05-14","end_date":"2026-05-14","start_time":null,"end_time":null,"description":"<strong>Aim: </strong>The program provides funding for today’s brightest minds to apply their talent and expertise to<strong> a new field in mathematics or the natural sciences</strong>. Pivot Fellows receive support for one year of mentored training in their new discipline, followed by the opportunity to apply for up to five years of research funding in their new field. Successful applicants will have a strong track record of success and achievement in their current field and a deep interest, curiosity and drive to contribute to a new discipline.  The program is open to faculty in the natural sciences, mathematics, engineering, data science and computer science at academic institutions or equivalent positions elsewhere.<br>\r\n<br>\r\n<strong>Duration:</strong> 12 months<br>\r\n<br>\r\n<strong>Funding</strong>: Salary support for the fellow + $10K for fellow’s research/travel + $50K for mentor’s research        <br>\r\n<br>\r\n<strong>Eligibility: </strong>Fellows and mentors must hold a Ph.D., M.D. or equivalent degree in the natural sciences (astronomy, biology, chemistry, earth sciences, neuroscience and physics), engineering, mathematics, data science or computer science — and all subdisciplines therein — and be faculty at an academic institution or hold an equivalent position. 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