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Fast Grants
Fast Grants is an American charity created to provide rapid grants for research related to COVID-19.
It was modelled after Emergent Ventures, a fellowship and grant program from the Mercatus Center at George Mason University.1)
History
Fast Grants was founded in early April 2020 by George Mason University professor Tyler Cohen, Stripe co-founder Patrick Collison, and University of California Berkeley bioengineer Patrick Hsu.2) The program received 4,000 applications in its first week,3) and in less than a month, had “awarded $18 million to more than 100 researchers working on projects including several potential vaccines and treatments for COVID-19.”
Organization
Personnel
| Name | Position | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Tyler Cohen | Co-founder | George Mason University |
| Patrick Collison | Co-founder | Stripe |
| Patrick Hsu | Co-founder | University of California Berkeley |
Donors
Donors to Fast Grants include:4)
External links
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Hobson, W. (2020, April 29). Scientists wait months for coronavirus research grants. This economist is trying to fix that. Washington Post. http://archive.today/2020.04.30-192113/https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/scientists-wait-months-for-coronavirus-research-grants-this-economist-is-trying-to-fix-that/2020/04/29/b5c8a3e0-896e-11ea-9dfd-990f9dcc71fc_story.html
3)
Else, H. (2021). COVID “Fast Grants” sped up pandemic science. Nature. https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-021-02111-7