Courageous Character: Pastor James Alberts
Kicking off our new Courageous Characters series, featuring bold leaders who bring people together to make more possible in their communities.
Deadline: 2024 McKnight Scholar Awards
Applications for the McKnight Endowment Fund for Neuroscience Scholar Award are due January 15, 2024. The McKnight Endowment Fund for Neuroscience supports innovative research designed to bring science closer to the day when diseases of the brain can be accurately diagnosed, prevented, and treated. To this end, the McKnight Endowment Fund for Neuroscience invites applications …
Reflections from 15 Years on the Forefront of Brain Discoveries
After 15 years of service, I am winding down as program manager with the McKnight Endowment Fund for Neuroscience. My trusted McKnight colleague Joel Krogstad is stepping up to lead in this role as I depart on August 18. The McKnight Endowment Fund for Neuroscience’s goal is to bring science closer to the day when …
McKnight Awards $1.2 Million For Study of Brain Disorders
The McKnight Endowment Fund for Neuroscience has selected four projects to receive the 2023 Neurobiology of Brain Disorders Awards. The awards will total $1.2 million for research on the biology of brain diseases, with each project receiving $100,000 per year in each of the next three years for a total of $300,000 funded per project. …
Applications Open: 2024 Neurobiology of Brain Disorders Award
LOIs for the McKnight Endowment Fund for Neuroscience Neurobiology of Brain Disorders Award are due Monday, November 6, 2023 (last time zone on earth). The McKnight Endowment Fund for Neuroscience supports innovative research designed to bring science closer to the day when diseases of the brain can be accurately diagnosed, prevented, and treated. To this end, the …
Forbes | Chicago TREND’s New Fund Aims to Boost Local Ownership of Shopping Centers
McKnight is excited to partner with Chicago TREND, investing on the cutting edge of BIPOC community wealth building and inclusive commercial development.
McKnight Announces Joel Krogstad as New Manager of Endowment Fund for Neuroscience
Joel will work closely with the neuroscience research community to bring science closer to the day when diseases of the brain and behavior can be accurately diagnosed, prevented, and treated.
2023 Artist & Culture Bearer Fellowship Award Announcements
Our partner organizations announce the 2023 McKnight Artist & Culture Bearer Fellowship winners on a rolling basis. 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. 2023 McKnight Composer Fellows and McKnight Visiting Composers Announced McKnight Fellowships for Composers …
Stories of Climate Progress and Hope in Minnesota
See the story behind 100% in Minnesota and hear from courageous climate advocates about what these victories mean to them and what drives them forward.
Presidents’ Council on Impact Investing Names McKnight Foundation President Tonya Allen as Co-Chair
On July 11, 2023, the Presidents' Council on Impact Investing ("Presidents' Council") announced the appointment of Tonya Allen, President of the McKnight Foundation, as its newest Co-Chair. Tonya Allen joins Don Chen, President of the Surdna Foundation, in leading the group, which comprises the heads of 20 U.S. foundations with more than $80 billion in …