The Lindbergh Foundation has extended its deadline for submissions of aviation-related grant applications until Oct. 30. “Anyone conducting an aviation/aerospace research project that balances technological advancements with the preservation of our environment is encouraged to apply,” the foundation said. The grants are given to individuals, who are not required to be associated with a university, business, or nonprofit group. Awards are made for up to $10,580 — the amount that Charles Lindbergh spent to build the Spirit of St. Louis. In recent years, grants have gone to help develop electric-powered airplanes, to increase fuel efficiency by reducing drag, and to reduce noise pollution by using high-frequency sound waves from ultrasonic actuators. The grants aim to support innovative ideas at earlier stages of development and establish pilot projects that often subsequently receive funding from other sources, the Foundation said.
Those receiving grants will be notified in April 2010, with funding available in July 2010. Since 1978, the Lindbergh Foundation has awarded nearly $3 million in grants to 300 men and women around the world. For more info and a grant application, click here.
