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LEADING INSTITUTIONS.
Who We Are
Established in 2004 by the Chung brothers, the Philomathia Foundation is a private charitable organization that is registered in both Canada and Hong Kong. The Foundation partners with leading research universities around the world to provide seed funding, scholarships and research fellowships.
Programs With A Difference
Supporting innovative, forward-thinking ideas in science, technology, the humanities and philosophy, the Philomathia Foundation offers undergraduate, graduate and post-doctoral research fellowships and scholarships.
Philanthropic Relationships with Leading Universities
Promoting Human Values and Science Through Education and Research
The Philomathia Foundation has philanthropic relationships with leading universities, including the University of California (Berkeley), the University of Cambridge, McMaster University and the Chinese University of Hong Kong.
Supporting Education And Research
Scholarships And Fellowships
The Philomathia Foundation offers several fellowships and scholarships to support education, research, and forward-thinking ideas in science, technology, the humanities, and philosophy through all levels of higher education. Our university partners include: UC Berkeley, University of Cambridge, McMaster University and the Chinese University of Hong Kong.
Recognizing Excellence In Transformative Research
Innovation and Excellence Awards
The Philomathia Prize was created to support breakthrough research in areas of global concern. The recipient for the Prize is selected based on successful scientific investigation or demonstrated scholarly research work in the advancement of human knowledge with the purpose to improve the global living condition.
Pioneering Science And The Humanities
Research Projects
Transformative and innovative research projects in science, technology, philosophy, and the humanities help build a more promising future. Which is why the Philomathia Foundation supports a broad range of research programs that explore and broaden knowledge generation.
Opportunities For A Global Exchange Of Ideas
Philomathia Forum
The Philomathia Forum is a vital part of the Social Sciences Research Programme. Created to broaden the debate surrounding the development of research with direct relevance to public policy, the Forum is a series of individual workshops that generate insights to directly inform the Programme’s primary research.
Featured News
Dr. Dustin Garrick named Philomathia Professor in Water Policy and Research
In May 2012, the Philomathia Foundation announced a $1-million gift to McMaster University to establish the Philomathia Foundation Water Project. In addition to providing fellowships and travel scholarships to students studying water-related, the Water Project also...
Philomathia Foundation signs funding agreement with University of Cambridge
In May 2013, the Philomathia Foundation entered into an agreement with the University of Cambridge’s School of the Humanities and Social Sciences to establish the new Philomathia Social Sciences Research Programme. Through a donation of more than one million pounds,...
Philomathia post-doctoral fellow Sheng Shen earns prestigious NSF award
Sheng Shen, an assisant professor of mechanical engineering at Carnegie Mellon University and postdoctoral Philomathia Foundation fellow at UC Berkley in 2010, has received the National Science Foundation Early Career Development Award, its most prestigious award for...
McMaster PhD candidate returns to Uganda to participate in water research project
In May 2012, the Philomathia Foundation announced a donation of $1M toward establishing the Philomathia Foundation Water Project at McMaster University. This project will enhance the existing education and research in water issues at McMaster with its collaboration...
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