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Army Research Office seeks quantum computing research proposals for LPS Qubit Collaboratory

The U.S. Army Research Office, in partnership with the National Security Agency's Laboratory for Physical Sciences (LPS), is soliciting research proposals for the LPS Qubit Collaboratory (LQC) program. - Government Buyer: - U.S. Army Research Office (ARO), Army Research Laboratory - Army Research Office (ARL-ARO) - U.S. Army Contracting Command-Aberdeen Proving Ground, Research Triangle Park Division - Key partner: National Security Agency (NSA), Laboratory for Physical Sciences (LPS) - OEMs and Vendors: - No specific OEMs or commercial vendors are named; opportunity is open to academia, industry, FFRDCs, and government labs - Products/Services Requested: - Incubator Research Proposals: High-risk quantum information science concepts, single investigators or small groups, leveraging LPS infrastructure - Collaboratory Research Proposals: Collaborative, long-term quantum computing research projects involving multiple organizations - LQC Quantum Computing Research (QuaCR) Graduate and Postdoctoral Fellowships: Support for U.S. citizen graduate students and postdocs, including internships and research experiences at LPS - Priority research thrusts include spin qubits, epitaxial materials, superconducting qubits, and quantum education - Funding up to $500K/year for Incubators, $800K/year for Collaboratories; Fellowships last 2-3 years - Unique/Notable Requirements: - Proposals must advance quantum computing and qubit development - Emphasis on collaborative partnerships and workforce training - Fellowships restricted to U.S. citizens - Place of performance includes LPS (College Park, MD) and collaborating institutions - Awards may be contracts, grants, or cooperative agreements - Funding beyond the first year contingent on performance and availability of funds

Description

The solicitation is for the LPS Qubit Collaboratory (LQC) project under the Department of the Army -- Materiel Command. The project aims to advance quantum computing research and collaboration. It solicits Incubator, Collaboration, and Fellowship research proposals for participation in the LPS Qubit Collaboratory. The mission includes pursuing disruptive fundamental research and enabling technologies focused on qubit development for quantum computing and other applications, and growing deep collaborative partnerships to tackle long-term problems in quantum information science and technology.

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