Science Systems
Strengthening the technical and academic systems underlying scientific discovery through the support of people, tools, and technology
Goals
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Breaking down barriers frequently faced by researchers at critical career stages
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Driving the creation of high-quality software and adoption of artificial intelligence in science
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Fostering a diverse, collaborative, global scientific community
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Pushing science forward in innovative ways, sparking new lines of research and collaborations across disciplines
Programs
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Schmidt Science Fellows
The Schmidt Science Fellows (SSF) program brings together the world’s best emerging scientists and places them in a postdoctoral fellowship in a field different from their existing expertise.
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Schmidt Science Polymaths
The Schmidt Science Polymaths Program seeks to empower intensely creative, recently tenured research faculty to take adventurous leaps into new research domains, experiment with new methodologies and ideas, and inspire impactful scientific breakthroughs.
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AI in Science Fellowship
The Eric and Wendy Schmidt AI in Science Fellowship seeks to improve how science is done by accelerating the incorporation of AI techniques into the natural sciences, engineering, and mathematical science, providing access to AI tools and training to the sharpest minds on the frontlines of scientific innovation.
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Virtual Institute for Scientific Software
The Virtual Institute for Scientific Software (VISS) seeks to accelerate the pace of scientific research by providing access to professional research software engineers with expertise in developing high-quality, scalable, and sustainable open source software.
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Science Communications
The Eric and Wendy Schmidt Awards for Excellence in Science Communications aim to inspire a new generation of science journalists, research scientists, and other science communicators to engage the public with complex ideas in science, technology, and engineering, and to encourage continuing excellence in the field.
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Israeli Women's Postdoctoral Award
The Eric & Wendy Schmidt Postdoctoral Award for Women in Mathematical and Computing Sciences supports promising women in Israel pursuing a postdoctoral fellowship in mathematics, computer science, or electrical engineering at a major institution outside of Israel. Each award recipient receives a grant after relocating and beginning a postdoctoral or early career research fellowship.
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Schmidt Academy for Software Engineering
The Schmidt Academy aims to transform the culture of Caltech by bringing best practices in software engineering directly into the research groups around campus, enabling the pursuit of new scientific and technological advances that would not be feasible otherwise.
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