Emergent Ventures is a low-application-overhead gr...
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jamii
05/24/2022, 10:45 PMEmergent Ventures is a low-application-overhead grant for 'high-reward ideas'. I haven't been able to find out what typical grant size is, but the parallel Covid Fast Grants program seems to be averaging $250k.
Application - https://mercatuscenter.formstack.com/forms/emergent_ventures
Previous grants - https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1NYv0vsWVtEMDvO7gYDh4DDH4oNBGQBGpV0bZzG9x9JY/edit#gid=243061127
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ibdknox
05/24/2022, 11:00 PMThe range is apparently $10k - $500k
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Corey
05/25/2022, 7:00 PM500k is nice. That's about what you'd get for a NSF CAREER award
Corey
05/25/2022, 7:32 PMOh I see... Thiel Foundation
Corey
05/25/2022, 7:32 PMCorey
05/25/2022, 7:33 PMIf there's only a $1m total fund, I guess most of the grants are on the small side
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ibdknox
05/25/2022, 7:33 PMThat's where it started, I can't find whether it not it's still driven by them
ibdknox
05/25/2022, 7:34 PMthey got more money
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Corey
05/25/2022, 7:34 PMsweet
Corey
05/25/2022, 7:35 PMI say, a 14 day turnaround is crazy. It takes a year to hear back from NSF
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ibdknox
05/25/2022, 7:36 PMyeah, I know the collisons were involved with FastGrants and they were intentional about trying to drive innovation through speed of funding
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jamii
05/25/2022, 8:29 PMI've seen the $10k - $500k and 14 day turnaround for the covid fast grants. I'm not sure if it's the same for non-covid grants.
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