Portal Technology Research Grant

Award

$50,000 - $500,000

Deadline

Apr 19, 2026

Due in 49 days
Location

Global

Applicants

individual, organization

About This Opportunity

Aperture Science is offering funding for researchers pushing the boundaries of interdimensional transport technology. We seek proposals addressing quantum tunneling at macroscopic scales, stable wormhole generation, and momentum conservation in non-Euclidean transit systems. "Now you're thinking with portals!" — This grant supports exactly that kind of thinking. Previous recipients have achieved breakthroughs in spatial displacement, though companion cube preservation rates remain a challenge.

10 awards
Decision 6-8 weeks

Who Can Apply

Region
Global
Applicants
individual, organization
Organizations
startup, nonprofit, research institution

Application Details

Interview

Stages

  1. 1 Initial review
  2. 2 Technical assessment
  3. 3 Panel interview
  4. 4 Final decision

Required documents

Project proposal Budget breakdown Team CVs

Review process

Applications reviewed by Aperture Science's panel of experts and reformed test subjects.

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Key Information

Award Amount
$50,000 - $500,000
Application Deadline
April 19, 2026 at 16:28 UTC
Due in 49 days

About the Funder

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Aperture Science Innovators

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

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