Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 INnovations in Qubit Science for Fault Tolerant Quantum Computing (INQS) Program
AFOSR & LPS seek proposals for basic research into solid-state qubits, focusing on novel or renewed approaches to advance fault-tolerant quantum computing.
This grant is no longer accepting proposals
Air Force Office of Scientific Research has archived this opportunity.
Funder: Air Force Office of Scientific Research
Due Dates: February 24, 2025 (Pre-proposal/white paper Q&A) | March 17, 2025 (White papers) | April 11, 2025 (Pre-proposal Q&A) | May 12, 2025 (Full proposals)
Funding Amounts: Typical awards: $150,000–$750,000/year for 2–5 years; total per award: $300,000–$3,750,000; at least 8 awards anticipated.
Summary: Supports basic research into novel or renewed solid-state qubit approaches to advance scalable fault-tolerant quantum computing (FTQC).
Key Information: Open to US and foreign academic, nonprofit, and industry organizations; FFRDCs, federal agencies, and individuals cannot apply as lead.
Description
This opportunity, offered by the Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR) in collaboration with the Laboratory for Physical Sciences (LPS), seeks proposals for basic research into solid-state qubits with the goal of advancing scalable fault-tolerant quantum computing (FTQC). The program is designed to fund revolutionary or unconventional approaches to qubit science that could overcome current limitations in quantum computing hardware.
Proposals must focus on one of two themes:
- Theme 1: New Qubits — Development and exploration of completely novel or underdeveloped solid-state qubits with a credible path to FTQC and clear advantages over current methods.
- Theme 2: Renew Qubits — Application of unconventional techniques (e.g., new operation methods, fabrication, or design) to significantly improve specific functions of state-of-the-art solid-state qubits for FTQC.
Each theme is further divided into levels based on project maturity, from theoretical concept to experimental benchmarking.
