W.M. Keck Foundation



W.M. Keck Foundation was established in Los Angeles since 1954 by William Myron Keck, the founer of The Super Oil Company.


The vision of the foundation is providing far-reaching benefits for humanity by taking a bold and creative approach to grantmaking.


The foundation focused their giving on Science and Engineering Research; Medical Research; Undergraduate Education; and Southern California.

Web Address

www.wmkeck.org

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Recent News from W.M. Keck Foundation


CSUSM Awarded $250K from Keck Foundation
Foundation: W.M. Keck Foundation

The W.M. Keck Foundation has awarded a $250,000 grant to California State University San Marcos (CSUSM) to develop a program on...more

Dept. of Edgy Science Grants: Hunting for the Origins of Water on Earth
Foundation: W.M. Keck Foundation

We like to check in on the W.M. Keck Foundation from time to time, as its limited number of research grants tend to be sizable and devoted to...more

UC Merced professor lands $1 million grant
Foundation: W.M. Keck Foundation

A UC Merced professor has earned the school's first-ever W.M. Keck Foundation Award, officials announced Wednesday. Professor Victor...more

W.M. Keck Foundation Grants $1M for Biomedical Research - FEI Life Sciences ...
Foundation: W.M. Keck Foundation

A multi-institutional team of scientists received the W.M. Keck Foundation grant to develop a correlative microscopy technique that integrates light and transmission electron microscopy into one...more

W.M. Keck Foundation Grants $1M to Purdue for Epigenetics Research
Foundation: W.M. Keck Foundation

By a GenomeWeb staff reporter NEW YORK (GenomeWeb News) – Purdue University has received a $1 million grant from the WM Keck Foundation to develop technologies to alter epigenetic marks in the...more



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