"One Year and $100,000.

"The O'Shaughnessy Fellowships is a one year program for researchers, builders and creatives advancing civilization. Twelve Months of pure possibility. No equity. No corporate overlords. No thesis requirements. No committee approvals. Just you, your vision, and the resources to make it real.

"This is the O’Shaughnessy Fellowships & Grants: a one-year program that unites the world’s bravest souls and brightest minds to manifest the future humanity deserves.

"Awardees are creating synthetic cells, saving dying languages, building homes for homeless children, researching biological machinery to stop aging, making sci-fi films, designing novel roses that don't exist in nature, launching the New Yorker for the Spanish speaking world, building anti-recording devices, creating global #1 viral songs, building mechanical hands for amputees, storing data in plants and numerous other scientific, artistic, and technological projects."

Applications close on April 30, 2026, but note that applications opened on January 1. "After you submit the application form, we'll review on a rolling basis—so the earlier you apply, the sooner you hear back. Most applicants get an update within 30 days."

See the complete call online.