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Today we're launching the Open Source for Science Fund, a new multi-donor philanthropic fund by Renaissance Philanthropy, seeded by @biohub.org and @wellcometrust.bsky.social, with support from @kavlifoundation.org and @researchsoftware.bsky.social 🧵 os4science.org/news/open-so...

os4science.orgOpen Source for Science Fund Launches to Power AI-Driven DiscoveryA new multi-donor fund by Renaissance Philanthropy seeded by Biohub and Wellcome opens its first call for proposals.

Open Source for Science Fund

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From imaging the universe to modeling life at the molecular scale, science is built on open source software maintained by scientific communities. That infrastructure is systemically underfunded and not yet designed for AI-native use. 2/4

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Open Source for Science Fund

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4 May

Our inaugural call, "Open Source for the Life Sciences," is seeking proposals from software maintainers whose work supports data-intensive research and AI-driven discovery in the life sciences. Two tracks: up to $250K for domain-specific tools, up to $1M for foundational libraries. 3/4

Open Source for Science Fund

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4 May

Applications (letters of intent) open May 11. If you build the tools science runs on, we want to hear from you. os4science.org 4/4

os4science.orgOpen Source for Science FundA multi-donor initiative to sustain and evolve the open source software stack that underpins science.