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Each year, The Charles A. and Anne Morrow Lindbergh Foundation provides grants of up to $10,580 (a symbolic amount representing the cost of the Spirit of St. Louis) to men and women whose individual initiative and work in a wide spectrum of disciplines furthers the Lindberghs' vision of a balance between the advance of technology and the preservation of the natural/human environment.
Upon receipt of grant application forms in the Lindbergh Foundation office, the applications are screened administratively for completeness and appropriateness.
They are then sent for two "balance reviews" from members of the Foundation's Board of Directors Foundation friends and former grant recipients and are reviewed for the project's potential to address the balance between technological growth and man's human/natural environment.
Next, the applications are sent to an independent Technical Review Panel which includes individuals drawn from academia, industry, government, media, foundations, and other non-profit organizations, all respected for their expertise in the areas in which Lindbergh Grants are made. The three to four panelists evaluate each project for its ability to solve the stated problem, the originality of the approach, and its practical application.
Applications receiving the most favorable balance and technical reviews are sent to the Board's Grants Selection Committee. It is this committee that recommends the most outstanding projects for Lindbergh Grants and Certificates of Merit, the later awarded to applicants whose projects, while not selected for a grant, are considered worthy of special recognition.
The full Board acts on the recommendations at its winter/spring meeting.
Deadlines/Notification
The deadline for grant applications is the second Thursday of June in the year preceding the awarding of funds. For example, for funding beginning in July of 2009, applications are due June 12, 2008. All applicants receive notification of final selections by April 15 of each funding year. Grants are released in July.
Thank You Sponsors
We wish to thank our 2008 Lindbergh Grant Sponsors for helping us support great innovations that foster the environment for a planet in balance:
Knox Bridges
Cherbec Foundation
Clare Hallward
Reeve Lindbergh
The James and Maureen Lloyd Grant Endowment
Lycoming, Inc.
Doug and Jennifer Moreland
The Laura Jane Musser Fund
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