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W. M. Keck Foundation Science & Engineering and Medical Research Programs

Offered by W. M. Keck Foundation

The W. M. Keck Foundation supports outstanding science, engineering and medical research, and in Southern California, arts and culture, education, health and community service. The Foundation funds endeavours that are distinctive and novel, encouraging high-risk projects with potential for transformative impact.

Key Details

Deadline May, November

Award Amount USD 5 000 000

Frequency Biannual

Eligible Applicant Country United States

Host Country United States

Years Since PhD NA

Mobility Rule No

Career Levels

PhDPostdocMD

Funding Purpose

Research

Subjects / Fields

Life SciencesMedicine and Health SciencesPhysical Sciences and MathematicsEngineering

Additional Information

Comments Funding is awarded to universities and institutions nationwide for projects in research that: Focus on important and emerging areas of research Have the potential to develop breakthrough technologies, instrumentation or methodologies Are innovative, distinctive and interdisciplinary Demonstrate a high level of risk due to unconventional approaches, or by challenging the prevailing paradigm Have the potential for transformative impact, such as the founding of a new field of research, the enabling of observations not previously possible, or the altered perception of a previously intractable problem Does not focus on clinical or translational research, treatment trials or research for the sole purpose of drug development Fall outside the mission of public funding agencies Demonstrate that private philanthropy generally, and the W. M. Keck Foundation in particular, is essential to the project’s success

About the Funder

W. M. Keck Foundation United States

Record Information

Last Verified 19 February 2026 by asntech

Last Updated May 2020

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