The APS Innovation Fund provides funding to advance collaborative projects that align with the APS Strategic Plan and support the APS mission "to advance and diffuse the knowledge of physics for the benefit of humanity, promote physics, and serve the broader physics community." The reimagined Innovation Fund will lift up topics and themes of specific pertinence, providing pilot or supplemental funding for innovative projects that can be scaled across to the scientific community. The funding activity will include innovation best practices support and an impact evaluation period.
The application is now closed. Applicants will be informed if they are invited to submit a full proposal in early July.
The 2024 application cycle focus is the 2025 International Year of Quantum Science and Technology (IYQ).
In recognizing the imperative to cultivate, enrich, and disseminate activities that foster a deeper understanding of quantum concepts and offer opportunities to the public, we are calling upon our members to take a leading role.
APS is pleased to honor the exemplary recipients of the Innovation Fund for their commitment to serving the physics community:
Learn more about the Innovation Fund and its recipients in APS News and Physics:
If you have questions, please email the APS Innovation Fund team.
Nominees for and holders of APS Honors (prizes, awards, and fellowship) and official leadership positions are expected to meet standards of professional conduct and integrity as described in the APS Ethics Guidelines. Violations of these standards may disqualify people from consideration or lead to revocation of honors or removal from office.