The Quantum ICoNYCh (Imperial College New York Chicago) project is funded by a grant from the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology. It will establish a networked trans-Atlantic partnership between Imperial College London, the Chicago Quantum Exchange and the emerging New York quantum ecosystem. The overall goal of the funding is to seed collaboration and partnership, and prepare for making joint funding applications, in particular the International Science Partnerships Fund (ISPF). 

Funding for lab exchanges/researcher/technician visits

The ICoNYCh Exchange Awards support building links between researchers at Imperial College London and researchers in the Chicago Quantum Exchange and the emerging New York quantum ecosystem, on any aspect of quantum science, engineering and technology. The aim of the Award is to build research capability and generate collaborative research and innovation on any topic in quantum science, engineering and technology. The Award should facilitate knowledge exchange, collaboration, or enhancement of expertise. The award supports travel and subsistence of the awardee for a visit to an institution in the greater NY or Chicago areas, or for the awardee to host a researcher from an institution in these areas at Imperial, up to a maximum of £2,500 each. 

The applicant must be a member of staff or a postgraduate student at Imperial College London. Applications from technical staff are particularly welcome. The call opened on 1 November 2024 and the final round closes on 31 January 2025. Applications are now being considered on a rolling basis, so please apply as early as possible.

See all terms and conditions here: ICoNYCh exchanges award call document. Apply for ICoNYCh funding via this form

Chicago workshop, Spring 2025

QuEST is working with the Chicago Quantum Exchange to set up a workshop in the Chicago area in early Spring 2025. 

London workshop, 24-25 March 2025, Imperial College London

This invitation-only workshop will reunite participants in ICoNYCh exchanges and workshops to  develop and deepen research collaborations, with the aim of preparing for joint funding applications, in particular to the International Science Partnerships Fund (ISPF). The theme of the workshop is QT horizon scanning. 

Partners

  • Brookhaven National Laboratory
  • Chicago Quantum Exchange
  • JP Morgan
  • Northwestern University 
  • NYU
  • Purdue University 
  • Sandbox AQ
  • Stony Brook University 
  • University of Buffalo
  • University of Chicago
  • University of Illinois 
  • Vescent Technologies

 

For more information about the ICoNYCh project, please contact QuEST. 

 

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