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Each year, The Charles A. and Anne Morrow Lindbergh Foundation provides grants of up to $10,580 (a symbolic amount representing the cost of the Spirit of St. Louis) to men and women whose individual initiative and work in a wide spectrum of disciplines furthers the Lindberghs’ vision of a balance between the advance of technology and the preservation of the natural/human environment.

To date, 270 men and women in the United States and abroad have received more than $2.6 million to support their work.

“The concept of a technology/nature balance, in which Charles and Anne Lindbergh so firmly believed, is now coming to the forefront as the answer to some of our global problems,” said Clare Hallward, Chairman of the Lindbergh Foundation Grants Selection Committee. “The projects of our grant recipients have, since 1978, made significant contributions to such a balance. Because of the standards employed by the Foundation’s grants program, it has earned international credibility which enables many Lindbergh Grant recipients to secure additional funding to continue their important work.”

The value of the Lindbergh Grants program as a provider of seed money and credibility for pilot projects that subsequently receive larger sums from other sources to continue and expand the work has again been confirmed. Seventy-four percent of Lindbergh Grant recipients responding to a recent survey by the Foundation said they had received additional funding for their research or educational project earlier supported by a Lindbergh Grant, with 34% receiving funds ranging from $50,001 up to $500,000 in supplementary support.

Each year, The Charles A. and Anne Morrow Lindbergh Foundation solicits applications for Lindbergh Grants from the U.S. and abroad through a wide mailing of its application form to all degree-granting institutions in the U.S., as well as the Lindbergh Foundation’s mailing list of those in the U.S. and other countries who maintain a current interest in the Foundation’s programs. This list includes publications, government agencies, media, universities, and other non-profit organizations. Approximately 200 formal grant applications are received each year.

Categories
Lindbergh Grants are made in the following categories: agriculture; aviation/aerospace; conservation of natural resources - including animals, plants, water, and general conservation (land, air, energy, etc.); education - including humanities/education, the arts, and intercultural communication; exploration; health - including biomedical research, health and population sciences, and adaptive technology; and waste minimization and management. A Jonathan Lindbergh Brown Grant may be given to a project to support adaptive technology or biomedical research which seeks to redress imbalance between an individual and his or her human environment.

Selection Procedure
Upon receipt of grant application forms in the Lindbergh Foundation office, the applications are screened administratively for completeness and appropriateness.

They are then sent for two “balance reviews” from members of the Foundation’s Board of Directors and former grant recipients and are reviewed for the project’s potential to address the balance between technological growth and man’s human/natural environment.

Next, the applications are sent to an independent Technical Review Panel which includes individuals drawn from academia, industry, government, media, foundations, and other non-profit organizations, all chosen for their expertise in the areas in which Lindbergh Grants are made. The three to four panelists evaluate each project for its ability to solve the stated problem, the originality of the approach, and its practical application.

Applications receiving the most favorable balance and technical reviews are sent to the Board’s Grants Selection Committee. It is this committee that recommends the most outstanding projects for Lindbergh Grants and Certificates of Merit, the later awarded to applicants whose projects, while not selected for a grant, are considered worthy of special recognition.

The full Board acts on the recommendations at its winter/spring meeting.

Deadlines/Notification
The deadline for grant applications is the second Thursday of June in the year preceeding the awarding of funds. For example, for funding beginning in July of 2008, applications are due June 14, 2007. All applicants receive notification of final selections by April 15 of each funding year. Grants are released in July.

Contact :
The Charles A. and Anne Morrow Lindbergh Foundation
2150 Third Avenue North, Suite 310
Anoka, MN 55303-2200
Phone: 763-576-1596
Fax: 763-576-1664
E-mail: info@lindberghfoundation.org
Website: http://www.lindberghfoundation.org
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