$12.5 million in U.S. "genius" grants for lucky 25
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Twenty-five people who turned their   outside-the-box intellects loose on subjects as disparate as   the jazz violin and stem cell research were named on Tuesday as   winners of $500,000 unrestricted "genius grants."
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A Berkeley scientist, an Albany biotechnology startup and a unique San Francisco nonprofit drug company will announce today they have received a $43 million grant to develop a cheaper version of a Chinese herbal drug that is considered the most effective
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Back in the 1700s, prizes were a fairly common way to reward innovation. But todayâs economy doesnât have nearly enough of them.
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In order to attract the world's best talent, Google is offering its employees the option to sell their stock option grants in an online auction to financial institutions that might be willing to pay a premium above the exercise price.
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The group that awarded US$10 million this week to the winner of an outer-space travel contest is gearing up to offer cash prizes for technology breakthroughs in medicine, computer science, transportation and a number of other arenas.
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The X Prize Foundation said it was starting a broad fund-raising campaign to reward other innovators.
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Drexel University, the University of Michigan and Florida State University plan to use more than $600,000 in grants to turn the Internet Public Library into a virtual teaching and learning laboratory for digital reference.
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Science and engineering clubs for young teenagers in England are to receive Â£5m in support.
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President Bush is proposing to raise the maximum Pell Grant award by &#36;500 over the next five years and fix a persistent shortfall in the nation's chief college aid program, The Associated Press has learned.
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By Mark Guydish, Wilkes-Barre, Pa., Times Leader  Sep. 22--UNION TWP. -- Northwest Area High School students will have access to more computers, and teachers will have more high-tech "smart boards," thanks to a $67,000 state grant.
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As mentioned in this new post from Chris Shiflett, an announcement was made at the most recent Columbia PHP meetup by Andrew van der Stock (of OWASP) about an incentive to work in their Spring of Code 2007 competition - a bit of financial reward.   The Spring of Code 2007, an effort that will distribute $100,000 to worthy projects, is divided approximately as follows:  $20,000 for one lucky project. $10,000 for 10 open source projects. $40,000 for 8 large projects. $22,500 for 9 medium projects. $7,500 for an internship.    Chris notes that the projects should be related somehow to web application security and interest was shown in helping out with the security issues that surround PHP (both the language and developing applications in it).
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The University of Maryland scientist who co-discovered the virus that causes AIDS is receiving a $15 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to develop a potential vaccine, state officials announced yesterday.
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On Thursday, the company announced it will invest $12 million over the next five years in a new research and development center in Tokyo.
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Semantic search engine Hakia has raised $2 million of a planned $5 million round, according to VentureWire (via VentureBeat). The funding, from an unidentified investor, follows $16 million in funding that was announced last year, bringing its total raise to $18 million. Previous institutional backers include Noble Grossart Investments Ltd., Alexandra Investment Management, Prokom Investments and KVK. The NYC-based company is one of several startups claiming to be analyze content based on meaning. Others in the space include Powerset and Yedda, which was acquired by AOL. The site has also unveiled a social element, similar to what ChaCha is doing.
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A research team has been awarded a $3.5 million federal grant to use a molecular detective technique to study and potentially improve the military&#39;s anthrax vaccine.
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The state's bid for leadership in the emerging field of nanotechnology got a boost yesterday when the National Science Foundation awarded a $12.4 million five-year grant to a consortium, led by Northeastern University, to create an engineering center to develop tools and processes for building nanoscale devices.
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By Soule, Alexander  After coming up short in its bid for $15 million in federal grants a year ago, The Workplace Inc. last week received a $5 million commitment from the U.S. Department of Labor to create new workforce development programs in Connecticut's Fairfield County.