Individuals

Our work is only possible because of the support of those who generously donate.

Philanthropic giving to FQxI provides support for everything that we do. Through individual gifts, we are able to provide front-line researchers with the support they need to work on truly revolutionary ideas. These funds also enable FQxI to support our programming efforts that question the status quo of academic thinking and provide a platform for communicating scientific ideas.

It's hard to express the difference it's made that you nurture and value work on expansive, risky topics. I think it gives courage to alot of people.

—Jenann Ismael, John Hopkins University

You can donate here, or to discuss individual giving, please email us at giving@fqxi.org.

Fund Research

Our work is only possible because of the support of those who generously donate.

Philanthropic giving to FQxI provides support for everything that we do. Through individual gifts, we are able to provide front-line researchers with the support they need to work on truly revolutionary ideas. We welcome donations for Zenith Grants on:

• Foundational questions research in physics and cosmology,
• Themed grant rounds connected to our mission, and,
• 2.0 Grants that build off the findings of our past grant rounds, e.g., the Nature of Time in 2010 or the Physics of the Observer in 2016.

"FQXi has allowed me to pursue research that would otherwise be impossible to fund.  This work in quantum gravity has now attracted the attention of people working on mathematical logic in computer science, Artificial Intelligence. Thank you for funding research on the forefront of theoretical physics, which is shedding light into many other areas of inquiry."

—David Rideout, UC, San Diego

You can donate here, or to discuss funding research grant programs, please email us at giving@fqxi.org.

Fund Outreach and Equity efforts

The tallest towers need the broadest bases. Support our inclusion initiatives and improve science for everyone.

At FQxI, we believe that equity does not stand at odds with scientific progress. It is, in fact, central to it. With your support, we can coordinate programs to push FQxI’s equity work forward through:

• Targeted Zenith Grants (e.g., on the Sociology of Physics or a general foundational questions grant targeted to non-male applicants only)
• Fulcrum Grants that we can open to the public for equity and outreach work in foundational questions.
• Partnerships with scientists or organizations focused on addressing the marginalization and systemic exclusion of certain communities in the foundational questions fields.

"When one lives in a peripheral country, very far from the main centers of knowledge production, with a disadvantageous currency exchange, an unpredictable science policy, research is a very hard activity. For my group and me, the FQxI Grant I received was a turning point in our development: it allowed us to make our work better known beyond Latin America and to enrich our knowledge by establishing contacts with eminent scholars in the field." 

—Olimpia Lombardi, University of Buenos Aires

If you are interested in donating or setting up an opportunity to further this work, please be in touch via email, equity@fqxi.org.

Corporate Match Donations

Get your employer to match your love for FQxI!

Through corporate matching funding, many employers will mirror donations that you make to FQxI. For every dollar you give, they will give a dollar as well, and in some cases, they might even give more. Matching funding from generous corporations enables us to do more science. Often this is as simple as filling out a form declaring your donation and nominating FQxI as your partner.

You can donate here, or to discuss corporate match giving, please email us at corporate@fqxi.org for details.