Simons Centers of Excellence at Historically Black Colleges and Universities
Funding Amount
Up to $7.5M
Deadline
November 12, 2026
39 days left
Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- One-time opportunity
- Current deadline
- November 12, 2026
- Tracked since
- October 2026
Source: the cycle recorded on this listing. Confirm dates with the funder.
Can we apply?
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Eligible organizations
- Colleges & universities
- Accredited Historically Black Colleges and Universities as defined by the Higher Education Act of 1965.
- D. and recognized scholarship; each Center needs at least three faculty members, two graduate students and two postdoctoral researchers.
Other requirements
- The Center director must be tenured faculty with a Ph.
Overview
The Simons Foundation's Science, Society and Culture division will fund up to two Centers of Excellence at HBCUs in mathematics, neuroscience, physics, and ecology and evolutionary biology. Each award provides up to $1.5 million a year for five years (up to $7.5 million total, inclusive of 20 percent indirect costs) to build research excellence and pathways for students into graduate STEM programs.
Letters of intent are due November 12, 2026 at 12 p.m. ET. Invited applicants submit a full application by February 9, 2027, and awards begin September 1, 2027.
Full eligibility text
Accredited Historically Black Colleges and Universities as defined by the Higher Education Act of 1965. The Center director must be tenured faculty with a Ph.D. and recognized scholarship; each Center needs at least three faculty members, two graduate students and two postdoctoral researchers.
How to Apply
Submit a letter of intent through Simons Award Manager (SAM) by November 12, 2026, 12 p.m. ET; full applications are by invitation (due February 9, 2027).
What The Simons Foundation Inc actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, 2024
- Grants in 2024
- 1,727
- Total given
- $271.96M
- Median grant
- $72K
- Range
- $1,480–$20M
- By dollars: New York 31%, California 16%, Massachusetts 13%. Top recipient cities: New York, NY; Cambridge, MA; Chicago, IL.
- <1% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 34% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
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Fields of Work
- STEM education
- Mathematics
- Physics
- Neuroscience
- Ecology
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