Practitioner Track
Some of the pioneering grantees include:
Assessment Tools
Vanessa Bal
$70,000 for developing an instrument for evaluating the strengths and talents of autistic adults.
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STEM Talent Identification Programs
Ravindra Guravannavar and Dr. Shashikant Kulgod
$125,000 for a math program targeting children in extreme poverty.
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Early-stage Talent Ventures
STEM Mentorship and Networking Programs
Keeghan Patrick, Dylan Paul, and Shergaun Roserie
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$20,000 for Python, CAD, and robotics training for Caribbean youth through via Orbtronics.
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Munira Mirza
$50,000 to Civic Future to connect science-minded talent to UK public sector jobs.
Ben Reinhardt
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$50,000 supporting BRAINS to train people to run coordinated research programs.
Researcher Track
This track includes talent research grants awarded by the Schmidt Futures - Virtual Center for Advanced Potential
Paul Novosad
Measuring socioeconomic circumstances at birth of Nobel Laureates.
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Saloni Gupta and Ashutosh Bhuradia
Evaluating the impact of online bootcamps on women in STEM.
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Alice Webber & Jacob Wu
$12,800 for studying the labor market value of open-source contributions.
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Angela Duckwoth,
Character Lab
Supporting innovative research on talent and potential at the Character Lab.
University of Pennsylvania.
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David Deming, Creation of the Deming Skills Lab
The Lab creates new, performance-based, scalable measurement tools for higher-order skills.
Harvard University.
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Dashun Wang, Early-career Failure of Exceptional Talent in Science
Science of Science - Uncovering the Predictive & Causal Signals for Future Success.
Northwestern University.
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Albert Laszlo Barabasi
A Study of The Emergence of Exceptional Performance in the Creative Arts and Science.
Northeastern University.
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Nava Ashraf & Oriana Bandeira - Altruistic Capital Lab
The lab investigates how incentives, policy and corporate culture in organisations can be designed to cultivate contribution at all levels.
London School of Economics.
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Misha Teplitskiy, Study of Discrimination in Science
The study explores whether the identities of scientists affect peer evaluations.
University of Michigan.
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David Lubinski, Study of Mathematically Precocious Youth
S.M.P.Y. Extension - Societal contributions of high-potential populations outside the world of work.
Vanderbilt University.
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Jonathan Wai, Exploration and Synthesis of Talent Research
A Multidisciplinary Literature Review/Exploration and Synthesis of Talent Research.
University of Arkansas.
