Guggenheim Foundation Fellow
Guggenheim Foundation or Guggenheim Fund may refer to: * Daniel Guggenheim Fund for the Promotion of Aeronautics (1926–1930), which awarded grants to establish schools and research centers of aeronautics * Daniel and Florence Guggenheim Foundation (1924–2011), which awarded grants in aviation and rocketry and, after 1972, in criminal justice * Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation, which supports scholarly research on violence * John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, which awards grants (Guggenheim Fellowships) to scientists, scholars and artists * Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation The Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation is a nonprofit organization founded in 1937 by philanthropist Solomon R. Guggenheim and his long-time art advisor, artist Hilla von Rebay. The foundation is a leading institution for the collection, preserv ...

Daniel Guggenheim Fund For The Promotion Of Aeronautics
The Daniel Guggenheim Fund for the Promotion of Aeronautics was established by Daniel Guggenheim and his son, Harry Guggenheim on June 16, 1926. Between 1926 and 1930 the fund disbursed $3 million, making grants that established schools or research centers at New York University, Stanford University, the University of Michigan, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the University of Washington, the Georgia Institute of Technology, Harvard University, Syracuse University Syracuse University (informally 'Cuse or SU) is a Private university, private research university in Syracuse, New York. Established in 1870 with roots in the Methodist Episcopal Church, the university has been nonsectarian since 1920. Locate ..., Northwestern University, the University of Akron, and the California Institute of Technology. From mid July to late October, 1927, the fund also sponsored a 22,350-mile flying tour of the US by Charles Lindbergh and the '' Spirit of St. Louis'' after h ...
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Daniel And Florence Guggenheim Foundation
The Daniel and Florence Guggenheim Foundation is located at 950 Third Avenue in Manhattan. New York, NY 10022. History The Daniel and Florence Guggenheim Foundation was founded in 1924 by Florence (née Shloss) and Daniel Guggenheim. Between 1930 and 1941 the foundation financed Robert H. Goddard. When the United States government settled a patent A patent is a type of intellectual property that gives its owner the legal right to exclude others from making, using, or selling an invention for a limited period of time in exchange for publishing an sufficiency of disclosure, enabling disclo ... lawsuit for infringing the Goddard patent for liquid fuel rockets, that money was awarded to the foundation. The foundation was terminated on June 30, 2011. The Daniel and Florence Guggenheim Foundation Program on Demography, Technology and Criminal Justice has taken over some of the functions. References External linksThe Daniel and Florence Guggenheim Foundation Program on Demograp ...
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Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation
The Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation was established by Harry Guggenheim to support research on violence, aggression, and dominance. The foundation writes: "He was convinced that solid, thoughtful, scholarly and scientific research, experimentation, and analysis would in the end accomplish more than the usual solutions impelled by urgency rather than understanding. We do not yet hold the solution to violence, but better analyses, more acute predictions, constructive criticisms, and new, effective ideas will come in time from investigations such as those supported by our grants." The foundation places a priority on the study of neuroscience, genetics, animal behavior, the social sciences, history, criminology, and the humanities which illuminate modern human problems. Grants are made to study aspects of "violence related to youth, family relationships, media effects, crime, biological factors, intergroup conflict related to religion, ethnicity, and nationalism, and political viole ...
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John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
The John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation was founded in 1925 by Olga and Simon Guggenheim in memory of their son, who died on April 26, 1922. The organization awards Guggenheim Fellowships to professionals who have demonstrated exceptional ability by publishing a significant body of work in the fields of natural sciences, social sciences, humanities, and the creative arts, excluding the performing arts. References External linksJohn Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
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