Carnegie Champions

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Investing in the Future

Champions have provided years-long support for individual postdocs, as well as opportunities for cohort-wide training

Advancing Instrumentation

Cutting-edge technology like the Henrietta Infrared Spectrograph has been made possible by our Champions

From genomes to ecosystems and from planets to the cosmos, Carnegie Science is an incubator for independent, interdisciplinary research.

The Carnegie Champions program brings together our exceptionally generous leaders, who play a pivotal role in supporting our institution’s greatest needs, helping to sustain and enhance our core operations. In addition to providing essential unrestricted funding that bolsters our scientific operations, they contribute significantly to specific projects and research areas, drive innovation and advance knowledge, and help to cultivate future scientific leaders.

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Our Vision

Our vision is to be the world’s leading multi-disciplinary scientific institution that is small in scale, but enormous in impact. This is achieved by focusing on bold science and by producing the next generation of scientific leaders. We value groundbreaking innovation, risk-taking, collaboration, impact— and most importantly—our people.

What Our Champions Are Saying

“What really sets Carnegie apart is that I know by supporting a smaller organization, I can have a bigger direct impact,” said Champion Nentcho Nentchev. “Carnegie allows their scientists to go where their curiosity takes them, and I believe this is how science truly advances.”

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Small in Scale, Enormous in Impact

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In Each Core Research Area

Carnegie Science ranks highly among the nation’s leading research institutions when it comes to impact on the scientific enterprise. When compared to 146 universities and independent institutions, based on citations, Carnegie ranks within the top five both as a whole and in each of our three core research areas—biology, Earth and planetary science, and astronomy and astrophysics, according to SciVal.

Flexibility & Freedom

Our scientists have the freedom and time to pursue long-term, high-risk projects and are encouraged to collaborate with the best researchers, whether they are in the laboratory next door or at institutions around the globe. We design, build and adapt one-of-a-kind instrumentation to match our scientific ambitions with the support of a staff of talented engineers, machinists, and technicians.

Bold Inquiry

Supporting Carnegie Science is an investment in advancing scientific research and innovation that can address some of the biggest questions and most pressing challenges facing the world today. What are the origins of our universe? How did life emerge? How can we adapt and sustain life on this planet as our climate changes? Never before have we been so close to answering such fundamental questions.

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Transformational Impact

Carnegie Champions is a thriving group of benefactors who provide funding critical to advancing the mission of Carnegie Science. They contribute significantly to specific projects and research areas, driving innovation and advancing knowledge. They are instrumental in nurturing the next generation of scientists, providing essential support for postdocs, graduate students and undergraduate interns.