The Kavli Foundation is accepting applications for its Reimagining Science’s Social Compact Grant.
Donor Name: The Kavli Foundation
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 07/22/2026
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
The Packard Foundation and The Kavli Foundation seek to fund projects that will expand the marketplace of ideas to identify and explore the terms with which science operates in society. This includes the expectations, obligations, and norms that influence and direct how science is funded, conducted, governed, and held accountable to the public. These terms are often described as part of the social compact for science.
The Packard Foundation and The Kavli Foundation seek to support projects that explore and generate perspectives on what reimagining the relationship between science and society, or the social compact for science, might look like. Work can be led by or include scientists, scholars, policy professionals, civic and community groups, or others. The format of work proposed might include the following (these are provided for illustrative examples; ideas need not be limited to these).
- Convenings to surface and discuss ideas (workshops, panel discussions)
- Creating online discussion fora
- New publications, white papers, or other scholarly work
- Exploring public views
- Planning grants for larger-scale projects
Funding Information
Projects with budgets of up to $75,000 will be considered.
Eligibility Criteria
Only individuals or organizations who submit a Letter of Interest in Phase I will be eligible to submit an application for funding in Phase II.
Ineligibility
Proposals on the following topics are beyond the scope of this call and will not be considered:
- Scientific research projects.
- Educational programming, including K-12 education.
- Projects on the ethical practice of doing science, including projects on ensuring ethical research
- conduct (e.g., treatment of animal subjects, replication, or navigating an Institutional Review Board).
- Advocacy or work that includes a partisan or political agenda.
- Projects with a scope beyond the size of the budget (e.g., projects that aim to reimagine the entire scientific enterprise). For projects with a large scope, you may submit a Letter of Interest for a planning grant, as noted above, or for funding a segment of the project that is commensurate with the budget available.
For more information, visit The Kavli Foundation.
