Planned Events

“Future of Planet Earth” FFF/UNESCO Joint Sponsored Seminar

June 3–5, 2008

9th Annual Kistler Prize

September 11, 2008

“Anthropogenic Climate Destabilization: A Worst-case Scenario” Humanity 3000 Workshop

September 12–14, 2008

 

RECENT Events

“Think Globally, Act Locally” Humanity 3000 Seminar

April 2008

Awarding of the Walter P. Kistler Book Award

March 2008

Walter P. Kistler Science Teacher of the Year Award

November 2007

Awarding of Eighth Annual Kistler Prize

September 2007

Walter P. Kistler Science Documentary Film Award

June 2007

 

Announcements

2009 Kistler Prize
Call for Nominations

Deadline: Sept. 30, 2008

 

Streaming Video

Foundation For the Future 10th Anniversary

Where Does Humanity Go from Here?

Cosmic Origins: From Big Bang to Humankind

 

Recent Publications

Foundation Newsletter

Winter 2007/2008
[1.6 MB PDF]

“Energy Challenges” Executive Summary

“Energy Challenges” Workshop Proceedings

[34.9 MB PDF]

“Humanity and the Biosphere” Seminar Proceedings

[8.7 MB PDF]

“Crossroads for Planet Earth” Seminar Proceedings

[16 MB PDF]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foundation For the Future

Awards

 

The Foundation For the Future presents a number of awards to further its goal of increasing and diffusing knowledge about the factors that may have a major impact on the long-term future of humanity.

 

Kistler Prize

An annual award, first presented in 2000, to recognize outstanding scholarship in the field of genetics, to a researcher whose work employs scientific methods to identify and explain connections between genetics and human behavior.

Walter P. Kistler Book Award

An annual award, first presented in 2003, to recognize authors who make important contributions to the public's understanding of the factors that may impact the long-term future of humanity.

Walter P. Kistler Science Documentary Film Award

An award established in 2007 to honor science-based documentary films that make important contributions to the public’s understanding of the factors that may impact the long-term future of humanity.

Walter P. Kistler Science Teacher Award

The Walter P. Kistler Science Teacher Award, presented for the first time in 2007, will be presented to science teachers at the elementary or secondary level who have demonstrated ongoing enthusiasm and capability in providing programs that significantly increase the knowledge and understanding of students in science subjects.

Research Grant Awards

A grant program that provides financial support for original research projects that may have an impact on the long-term future of humanity. Only proposals addressing specific subject areas identified by the Foundation are considered for funding.

Education and Student Awards

Annual awards for teachers and students to encourage scholarship in subjects pertaining to the long-term future of humanity.