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International Grant & Essay Competition

Approximately 15 grant awards available for bold, innovative research and ideas to explore Big Questions in astronomy and cosmology. 16 essay prizes for students too!

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International Grant & Essay Competition
International Grant & Essay Competition

Templeton Frontiers Program

A new $2 million grant to Perimeter Institute aims to catalyze path-breaking research in theoretical physics.

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Templeton Frontiers Program
Templeton Frontiers Program

Our Founder

As a pioneer in both financial investment and philanthropy, the late Sir John Templeton spent a lifetime encouraging open-mindedness. If he had not sought new paths, he once said, "I would have been unable to attain so many goals."

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Genetics

The Foundation takes a particular interest in how major advances in genetics might serve to empower individuals, leading to spiritually beneficial social and cultural changes.

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We are not currently accepting Online Funding Inquiries for our Core Funding Areas. The next funding cycle begins August 1.

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FEATURED GRANTS

FQXi: Foundational Questions in Physics and Cosmology

FEATURED GRANTS

The Purpose Prize™: A Prize for Social Innovators Over the Age of 60

FEATURED GRANTS

Program on Indian Economic Policies: Free Trade, Democracy, and Entrepreneurial Development

FEATURED GRANTS

Religion as the Basis for Power and Property in the First Civilizations: Analysis of the Findings at Çatalhöyük, Turkey