Jim Simons was an outstanding and enterprising mathematician. With the establishment of the Simons Foundation, he set himself the goal of supporting basic research worldwide. As a professor at UZH, you can apply to the Simons Foundation's calls for proposals and thus get the chance to receive funding for your research project.
The Simons Foundation was founded in 1994 by Marilyn and Jim Simons and is based in New York City. As one of the largest charitable organizations in the USA with assets of around 4.5 billion dollars, the foundation's mission is to promote research in the fields of mathematics, life sciences, biology and other research topics. The foundation supports science by awarding grants to individual researchers and their projects.
Broad funding
The Simons Foundation has already supported a number of research projects at UZH, including
in neuroinformatics and mathematics. Now the Simons Foundation has expanded its range of topics and is increasingly funding projects in the fields of life sciences, biology and projects that bring science closer to society. This opens up new opportunities for you as a UZH professor to participate in the Simons Foundation's calls for proposals to fund your research work. The Simons Foundation regularly informs you about current calls for proposals via newsletter. Sign up for the newsletter to stay up to date.
How do I take part in the calls for proposals?
If you are applying to the Simons Foundation with your research project for the first time, you must first register via the Simons Award Manager. Once you have registered and your profile has been approved or activated, you will receive a “ProposalCentral (pC) account” through which you can submit your research projects. You can find more information on the application process here or contact the Simons Foundation.
Mathematician, Investor and Philanthropist
Jim Simons was an outstanding mathematician and award-winning researcher. In 1978, he founded Renaissance Technologies, a hedge fund that pioneered quantitative trading. He was an inspired and generous philanthropist who donated billions of dollars to support important mathematical and scientific work through the Simons Foundation, Simons Foundation International, Math for America and other philanthropic endeavors. Jim Simons died on May 10, 2024, and was actively involved in the work of the Foundation until the end of his life, leaving behind a monumental legacy.
