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Focus Areas
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AI & Advanced Computing
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Astrophysics
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Biosciences
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Climate
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Science Systems
Opportunities for Funding
We proactively seek out grant opportunities and do not accept unsolicited proposals. Please find our current open calls listed below.
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Safety in the Inference-Time Compute Paradigm: Expression of Interest
AI Safety Science
Grantee Spotlight
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Benjamin Decardi-Nelson
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Heloise Stevance
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Beverly French
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Jennifer Li
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Alice Malivert
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Corinne Scown
Biosciences
Corinne Scown
VIFF
Head of Sustainability Analysis | Energy Biosciences Institute, UCB | VIFF BioCirV Co-PI
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George Huber
Biosciences
George Huber
VIFF
Richard L. Antoine Professor, UW-Madison College of Engineering | VIFF CMORE PI
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Gregory “Greg” Stephanopoulos
Biosciences
Gregory “Greg” Stephanopoulos
VIFF
Willard Henry Dow Professor of Chemical Engineering | VIFF DIWAV PI
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Loretta Roberson
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Owen McDougal
Biosciences
Owen McDougal
VIFF
Professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry, & Director, Food and Dairy Innovation Center, BSU | VIFF WAVES Co-PI
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Where Our Grantees Work

News
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Science Systems
Schmidt Science Fellows | Apr 2, 2025
2025 Fellows Will Break New Ground Through Interdisciplinary Research
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AI & Advanced Computing
NY Times | Apr 8, 2025
New A.I. Project Explores Mysteries of Delacroix, Master of Romanticism
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AI & Advanced Computing
Schmidt Sciences | Apr 8, 2025
Pioneering New AI-Humanities Initiative Will Decode Human Culture and History
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AI & Advanced Computing
Schmidt Sciences | Feb 11, 2025
New $10 Million AI Safety Science Program Launched for Foundational Research