Applications are now open! forms.gle/jWgWc5eZJncK... 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...

@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

🧵 For International Microorganism Day, we thought the best way to get to know our team was by our favorite microorganisms! www.instagram.com/p/DOuoUETDJaG/

“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.

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)

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...)

can't live with the cuts to basic science funding; they're an assault on my sense of the future. building @sciencefoundation.bsky.social - nonprofit to fund basic science. small grants, fast review, LFG <3

🧵 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." ...

Introducing the Science Foundation: Join us in building a new model for funding basic research! scifdn.substack.com/p/introducin... #iheartscience

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!