Essential Open Source Software for Science (Cycle 6)

About this funding opportunity

This RFA closed on October 17, 2023

SCIENCE GRANT RESOURCES PAGE Essential Open Source Software for Science (Cycle 6)

Co-funders:

The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI), The Kavli Foundation, and The Wellcome Trust invite letters of intent in support of open source software projects essential for biomedical research. The goal of the program is to support software maintenance, growth, development, and community engagement for these critical tools.

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August 31, 2023

Application portal opens to receive Letters of Intent

October 17, 2023

Letters of Intent due by 5 p.m. Pacific Time (PT)

November 2, 2023

Notification for invitation to submit Full Applications

December 5, 2023

Full Applications due by 5 p.m. Pacific Time (PT)

March 2024

Earliest notification of decisions (subject to change)

June 1, 2024

Expected start date (subject to change)

Award period and start date: Awards will be 2 years (24 months) in duration with a start date of no earlier than June 1, 2024. Actual start date may vary.

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Overview

Open source software is critical to modern scientific research, advancing biology and medicine while providing reproducibility and transparency. Hundreds of software packages, libraries, and applications have become essential tools for research, so much so that many researchers could not continue their work without them. Despite its importance, even the most widely-used research software often lacks dedicated funding for maintenance, growth, development, and community engagement. Also, those who work on such software often lack credit and recognition.

In an effort to support open source software for science, the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI), the Wellcome Trust (Wellcome), and The Kavli Foundation (Kavli) (“The Funders”) seek letters of intent to apply for funding for software projects that are essential to biomedical research. Ideal applications will have previously demonstrated impact, currently show potential for continued improvement, and expect to deliver added value to the biomedical research community through the proposed activities.

The Funders have partnered on this request for applications because of our shared commitment to supporting software critical to biomedical research. Although the process will use CZI infrastructure (e.g., application portal), The Funders are equal partners in this call. All applications will be considered by all funders. Selected proposals will be funded by either CZI, Wellcome, or Kavli, and the decision of which funder funds what will be made based on the corpus of selected proposals, their domain, and their alignment with funder goals. The decisions on which Funder supports a proposal will be made after evaluation and selection of the full proposals. Funders will provide requirements and information for the successful applicant at the time of award notification. All grants, regardless of funder, will be for two years and can be used to fund a variety of eligible activities, as listed in the Use of Funds section below.

_Note this is a two step application process: an initial Letter of Intent (LOI), which will be followed by invitations to a select number of applicants to submit a Full Application._

With this program, we aim to provide software projects with resources to support their tools and the communities behind them. Whether it’s hiring an…

Topic areas: General and Cross-cutting R&D, Information and Communication Technologies (ICT), Life Sciences and Health.

Funding amount

This grant provides Varies in funding.

Deadline

Applications are accepted on a rolling basis; there is no single fixed deadline.

Who can apply

This opportunity is open to the following applicant types:

• Not specified by the program.

Eligibility

The program did not publish a separate eligibility statement. See the official opportunity page for the full eligibility criteria.

Agency

Essential Open Source Software for Science (Cycle 6) is administered by Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI), listed via Chan Zuckerberg Initiative.