The Simons HBCU Centers of Excellence program funds up to two Centers at HBCUs in mathematics, neuroscience, physics, and ecology & evolutionary biology. Each Center is a research and training hub focused on computational, data-driven, and theoretical basic science and mathematics. Funding covers personnel, travel, meetings, publication support, and research stipends, totaling $1.5M annually for five years. Applications require a letter of intent and full proposal via the Simons Award Manager platform.
Centers must be established at accredited HBCUs or academic institutes part of HBCUs. PI/Director must be a tenured faculty member with a Ph.D. at an accredited HBCU and an active scientist with recognized scholarship. Simons Foundation employees are ineligible.
