Targeted Grants in MPS

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Apply Now Letters of Intent (LOI) Deadline:

Rolling Program or Administrative Questions:

Elizabeth Roy

Senior Manager for Programs and Administration

mps@simonsfoundation.org

212-524-6966 Technical Questions:

samsupport@simonsfoundation.org

Office Hours: Monday - Friday, 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time, except designated holidays.

Office Closures: November 25-27, 2026, December 24, 2026-January 1, 2027.

The Simons Foundation’s Mathematics & Physical Sciences (MPS) division invites applications for its Targeted Grants in MPS program.

Please note that in the event of budgetary or other considerations, The Simons Foundation, Inc. (“the Foundation” or “SF”) reserves the right to refer an application to The Simons Foundation International, Ltd. (“SFI”) for consideration and funding. SFI and SF have entered into an agreement pursuant to which SF provides program operations and grant administration services, including payment processing, to SFI. SFI grant recipients are subject to SF Policies and Procedures. Rationale

The program is intended to support high-risk theoretical mathematics, physics and computer science projects of exceptional promise and scientific importance on a case-by-case basis. Funding and Allowable Expenses

The Targeted Grant in MPS program provides funding for up to five years. The funding level and duration is flexible and should be appropriate based on the type of support requested in the proposal. There is no recommended or assumed funding level for this program.

Allowable expenses include: Up to one month of summer salary and related benefits per year for the PI and any co-Investigator(s). These salary funds are not substitutional (cannot be used to relieve a university of salary costs) and cannot be used to reduce teaching loads below the departmental norm. They can only be used to supplement the salary similarly to a summer salary in the U.S. system. For scientists at non-U.S. universities on calendar year (12-month) salaries, the program will allow PIs to request up to 1/12 of their calendar year salary as a contribution to research time on the project, provided that the salary request is not in violation of their institution’s policies of more than 100% effort per year. Domestic or international travel for the PI(s), co-Investigator(s) and students, as appropriate. Parking, hotel, taxi, registration and other related travel and conference costs are allowable. Salary support and related benefits, including tuition support, for staff/research scientists, postdoctoral fellows and research associates, graduate students or undergraduate research assistants. Support for visitors and collaborators, including domestic and international travel, meals and lodging expenses. Conferences and working meetings appropriate to the needs of the project, including meals, travel, lodging, vehicle rentals for participants and facility fees. Research equipment, experiments, computations, supplies and other expenses directly related to the research, including…

Topic areas: General and Cross-cutting R&D, Physical Sciences, Mathematics and Statistics.

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

Targeted Grants in MPS is administered by Simons Foundation (Simons), listed via Simons Foundation.