AIP Venture Grants
The AIP Venture Grant program serves to advance Member Society success by funding collaborative activities that are strategy-driven and promote growth, increased stature, and innovation in and among the Federation’s Member Societies and with the possible inclusion of AIP Affiliates. The grants program also serves AIP’s goal to catalyze positive change in the physical sciences enterprise, by supporting initiatives that extend their impact and reach into the broader community.
Pre-proposals are due July 8, 2025. If invited, full proposals will be due on September 5. Funding for new grants will be distributed in early January, 2026.
Proposals are solicited that:
- are strategy-driven and promote growth, increased stature, and innovation in and among the federation’s MS/Affiliates; and/or
- impact the broader physical science community and/or other audiences.
Proposals for scientific research activities are not accepted. Proposals for ongoing activities will only be considered where a major new and innovative component is being proposed.
Example proposals may involve:
- A task force, study or pilot project that addresses a major strategic issue for the AIP federation or an individual or subset of Member Societies/Affiliates
- Convene workshops;
- A project to understand better or strengthen the membership of an individual or subset of Member Societies/Affiliates;
- Conduct data-gathering projects;
- Launch an innovative media or other public engagement experiment;
- Launch an advocacy or government relations project or program;
- Develop a concept (such as education related projects) for a proposal to a funding agency or other source of external funding.
The Call for Proposals has been sent to each Member Society lead. For a copy, please contact AIP Management Liaison, Liz Dart Caron, and reach out to her with any questions.