2025 Funding Opportunity: Wilf Family Discovery Fund in the Search for Life, Water, or Habitable Worlds

The Wilf Family Discovery Fund in Space Science, Planetary Science and Astrobiology is accepting proposals to fund one 2025 grant totaling up to $160k (direct cost) for innovative, early-stage research in the area of the search for life, water, or habitable worlds. The funding is designated for efforts on Campus (with Campus personnel), and the period of performance is two years.

Proposals submitted in response to this solicitation must have a Caltech Campus Principal Investigator (PI) who is a member of the faculty.

Submitted proposals will go out for review on January 20, 2025 and a selection will be made by mid-February 2025. Proposers should plan to commence on 1 March 2025.

For more information, visit: https://kiss.caltech.edu/techdev/2025_solicitation.html