Foresight will give 50 people $70k each to seed new scientific fields
NikoMcCarty · x · 2026-11-11
Foresight Institute opened a call for "field builders"—people ambitious enough to kickstart new fields of science and tech. Each selectee gets a $70,000 regranting budget (grants up to $10,000 each) to fund projects and ideas, plus access to an explorer community. Niko McCarty notes up to 50 people will receive the microgrants.
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