$5,000 - $50,000
May 04, 2026
Global
individual, organization
About This Opportunity
In honor of Aperture Science's visionary founder, this award recognizes entrepreneurs who embody Cave Johnson's spirit: bold, uncompromising, and willing to make life take the lemons back. "I'm gonna get my engineers to invent a combustible lemon that burns your house down!" — This is the energy we're looking for in applicants. Not literally, of course. The award supports entrepreneurs at any stage who demonstrate exceptional vision and a healthy disregard for the impossible.
Who Can Apply
- Region
- Global
- Applicants
- individual, organization
- Organizations
- startup, nonprofit, research institution
Application Details
Stages
- 1 Initial review
- 2 Technical assessment
- 3 Panel interview
- 4 Final decision
Required documents
Review process
Applications reviewed by Aperture Science's panel of experts and reformed test subjects.
Key Information
- Award Amount
- $5,000 - $50,000
- Application Deadline
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May 04, 2026 at 16:28 UTCDue in 64 days
About the Funder
Science & Technology
We do what we must, because we can. Aperture Science Innovators is dedicated to funding groundbreaking research in portal technology, artificial intelligence safety, propulsion gel applications, and turret-based defense systems. Founded by the late Cave Johnson, we continue his vision of science without limits. Our grant programs support researchers, entrepreneurs, and visionaries who refuse to accept the impossible. "Science isn't about WHY. It's about WHY NOT." — Cave Johnson