Awards
The Foundation For the Future presents a number of awards to further its goal of increasing and diffusing knowledge about the factors that may have a major impact on the long-term future of humanity.
An annual award, first presented in 2000, to recognize outstanding scholarship in the field of genetics, to a researcher whose work employs scientific methods to identify and explain connections between genetics and human behavior.
A periodic award, first presented in 2003, to recognize authors who make important contributions to the public's understanding of the factors that may impact the long-term future of humanity.
An
award established in 2007 to honor science-based documentary
films that make important contributions to the public’s understanding
of the factors that may impact the long-term future of humanity.
The
Walter P. Kistler Science Teacher Award, presented for
the first time in 2007, will be presented to science teachers
at the elementary or secondary level who have demonstrated ongoing enthusiasm
and capability in providing programs that significantly increase the
knowledge and understanding of students in science subjects.
A grant program that provides financial support for original research projects that may have an impact on the long-term future of humanity. Only proposals addressing specific subject areas identified by the Foundation are considered for funding.
Awards for teachers and students to encourage scholarship in subjects pertaining to the long-term future of humanity.
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