Accelerating and Scaling Biological Sciences with AI

The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI) invites proposals to build large-scale AI/ML models that cannot be created with conventional university resources. CZI is the only philanthropic organization to fund and build one of the largest computing systems dedicated to nonprofit life sciences research in the world. CZI’s cluster is optimized for AI and machine learning training at scale and comprises 1,024 Nvidia H100 GPUs in an NVIDIA DGX SuperPOD configuration with access to VAST fast data storage.

Applications will be accepted from domestic (based in the United States) nonprofit organizations, including public and private institutions, such as colleges, universities, hospitals, laboratories, and government agencies. For-profit organizations are not eligible to apply. All resource allocation grants will be awarded to institutions, not individuals. We anticipate a rolling application process, during which applications will be reviewed monthly, January through May 2025, until all GPU resource is allocated.