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The Moore Inventor Fellows program supports early-career scientist-inventors who create new tools, technologies, processes, or approaches with the potential for outsized impact, including breakthroughs powered by artificial intelligence, machine learning, autonomy, and scientific instrumentation.
Fellows receive flexible funding to pursue bold, high-risk inventions in their early stages across the foundation's focus on science, environmental conservation, and patient care. Each fellow is funded at $200,000 per year for three years from the foundation, with an additional $25,000 per year in institutional matching, for a total of approximately $825,000.
The foundation has committed nearly $34 million through 2026 to support 50 fellows. Candidates are nominated by participating universities.
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Or search similar grants →According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Early-career faculty and researchers (typically within roughly ten years of receiving their advanced degree) at invited U.S. universities and eligible institutions. Candidates must be nominated by their institution; each institution may submit a limited number of nominees. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
The current listing shows each fellow receives $825,000 over three years: $200,000 per year from the foundation plus $25,000 per year in matching support from the fellow's home institution. Approximately $34 million has been committed through 2026 to support 50 fellows. Verify award ceilings, matching requirements, and allowable costs in the official notice.
Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation Moore Inventor Fellows Program for Scientific and Technological Invention Including AI is funded by Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation. Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
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