 |
 |
 |
March 11, 2010
March 4, 2010
March 1, 2010
Programs & Grants
Jerome Lemelson, one of America’s most prolific inventors, believed that invention and innovation play a vital role in shaping culture, economics, and the future. Today, the Foundation he created to tackle the challenges of the 21st century is encouraging ingenuity as humanity’s most abundant resource to spawn ideas and technologies that vastly improve lives.
- US Program – The Foundation supports organizations and initiatives that further the innovative spirit, educating and inspiring students to focus their education and careers on science, technology and invention.
- Developing Country Program – The Foundation incubates local inventors to help them realize their ideas. It also funds enterprises that design and disseminate technologies to meet basic human needs, increase incomes, and enhance environmental sustainability.
- Global Program – The Lemelson Foundation supports invention-focused projects and fellowships that are global in scope and impact.
- Additional Grants - The Foundation strives to empower and enhance the field of invention-focused philanthropy with grants and partnerships that inform and connect our community.
Go to Resources Page for a list of all Programs and Grants that receive our support.