Foundation Plans to Fund International Security Research
The Chicago-based MacArthur Foundation announced Thursday that it has established a $25-million program to support and broaden scholarly research in the field of international security, including grants to four California institutions.
The purpose is to “strengthen the intellectual roots” of civilian leadership in the field, board member Jerome Wiesner said.
The foundation will give $6.2 million to establish internationally competitive graduate fellowships, intended to attract new talent. At the same time, a total of 26 U.S. institutions will receive $11.1 million in grants, and 10 overseas institutions will receive $750,000.
Over the next three years, the $1.6-billion foundation, created from the insurance fortune of the late John D. MacArthur, will give $750,000 each to Stanford University and UC Berkeley. The Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation at UC San Diego will receive $300,000, as will the Rand Corp.’s Center for the Study of Soviet International Behavior.
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