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(also see: About FQXi)
What kind of programming does FQXi support?
(also see: About FQXi)
What kind of programming does FQXi support?
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Grants:
Approximately $5M in
Grants
will be awarded, in two phases, as part of the Institute's initial four-year program. Funding will be provided as research grants to theorists and experimenters in support of personnel, equipment, travel, workshops, and experiments; some funding will also target projects that effectively disseminate information about foundational questions in physics and cosmology to laypeople. Proposals will be subject to a standard competitive process of expert peer review similar to that employed by national scientific funding agencies, and will target research unlikely to be otherwise funded by conventional sources.
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Mini-Grants:
A number of "Mini-Grants" will be available each year via a streamlined application process for travel, lecture programs, workshops, and other small projects initiated by Consortium Members.
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Contests:
The Institute will support essay and other contests, with a number of prizes awarded for a variety of subjects, with the purpose of identifying and supporting pioneering thinkers, and stimulating interesting and innovative thinking on foundational questions.
- Conferences: Two or more international Conferences will be convened during the first four years, to connect the Membership, share results, and disseminate supported research to professionals and the public.