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| Saul Griffith, 2004 Lemelson-MIT Student Prize winner, looks through the lens molder of the portable device he invented to make low-cost prescription eyeglasses for people in the developing world. |
Mission: The Foundation supports several grantees whose programs celebrate extraordinary inventors as role models, illustrate the driving force of invention and innovation in the evolution of a great society, and nurture young adults to solve pressing social problems by pursuing careers in invention.
The Lemelson-MIT Program (L-MIT) at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology annually recognizes inventors with the prestigious $500,000 Lemelson-MIT Prize and other awards. Recipients include Leroy Hood, inventor of the DNA Sequencer, which facilitated the Human Genome Project. L-MIT also provides invention experiences for high school students nationwide through its InvenTeams program.
The MIT International Development Initiative (IDI) mentors MIT students to cultivate invention, innovation, and entrepreneurship in service of developing country communities without access to products and services that meet basic human needs.
The Jerome and Dorothy Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C., has reached millions since 1995 through educational programs about the central role innovation plays in America, and through exhibitions and publications about inventors and their inventions.
Lemelson Assistive Technology Development Center at Hampshire College in Massachusetts provides students with experiential education in applied design, invention, and entrepreneurship with a focues on universal design and the development of adaptive equipment for people with disabilities.
Hands On Science Center at the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of American History: The Foundation lends support to the Museum's Hands On Science Center, which is part of the "Science in American Life" exhibition. This interactive center gives museum visitors a chance to participate in more than 25 science-oriented activities and integrates its activities with Lemelson Center programs.
Design for the Other 90% at the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum highlights innovations created for the 90% of the world's population surviving under the poverty level or recovering from a natural disaster.
The National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance (NCIIA) is a network of more than 200 colleges and universities that support multidisciplinary inventing teams of students, faculty and industrial representatives known as "E-teams," for "excellence" and "entrepreneurship." The NCIIA Program engages more than 5,000 students annually.
The Lemelson Center for Invention, Innovation and Entrepreneurship (LCIIE) at the University of Nevada, Reno, fosters curriculum development in invention, innovation, and patent law.
Minority Introduction to Engineering, Entrepreneurship and Science (MITE2S) at MIT provides a 100% scholarship-based academic enrichment program during the summer for high school juniors interested in science, engineering and entrepreneurship.
The African-American Male Achiever's Network, Inc. (A-MAN) encourages underserved children to develop skills in math, science and business through programs in Los Angeles County and South Africa.
The Foundation's Oregon activities include grants to the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry, Strawjet, the Micro-enterprise Inventors Program of Oregon, Saturday Academy, Oregon MESA, and Hillsboro High School's Pre-Engineering Program.
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