Submission packet specifications are listed at the end of this announcement. The ACS-Moore Postdoctoral Bridge Award in Quantum Materials
is a partnership between the American Chemical Society (ACS) and the Gordon and
Betty Moore Foundation (Moore Foundation). The Moore Foundation is
funding the program through its Emergent Phenomena in Quantum Systems (EPiQS)
Initiative. The Emergent Phenomena in Quantum Systems Initiative?has supported
the quantum materials research community since 2013, funding an
interdisciplinary community of leading experimentalists, materials synthesis
experts, and theorists, with a primary focus on U.S. universities.
This program addresses a critical gap for outstanding
researchers who face unexpected disruptions at one of the most vulnerable
points in an academic career. For researchers whose Principal nvestigators
lose funding, or who face unexpected disruptions to their own appointments,
this transition can mean not just career uncertainty, but the loss of research
momentum built over years of highly specialized work. By providing flexible
bridge funding alongside a structured cohort experience, the program is designed
to protect research momentum and accelerate postdocs' transition to independent
academic leadership.
Eligibility
UCR has been invited to participate in the inaugural cycle
of the ACS-Moore Postdoctoral Bridge Award in Quantum Materials.
Nominations will be sought for postdoctoral researchers who
are:
- Based at a U.S. institution of higher education
Facing financial challenges with respect to their current
postdoctoral appointment and/or in securing their next career opportunity
Demonstrating strong potential for significant contributions
to the scientific community and future academic leadership
NOT currently supported by a 2025 EPiQS cost-extension or a
Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation’s Postdoctoral Fellowship Commitment
NOT supported through the following 2026 EPiQS awards:
Material Synthesis Investigator; Moore Fellow Synthesis; OR 2026 Experimental
Investigator.
Of any citizenship or national origin, residing in the
U.S. - Conducting outstanding research in the following classes of quantum
materials that are of interest to EPiQS:
- Strongly correlated systems, including but not limited to
unconventional superconductors, Mott insulators, multiferroics, and correlated
oxide heterostructures
Frustrated magnets and other solids?exhibiting?novel or
exotic magnetic properties
Topological materials
Two-dimensional crystals and layered systems, including but
not limited to graphene, transition metal dichalcogenides, and van der Waals
structures
Other low-dimensional systems, including but not limited to
quantum wells and quantum wires with emergent electronic properties
Hybrid quantum materials created by the integration
of?dissimilar component materials or through external stimuli
Organic-based materials?exhibiting?emergent electronic
properties, along with hybrid systems that incorporate organic components
Cold-atom assemblies or photonic systems that can emulate
properties of real materials (‘quantum simulators’) are outside the scope of
this call for proposals.
Awards: $100,000 per year for one year
The submission packet should contain:
- Limited Submissions Cover page
Applicant's CV (2 page ma.)
"Research statement outlining key findings and future
directions" that is requested for the nomination packet (3 page max.)
Statement of financial challenges the applicant is currently
facing with respect to their current postdoctoral appointment and/or in
securing their next career opportunity (1 page or less)
Statement confirming that the applicant is not currently
supported by a a 2025 EPiQS cost-extension or a Gordon and Betty Moore
Foundation’s Postdoctoral Fellowship Commitment, or through the following 2026
EPiQS awards: Material Synthesis Investigator; Moore Fellow Synthesis; OR 2026
Experimental Investigator.
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