Schmidt Sciences | AI for Actionable Matter Modeling
Event details
| Date | 30.04.2026 |
| Category | Call for proposal |
Aim: 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.
This RFP is for you if:
Funding & Duration: Track 1 - Up to $100K for 6-12 months
Track 2 - Up to $500K for 12-18 months
Eligibility: 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.
How to Apply: Requests for proposals can be submitted via the Application Portal. 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).
Deadline: 30 April 2026 (11:59 AoE)
Further information
This RFP is for you if:
- You are developing AI methods to predict non-idealities (defects, interfaces, disorder, dynamics) and/or multi-scale phenomena in technologically relevant materials or molecules
- You have a specific materials or molecular system in mind where conventional simulation underperforms
Funding & Duration: Track 1 - Up to $100K for 6-12 months
Track 2 - Up to $500K for 12-18 months
Eligibility: 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.
How to Apply: Requests for proposals can be submitted via the Application Portal. 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).
Deadline: 30 April 2026 (11:59 AoE)
Further information
- More information about the program is available here
- An FAQ document is provided here
- The application portal can be found here
- For any other questions, please contact the Research Office
Practical information
- General public
- Free