{"id":6843,"date":"2022-09-29T14:04:13","date_gmt":"2022-09-29T21:04:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/erlenmeyer\/?p=6843"},"modified":"2022-09-29T14:04:13","modified_gmt":"2022-09-29T21:04:13","slug":"joint-funding-initiative-in-fundamental-physics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/erlenmeyer\/2022\/09\/29\/joint-funding-initiative-in-fundamental-physics\/","title":{"rendered":"Joint Funding Initiative in Fundamental Physics"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The John Templeton Foundation is hosting a funding initiative with the Sloan Foundation, Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, and Simons Foundation for advancing fundamental physics.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-john-templeton-foundation wp-block-embed-john-templeton-foundation\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"g8ppH6KpEh\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.templeton.org\/news\/john-templeton-foundation-announces-joint-funding-initiative-in-fundamental-physics\">John Templeton Foundation Announces Joint Funding Initiative in Fundamental Physics<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;John Templeton Foundation Announces Joint Funding Initiative in Fundamental Physics&#8221; &#8212; John Templeton Foundation\" src=\"https:\/\/www.templeton.org\/news\/john-templeton-foundation-announces-joint-funding-initiative-in-fundamental-physics\/embed#?secret=QAWe1qaXzK#?secret=g8ppH6KpEh\" data-secret=\"g8ppH6KpEh\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Goals<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The program is intended to&nbsp;support high-risk and potentially&nbsp;high-return small-scale&nbsp;experimental&nbsp;projects&nbsp;aimed at new ambitious discoveries&nbsp;beyond&nbsp;the current frontier of&nbsp;fundamental physics.&nbsp;&nbsp;\u201cSmall scale\u201d refers to table-top size experiments or to ones that could fit in a typical university physics research lab.&nbsp;&nbsp;Examples of such projects include, but are&nbsp;not limited to,&nbsp;tests of basic principles of quantum physics, tests of interaction laws&nbsp;and&nbsp;established&nbsp;symmetry principles, and searches for&nbsp;new particles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The first deadline is a brief letter of intent emailed&nbsp;to Simons Foundation before&nbsp;<strong>October 31, 2022<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The period of performance is one to five years. They expect annual project budgets to fall between $300,000 and $1,000,000, although there is no specific funding level recommendation. The foundations expect to distribute a combined $20,000,000 over the five years of this program.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Elizabeth Ocampo in the OSU Foundation would be delighted to help craft LOI submissions with anyone interested in that kind of support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>Sincerely,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>Bettye<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Bettye L.S. Maddux, PhD<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Director of Research Development<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>College of Science<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Oregon State University<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Join the funding opportunity (ECOS, GP-ECOS)&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>listserv:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Flists.oregonstate.edu%2Fmailman%2Flistinfo%2Fcos-research-employees&amp;data=05%7C01%7CLuanne.Johnson%40oregonstate.edu%7C10f1889280724c012d7608daa25d913b%7Cce6d05e13c5e4d6287a84c4a2713c113%7C0%7C0%7C638000819987822415%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=S4KTQNpwvkidtucb9X3uiSERTolCh%2FCe0xqrYgbQsC4%3D&amp;reserved=0\">https:\/\/lists.oregonstate.edu\/mailman\/listinfo\/cos-research-employees<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>ECOS:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Finternal.science.oregonstate.edu%2Frdu%2Ffunding&amp;data=05%7C01%7CLuanne.Johnson%40oregonstate.edu%7C10f1889280724c012d7608daa25d913b%7Cce6d05e13c5e4d6287a84c4a2713c113%7C0%7C0%7C638000819987822415%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=Ni9OiyZ0ToWVEt9Fd22nXDIUV77FX8LEkcHnUCbwDcs%3D&amp;reserved=0\">https:\/\/internal.science.oregonstate.edu\/rdu\/funding<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Looking for Proposal support? Email&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:research.development@science.oregonstate.edu\">research.development@science.oregonstate.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><u>We expanded our research administrative staff. 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