Description
In honor of the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics, Qolab and IQCC are proud to announce the John Martinis grants for experimental superconducting device physics. The goal of the grant is to provide research and training resources to the next generation of experimental physicists in superconducting qubits. The first category of grants are open to researchers at an academic institution or national lab who are looking to advance the state of art of superconducting device control covering characterization, calibration, and design of novel multi-qubit gates using pulse level control. The second category of grants are open to educators who want to provide hands-on experience to the next generation of students in undergrad or masters superconducting qubit control through their courses.
The grants will be selected by John Martinis. Research grant awardees will be given up to 20hrs on Qolab’s latest processors hosted at the IQCC. Educator grant awardees will be given up to 10 hrs on the quantum computer for their class. Awardees will have pulse-level control of the devices, and access to the device (qubit) designs. Individuals can apply for both research grants and educator grants. Awardees will also be given 5 thousand dollars. For 2025, 2 grants in research and 1 grant in education will be given respectively. Free tickets to the Adaptive Quantum Circuits conference will also be provided to allow for in-person interaction with the experimentalists and other researchers / educators.
Awards
- 2 research grants
- 20 hours on Qolab Start for use in research
- $5000
- Free tickets to Adaptive Quantum Circuits conference
- 1 education grant
- 10 hours on Qolab Start for use in class
- $5000
- Free tickets to Adaptive Quantum Circuits conference
Timeline
- Applications open March 15, 2026
- Applications close June 15, 2026
- Awards announced privately July / August
- Awards announced publicly at AQC
Eligibility
- Research grant: Members of an accredited academic institution or national lab
- Education grant: Educators in undergraduate or graduate qubit control courses