The Lemelson Foundation Story
Inspiring and educating the next generation of inventors and catalyzing their ideas into invention-based businesses and commercial technologies.
We believe inventors will solve our biggest challenges and improve lives in communities in the United States and around the world.
“Sustainability describes fundamental changes in the ways we power our world and interact with the Earth and each other on an individual and societal level — a globally decarbonized society that is more equitable, hopeful, and just.”
Eric Lemelson
President, The Lemelson Foundation
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Envisioning a Safer Eye Exam
This young inventor created a synthetic model eye to help medical students train for optical procedures.
NSF and Lemelson Foundation Launch Joint Awards Supporting Sustainability in Engineering Education
The Lemelson Foundation and the National Science Foundation (NSF) announced the first awards in a joint initiative to fund projects…
A Champion for Sustainability
Transforming Engineering Curricula to Protect Our Planet
Making STEM Education More Inclusive for Emerging Entrepreneurs
Five attributes that innovation and entrepreneurship programs should cultivate
ClearPath
ClearPath is a nonprofit that collaborates with public and private sector stakeholders to advance American innovation while working to reduce…
Redefining Sustainability for an Era of Climate Action
At a recent session of the 2024 Annual Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE), Lemelson Foundation President…
Library Foundation of Los Angeles
The Library Foundation of Los Angeles (LFLA) is a private nonprofit organization that provides critical support to the Los Angeles…
ASEE Awards 18 Grants to Infuse Sustainability in Engineering Education
The American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE), a Lemelson Foundation grantee, recently announced its 2024 cohort for the Engineering for…
Our Strategic Funding Areas
The Lemelson Foundation harnesses the power of invention and innovation to accelerate climate action and improve lives around the world.
