How much funding does Mensa Foundation Prize provide?

Mensa Foundation Prize provides $10,000 in funding.

When is the deadline for Mensa Foundation Prize?

The funder has not published a deadline for this grant.

How often is Mensa Foundation Prize offered?

Mensa Foundation Prize runs on an annual cycle.

Mensa Foundation Prize

Mensa Education and Research Foundation

Foundation Annual Grants for Science Research

Funding Amount

$10,000

Deadline

Deadline not published

Grant Type

Foundation

Deadline history & next window

Cycle: Annual
Tracked since: April 2026

Source: the cycle recorded on this listing. Confirm dates with the funder.

Overview

Geographic Scope: International

Focus Areas: Significant advances in research on intelligence, intelligence-related fields, and neuroscience

Criteria: Recognizes the most significant advances in understanding intelligence and related phenomena. Recipients are internationally renowned researchers making groundbreaking contributions to the field.

Notable Recipients:

2021: Dr. Danielle Posthuma (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam) – for research identifying nearly 1,000 genes associated with intelligence
2019: Prof. Aron K. Barbey (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign) – for advances in neuroscience of brain connectivity using fMRI mapping

Selection Process: Winners reviewed and selected by Foundation Prize Committee comprised of neuroscientists and other experts

What Mensa Education and Research Foundation actually gave

Source: IRS Form 990, 2020 — the most recent filing with itemized grants

Mensa Education and Research Foundation reported $20K in grants for 2025 as a total without an itemized list; the grant details below are from 2020, its most recent itemized filing.

Grants in 2020: 1
Total given: $9,000
Median grant: $9,000