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John Templeton Foundation
The John Templeton Foundation was established in 1987 by Sir John Templeton.
The foundaiton serves as a philanthropic catalyst for discoveries relating to Big Questions of human purpose and ultimate reality. They support research on subjects ranging from complexity, evolution, and infinity to creativity, forgiveness, love, and free will.
The vision of the foundaiton is derived from Sir John Templeton's optimism about the possibility of acquiring new spiritual information and from his commitment to rigorous scientific research and related scholarship.
Web Address
www.templeton.org
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Facebook - www.facebook.com/TempletonFoundation
Twitter - @templeton_fdn
YouTube - www.youtube.com/user/TempletonFoundation
The foundaiton serves as a philanthropic catalyst for discoveries relating to Big Questions of human purpose and ultimate reality. They support research on subjects ranging from complexity, evolution, and infinity to creativity, forgiveness, love, and free will.
The vision of the foundaiton is derived from Sir John Templeton's optimism about the possibility of acquiring new spiritual information and from his commitment to rigorous scientific research and related scholarship.
Web Address
www.templeton.org
Social Media Links
Facebook - www.facebook.com/TempletonFoundation
Twitter - @templeton_fdn
YouTube - www.youtube.com/user/TempletonFoundation
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UConn Foundation Reports Second Largest Fundraising Total
Foundation: John Templeton Foundation, Johnson Foundation, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
The fiscal year's totals – the second highest in the Foundation's history — include $16.1 million for scholarship and student support, $25.4 million...more
Foundation: John Templeton Foundation, Johnson Foundation, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
The fiscal year's totals – the second highest in the Foundation's history — include $16.1 million for scholarship and student support, $25.4 million...more
Editorial: $5.75 million grant reaffirms the role of the humanities
Foundation: John Templeton Foundation
Editorial: $5.75 million grant reaffirms the role of the humanities ... As higher education continues the shift toward Science, Technology, Math...more
Foundation: John Templeton Foundation
Editorial: $5.75 million grant reaffirms the role of the humanities ... As higher education continues the shift toward Science, Technology, Math...more
UConn Humanities awarded $5.75 million grant
Foundation: John Templeton Foundation
The John Templeton Foundation awarded UConn Humanities a $5.75 ... This is the largest grant ever awarded to UConn Humanities and one of...more
Foundation: John Templeton Foundation
The John Templeton Foundation awarded UConn Humanities a $5.75 ... This is the largest grant ever awarded to UConn Humanities and one of...more
Tribute Paid To Donor For Support Of The Bahamas
Foundation: John Templeton Foundation
#Reacting to news of the passing of the foundation's president and ... Allen explained that the work made possible by grants from the foundation has...more
Foundation: John Templeton Foundation
#Reacting to news of the passing of the foundation's president and ... Allen explained that the work made possible by grants from the foundation has...more
John Templeton, Jr: Surgeon and philanthropist who led the Templeton Foundation but was noted ...
Foundation: John Templeton Foundation
Though the Foundation is not a religious foundation, it awards grants to many religious individuals and institutions. Focusing on what it calls...more
Foundation: John Templeton Foundation
Though the Foundation is not a religious foundation, it awards grants to many religious individuals and institutions. Focusing on what it calls...more
John M. Templeton Jr., Head of John Templeton Foundation, Dies at 75
Foundation: John Templeton Foundation
He retired in 1995 to focus on the work of his father's foundation. ... The foundation awarded 188 grants in 2014, mostly to universities and...more
Foundation: John Templeton Foundation
He retired in 1995 to focus on the work of his father's foundation. ... The foundation awarded 188 grants in 2014, mostly to universities and...more
$4.5M project focuses on hope and optimism
Foundation: John Templeton Foundation
A $3.8 million grant from the John Templeton Foundation will fund “Hope and Optimism: Conceptual and Empirical Investigations,” a new research...more
Foundation: John Templeton Foundation
A $3.8 million grant from the John Templeton Foundation will fund “Hope and Optimism: Conceptual and Empirical Investigations,” a new research...more
USC religion center receives three grants
Foundation: John Templeton Foundation, California Endowment
The results will allow the Hilton Foundation to gauge the success of its current grants and discover opportunities to make a greater impact. “In many...more
Foundation: John Templeton Foundation, California Endowment
The results will allow the Hilton Foundation to gauge the success of its current grants and discover opportunities to make a greater impact. “In many...more
Where Philosophy Meets Theology
Foundation: John Templeton Foundation
The Templeton Foundation's grants are intended to fund the study of the intersection of theological and scientific questions. Grants for medical research have looked at the power of prayer on...more
Foundation: John Templeton Foundation
The Templeton Foundation's grants are intended to fund the study of the intersection of theological and scientific questions. Grants for medical research have looked at the power of prayer on...more
LSU researchers win $250000 grant to probe origins of the universe
Foundation: John Templeton Foundation
The grant, funded by the John Templeton Foundation sponsored the New Frontiers in Astronomy & Cosmology International Grant Competition, awarded more than $4 million in research grants to 20...more
Foundation: John Templeton Foundation
The grant, funded by the John Templeton Foundation sponsored the New Frontiers in Astronomy & Cosmology International Grant Competition, awarded more than $4 million in research grants to 20...more
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