Examples of current program support
Grand Challenges
A High Meadows Foundation interdisciplinary commitment at Princeton, Grand Challenges, combines scholarship and research in basic sciences, policy and applications to address three broad environmental challenges: the energy problem; water, savannahs and society in sub-Saharan Africa; and infectious disease in a global context. This program brings together leading scholars from Princeton Environmental Institute, the Woodrow Wilson School and the Engineering School.
STEP Program
Science, technology, the environment and policy are the areas of focus of this joint program sponsored by Princeton's Woodrow Wilson School. STEP is producing important research on, amongst other things, the environmental impact of climate change on a variety of eco-systems while advocating policies to address it.
High Meadows Fellows
The High Meadows Foundation's Fellows program is directed by the Pace Center at Princeton University and has placed new graduates in two-year fellowships at Environmental Defense Fund, The Food Project, and Vermont Community Foundation. Fellows integrate into these organizations under the direction of their management and are assigned to appropriate programs during their stay.
Center for African American Studies
The High Meadows Foundation has provided support for Princeton's new CAAS to develop freshmen seminars, a distinguished visiting scholars program and a post-doctoral fellowship program.
North Bennet Street School
NBSS is a renowned craft and trade school. Its either full-time professional programs train student for careers in such crafts as book binding, violin making and piano technology. High Meadows Foundation is a long time supporter of its book binding program.
Progressive Business Leaders Network
High Meadows Foundation has supported an undertaking by PBLN staff to development the ideas of “shared value” into a working template for a new social contract between government, business and non-governmental organizations. The High Meadows Foundation does not solicit proposals.
The High Meadows Foundation does not solicit proposals.