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SUMMARY:Schmidt Sciences | Unconventional Compute Program RFP
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260430
DTSTAMP:20260406T121248Z
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CATEGORIES:Call for proposal
DESCRIPTION:Aim: Schmidt Sciences seeks to fund research that can catalyze
  hardware fundamentally different from today’s CPU–GPU paradigm\, and 
 the training/inference methods co-designed to operate under the constraint
 s imposed by such hardware: low numerical precision\, device noise\, drift
 \, non-idealities etc. They are looking for proposals grounded in the crea
 tion of hardware that will solve specific\, well-defined technological pro
 blems where conventional computers underperform. This request is open to u
 niversities and non-profits globally.\n\nThis RFP is for you if:\n\n	You a
 re building or designing compute hardware that is NOT based on conventiona
 l CPUs or GPUs.\n	You have a real-world task in mind where your hardware c
 ould eventually outperform GPUs.\n\nFunding & Duration:   Track 1 - Up t
 o $150K for 6-12 months\n                                
           Track 2 - Up to $750K for 12-18 months\n\nEligibility: Schm
 idt sciences invites individual researchers\, research teams\, research in
 stitutions\, and multi-institution collaborations across universities\, na
 tional laboratories\, institutes\, and non-profit research organizations. 
 They are open globally and encourage collaborations across geographic boun
 daries. However\, the recipient of funding must hold a 501(c)(3) designati
 on or equivalent.\n\nHow to Apply: Requests for proposals can be submitted
  via the Application Portal. You will be asked to provide Background infor
 mation\, 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).\n\nDeadline:  
     30 April 2026 (11:59 AoE)\n\nFurther information\n\n\n	More informa
 tion about the program is available here\n	An FAQ document is provided her
 e\n	The application portal can be found here\n	For any other questions\, p
 lease contact the Research Office\n
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