Turn your bedroom into a research lab.

€500 and access to a network of experts who believe crazy ideas might just change the world.

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01This is for you if

You’re a European high school student who thinks…

I…building a nuclear reactor in your bedroom sounds perfectly reasonable,

II…designing the next breakthrough AI model is just another Tuesday evening project,

III…or launching your own satellites feels like the natural progression after the science fair.

02Why it exists

This grant exists for ambitious young builders who are tired of hearing “wait until college” and ready to start experimenting with cutting-edge technology and research right now.

Whatever the idea, we’re here to fuel your obsession.

What you get

€500to put towards your experiment, now

Expertsa network who believe crazy ideas might just change the world

Nownot after college

Illustration: at dusk on an old Milanese building, a teenager on a geranium balcony aims a satellite dish made from an umbrella and a colander at the sky, a cardboard rocket beside him; through the open window his bedroom has become a lab with an oscilloscope, a 3D printer and equations on the wardrobe; far above, the apeira house drifts by under its patched balloon

Don’t wait for permission.

Tell us what you want to build and why it can’t wait.

Admit one · the Grant from apeira Turn your bedroom into a research lab

Apply here, to the Grant