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Scholar Awards FAQ

Can I apply if I am reusing a previously submitted grant proposal topic that was either not awarded or is still under review with another institution?Yes, we are asking you to expand on your most innovative ideas, independent of additional funding for the work. We actually often don’t consider additional funding mechanisms, we’re really trying …

Val Moeller

Val Moeller originally joined McKnight in 1990 as a grants assistant. She left the foundation in 1998 to spend more time with her young daughter. In June 2024, she returned to McKnight as a senior program and grants associate supporting cross-programmatic work. In this role, she provides grantmaking and additional funding expertise and support, assists …

Update: Making Progress on McKnight’s New Home

McKnight Foundation is pleased to provide an update on our new headquarters that will allow us to powerfully move our mission forward through our physical space in the decades ahead.

Courageous Character: David Mura

David Mura is a Minnesota-based memoirist, essayist, novelist, poet, critic, playwright, and performance artist. His work, on topics ranging from contemporary Japan to the legacy of the internment camps and the history of Japanese Americans to critical explorations of an increasingly diverse America, has won wide praise and numerous awards.

TaMicá Tody

TaMicá Tody joined McKnight in September 2024 as the Executive Assistant, Office of the President. In this role, TaMicá provides high-level administrative support, coordination, project management, and ensures the smooth functioning of the executive’s office by facilitating effective executive leadership.  TaMicá brings more than a decade of experience in the nonprofit and philanthropic sectors. Prior …

Candra Bennett

Candra Bennett (she/her) joined McKnight in September 2024 as Senior Manager of Talent and Culture. In this role, Candra manages all aspects of the talent management function for the Foundation, including recruiting and retaining a diverse and talented workforce, stewarding culture, and managing resources to support talent development. She is also a leader in the …

Building Tribal Energy Sovereignty in the Midwest

Native Sun Community Power Development is among groups driving a new path toward Tribal sovereignty, an Indigenous-led energy revolution powering justice and jobs by deploying solar and electric vehicles across the Upper Midwest.

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