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 super intelligence (SI) 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 SI-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 an online platform developed by the Genesis Mission Consortium to help organizations and researchers identify potential collaborators and connect around Genesis Mission opportunities.
Participants can create profiles describing their capabilities, experience, areas of interest, and partnership needs; discover other researchers and organizations; receive suggested matches; and initiate connections with potential collaborators. The platform supports participation across academic institutions, industry, DOE National Laboratories, nonprofit organizations, and independent researchers.
Participants create an account and develop either an individual or organization-based Partnership Profile describing their capabilities, experience, interests, and partnership needs. Once a profile is completed and published, it becomes visible in the partner directory and eligible for matching and engagement.
Participants can then:
- Browse and search published Partnership Profiles
- Review suggested matches
- Save profiles of interest
- Send and receive connection requests
The platform is designed to support initial partner discovery and connection. After a connection is established, participants can continue discussions and collaboration outside the platform.
Participants provide information about themselves or their organization, including:
- An organizational or individual overview
- Funding opportunities and Genesis Mission Challenge Areas of Interest
- Technical capabilities and relevant project experience
- Partnership interests and potential project ideas
The Genesis Mission Partnership Exchange supports a broad range of participants, including academic institutions, for-profit companies, DOE National Laboratories, nonprofit organizations, and independent researchers.
Participants may create:
- An individual investigator/researcher profile
- A business unit or division profile
- A business or organizational profile
No. Consortium membership is not required to create a profile or use the platform. Members and non-members can use the platform to create profiles, discover organizations and researchers, and connect with potential collaborators.
Complete your Partnership Profile and publish it. Profiles are not visible to other participants until they have been explicitly published. Published profiles become visible in the partner directory and are eligible for matching and engagement.
Once your profile is published, you can browse the partner directory, search profile content, apply filters, and review suggested matches. Search and discovery capabilities include keyword searching, filtering by criteria such as organization type, capabilities, and focus areas, and enhanced matching to help surface relevant participants.
You can also save profiles you are interested in and initiate a connection request when you identify a potential collaborator.
The Partnership Exchange uses profile information to surface and rank potential collaborators based on alignment. The platform includes both keyword-based and SI-assisted matching capabilities.
SI-assisted matching allows participants to refine what they are seeking and generate a ranked set of potential collaborators to support more targeted partner discovery.
When you identify a potential collaborator, you can send a connection request through the Partnership Exchange. The recipient can accept or decline the request. An accepted connection indicates interest in further engagement, after which participants can continue discussions outside the platform.
The platform supports organization-level and business unit/division profiles. Organization-based profiles allow multiple users to participate while maintaining a unified organizational presence. A designated Point of Contact manages the profile and team membership, and additional users can be added to participate in partner discovery and connection requests.
If separate business units or divisions have distinct capabilities or collaboration interests, the business unit/division profile type provides a way to represent those groups separately.
Yes. Organization and business unit/division profiles support multiple users. A designated Point of Contact serves as the profile administrator and can manage profile content and team membership. Additional users can be added as team members to participate in partner discovery and connection requests while maintaining a unified organizational presence.
Do not include proprietary, competitive-sensitive, or other information that should not be shared with other Partnership Exchange participants. Describe your capabilities, partnership interests, or project ideas at a level that allows potential collaborators to understand where there may be alignment without disclosing sensitive information.
The Partnership Exchange is currently available at no cost to participants.
No. The Partnership Exchange is designed to help participants discover potential collaborators and initiate connections. Participants are responsible for determining whether a potential collaboration is appropriate and for developing any resulting partnerships or proposals outside the platform.
The Resource Inventory is a separate capability available through the Genesis Mission Partnership Exchange that provides a centralized catalog of resources that can support Genesis Mission research activities. Authorized users, including Genesis Mission RFA Phase I awardees, can browse resources and submit resource requests through the platform.
For assistance using the Partnership Exchange, contact support@genesismissionconsortium.org .
