Institute for Science and Philosophy of Science [IFSAP]

This is a non-profit institute to further the pursuit of theoretical science and philosophy of science. We are looking for promising scientists, whether inexperienced or experienced, that are focused on expanding the boundaries of scientific knowledge without regard to whether there are potential technological or commercial applications of such knowledge.

We are also looking for promising philosophers of science, whether inexperienced or experienced, who are or will become scientific experts but whose primary interest is exploring the broader conceptual foundations, assumptions and implications of our scientific endeavors.

We will provide support and resources to further these pursuits. We do not have a specific agenda. We will develop our own proposals for others to participate in but please feel free to submit applications for membership or informal affiliation, proposals for funding or other support for research projects, research papers, philosophical papers, etc. What would you like to get paid to do that falls within our areas of interest? This is an example of one type of project we intend to develop, which we fully endorse and do not intend to duplicate. Here.

Grant proposals should include a description of the project, samples or descriptions of deliverables, up front funding requirements, safeguards to ensure the integrity of the research or data (e.g., contracting bookmarked data drops from the site of the data collection), interim funding upon completion of specific milestones for larger projects or for example for completion of an abstract and then a final paper, and final funding upon completion. We are not interested in funding activities that already provide their own financial rewards but in funding activities that do not currently provide an inherent financial benefit (e.g., no lunar surveys, at least in low or null). We will be policing for plagiarism. We do not have unlimited resources so please propose funding comensurate with the size of hte project and the effort required.

Also willing for others to take as active a role as they are interested in taking in any or all of the above.