Our partner organizations announce the 2019 McKnight Artist Fellowship winners on a rolling basis starting in April. We post them here shortly after they become available. Then, after all the winners have been announced, we will update this list of current fellows. 2019 McKnight Composer Fellows and McKnight Visiting Composers Announced Award Winners (Composer Fellows): …
July 22, 2019 The McKnight Endowment Fund for Neuroscience (MEFN) announced the three recipients of $600,000 in grant funding through the 2019 MEFN Technology Awards, recognizing these projects for their ability to fundamentally change the way neuroscience research is conducted. Each of the projects will receive a total of $200,000 over the next two years, …
Read a collection of the news coverage following the announcement of painter Jim Denomie as the 2019 Mcknight Distinguished Artist. As new stories are released, we will update this list. Pioneer Press | Scandia artist Jim Denomie is 2019 McKnight Distinguished Artist — though he was once advised against art as a career Jim Denomie …
The Board of Directors of The McKnight Endowment Fund for Neuroscience is pleased to announce it has selected six neuroscientists to receive the 2022 McKnight Scholar Award. The McKnight Scholar Awards are granted to young scientists who are in the early stages of establishing their own independent laboratories and research careers and who have demonstrated …
The Board of Directors of The McKnight Endowment Fund for Neuroscience is pleased to announce it has selected seven neuroscientists to receive the 2021 McKnight Scholar Award. The McKnight Scholar Awards are granted to young scientists who are in the early stages of establishing their own independent laboratories and research careers and who have demonstrated …
The Board of Directors of The McKnight Endowment Fund for Neuroscience is pleased to announce it has selected ten neuroscientists to receive the 2023 McKnight Scholar Award. This is the first year McKnight makes these awards under the program’s new guidelines, which place additional emphasis on increasing diversity, equity, and inclusion to enhance the excellence …
December 3, 2019 The McKnight Endowment Fund for Neuroscience has selected four projects to receive the 2020 Memory and Cognitive Disorders Awards. The awards will total $1.2 million over three years for research on the biology of brain diseases, with each project receiving $300,000 between 2020 and 2023. The Memory and Cognitive Disorders (MCD) Awards …
May 28, 2020 The Board of Directors of The McKnight Endowment Fund for Neuroscience is pleased to announce it has selected six neuroscientists to receive the 2020 McKnight Scholar Award. The McKnight Scholar Awards are granted to young scientists who are in the early stages of establishing their own independent laboratories and research careers and …
This article by Claire Nicklin was originally published by the Global Alliance for the Future of Food and adapted here with permission. Summary: Writing on the day of the launch of Blue Marble Evaluation: Premises and Principles in Minneapolis, Claire Nicklin, Representante Regional for the McKnight Foundation, shares her thoughts about how Blue Marble has provided the Collaborative …
The Board of Directors of The McKnight Endowment Fund for Neuroscience is pleased to announce it has selected six neuroscientists to receive the 2019 McKnight Scholar Award. The McKnight Scholar Awards are granted to young scientists who are in the early stages of establishing their own independent laboratories and research careers and who have demonstrated …