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Happy New Year from
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Applications for SciFdn’s 2025 What Ifs are now closed. Thank you everyone who submitted! The curiosity and breadth of applications floored our team We received 66 applications! We're screening now & are convening panels for Jan. Stay tuned for opportunities to observe & participate! - SciFdn team
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Thank you to our 22 applicants so far to our first What Ifs... program! Our team has decided to extend the application deadline to Dec 15th, so please consider applying and/or spreading the word! Details linked here:
science-foundation.org/what-ifs-2025/
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Cosmos Watch Party! Black Friday (11/28) 6pm PST! 45 years ago Carl Sagan opened - “The cosmos is all that is, all that was, or all that will ever be" Come watch w/
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! We’ll stream together & chat with scientists! Bring snacks, get cozy; RSVP
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Applications are now open!
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Are you science faculty or a science teacher? We’re seeking reviewers for our review process in Dec or Jan:
science-foundation.org/what-ifs-202...
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@sciencefoundation.bsky.social
is proud to announce our first program! What if… you had 10K in a gift fund at your institution for curiosity-driven science? Apply to “What Ifs…?”
science-foundation.org/what-ifs-2025/
Applications open 11/10, close 12/1
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What Ifs 2025 – Public Science, Public Good
https://science-foundation.org/what-ifs-2025/
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🧵 For International Microorganism Day, we thought the best way to get to know our team was by our favorite microorganisms!
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Welcome back to Instagram. Sign in to check out what your friends, family & interests have been capturing & sharing around the world.
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reposted by
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Virginia Gewin
4 months ago
“We need to give young scientists hope that people continue to believe in the value of science,” says
@sciencefoundation.bsky.social
’s founders Maren Friesen and
@signalvsnoise.bsky.social
. My latest story for
@nature.com
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Will the public support basic science? A new non-profit aims to find out
The Science Foundation seeks donations to fund ten $10,000 ‘what if’ seed grants.
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-02931-x
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Good morning! New SciFdn article dropped, 'Science Is It's Own Reward'
scifdn.substack.com/p/science-is...
(Why the Science Foundation has chosen to support basic science)
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Science Is Its Own Reward
Why The Science Foundation will fund Basic Science
https://scifdn.substack.com/p/science-is-its-own-reward
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Another article we've loved starting SciFund - David Lang's Unreasonable Effectiveness of Small Grants; stories of foundational work made possible by small grants. (
davidlang.substack.com/p/the-unreas...
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The Unreasonable Effectiveness of Small Grants
A collection of life-changing stories.
https://davidlang.substack.com/p/the-unreasonable-effectiveness-of
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reposted by
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Venkatesh Srinivas
4 months ago
can't live with the cuts to basic science funding; they're an assault on my sense of the future. building
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- nonprofit to fund basic science. small grants, fast review, LFG <3
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🧵 While starting the SciFdn, we're inspired by
@stuartbuck.bsky.social
's Good Science Project. We esp. like a recent guest post (by Hiya Jain),
goodscience.substack.com/p/the-tower-...
"Today we could benefit from the same bias to action." ...
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The Tower of Science
by Hiya Jain
https://goodscience.substack.com/p/the-tower-of-science
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Introducing the Science Foundation: Join us in building a new model for funding basic research!
scifdn.substack.com/p/introducin...
#iheartscience
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Introducing The Science Foundation
Join us in building a new model for funding basic research
https://scifdn.substack.com/p/introducing-the-science-foundation
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The Science Foundation is a new nonprofit aiming to support basic science, to make funding more efficient and transparent, and engage everyone in the funding process. Follow us, more soon!
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