Frequently Asked Questions
Thank you for your interest in the Genesis Mission Consortium. If you have questions about the consortium that are not answered below, please contact us at info@genesismissionconsortium.org.
General Questions
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) launched the Genesis Mission Consortium, a public-private partnership advancing the Department's Genesis Mission to harness the power of artificial intelligence to accelerate scientific discovery, strengthen national security, and ensure America leads in energy and emerging technologies. The consortium brings together technical capabilities and expertise from the DOE, National Laboratories, private sector leaders, and academic institutions to usher in a new era of science and technology exploration.
Organizations interested in participating in the Genesis Mission Consortium can submit a membership interest form through the Consortium website. Consortium members may contribute resources, expertise, workforce development activities, or other capabilities that support the Genesis Mission. Membership opportunities are available to a range of organizations, including companies, universities, national laboratories, nonprofits, and other stakeholders. Additional information and opportunities for engagement are shared through the Consortium website and communications channels.
There are no annual membership dues at this time, though the Consortium's Executive Committee may establish dues in the future if needed. Instead, members are expected to contribute relevant capabilities, resources, and expertise, such as technical infrastructure, personnel time, data, or financial or in-kind support, to advance the Genesis Mission.
Yes. Universities are eligible for membership in the Genesis Mission Consortium. University members may contribute high-value resources, such as scientific datasets, experimental facilities, or computing resources, and/or make institution-level commitments to AI-for-science workforce development. Universities may also participate in consortium working groups and collaborative activities. For additional information, view the Genesis Mission Consortium University Membership document (PDF, 6 pages).
Genesis Mission Partnership Exchange
The Genesis Mission Partnership Exchange is a platform developed by the Genesis Mission Consortium to connect industry, academic organizations, DOE, the National Laboratories, and their resources, to support collaboration on Genesis Mission opportunities.
Researchers and organizations can use the platform to identify potential partners, share capabilities, and form multidisciplinary teams in pursuit of funding opportunities aligned with the Genesis Mission National Science and Technology Challenges.
The platform will be rolled out in stages:
Stage 1. Profile Creation (starting March 19, 2026)
Organizations and researchers can create a profile that includes key information such as:
- Organizational overview
- Areas of interest and relevant funding opportunities
- Technical capabilities and experience
- Partnership interests and potential project ideas
Stage 2. Partner Discovery (week of March 23)
A searchable directory of profiles becomes available, allowing participants to:
- Browse partnership profiles
- Save (favorite) potential partners
- Send and receive connection requests
Stage 3. Participation Facilitation (week of March 30 and ongoing)
Enhanced features will suggest potential partners based on profile information, helping participants quickly identify strong collaboration opportunities.
An email will be sent to all registered participants when each new stage is released.
To create a profile, participants will be asked to provide:
- Basic organizational information
- Funding opportunities and challenge areas of interest
- Technical offerings and areas of expertise
- Partnership interests and/or project ideas
To streamline participation and enable faster partner matching, participants are encouraged to:
- Review the current funding opportunities and identify topics or focus areas of interest
- Prepare a short statement describing collaboration goals
- Prepare a brief overview of organizational capabilities and current work
- Gather your relevant publications or past project experience summaries
Participants will be able to access the information others shared when creating their partnership profile in the system. In early stages, participants can browse and search for potential partners using the directory.
In later stages, the platform will introduce automated matching, including with AI, that suggests organizations based on:
- Partner type (non-profit, for-profit company, higher education institute/academia, DOE National Lab, etc.)
- Technical capabilities
- Areas of interest aligned with national challenges and funding opportunities
- Project ideas
These suggestions are designed to help participants identify potential partners more efficiently.
The Partnership Exchange is currently available at no cost to participants.
Yes. Individual researchers with relevant expertise and ability to join a multi-disciplinary team in response to a current funding opportunity are encouraged to participate and make a profile.
We recommend organizations coordinate internally and only make ONE official profile to represent your organization to others. The platform offers organizational management features that allow one user to become the organization’s profile administrator, certifying that they have the appropriate authority to do so.
In later phases, this organizational administrator will be able to invite other representatives to the site who will be able to view their own organization’s profile, browse potential partners, and view partnership requests within the platform.
Yes, if your department or organizational unit has a relevant, discrete capability and can engage in potential projects independently (subject to eligibility requirements of specific funding opportunities), you can also make a profile as a department or unit. You will get access to the same organizational management features outlined above.
We do not recommend sharing IP or competition sensitive information on the platform. You may choose to more generally describe your project idea. Consider providing enough information for other participants to find you and to potentially initiate partnership discussions, without sharing anything sensitive.
The platform will save the information you provided during account creation and when filling out your partnership profile. Once the Partner Discovery functionality is live, you can send potential partners a connection request. The connection request is an in-app message that shares the information you provide in the accompanying message to the other party.
The other party will be able to review your request and can either accept or decline further engagement. If affirmative, they should respond by sharing a means to communicate outside of the platform, e.g., by email. If they decline the request, no contact information will need to be shared.
No. Consortium membership is not required to create a profile or use the platform. The Partnership Exchange is open to a broad range of organizations and researchers interested in collaboration opportunities.
