Mensa Education And Research Foundation

Programs: Journal and public education - the foundation publishes the "mensa research journal" at least three times per year. This journal highlights scholarly articles and recent research related to human intelligence. The support of gifted children is a focal point for the foundation. The foundation has increased funding for gifted youth programs. A key resource is the website www. Mensaforkids. Org, which offers educational games and articles for youth under the age of 12. The foundation hosts colloquiums that are open to the public. Colloquiums offer an in-depth look at a particular topic and offer a climate of intellectual excitement in which concepts are explored, dialogues are started and ideas are generated. The foundation also has a podcast series, conversations with mensa. In the podcasts, mensa members are matched with subject-area experts to explore a topic. The foundation has published 11 podcasts to date, and they are available to the public at no charge from our web site and through itunes.

scholarships and awards - the foundation presents awards for excellence to researchers based on outstanding research on human intelligence, intellectual giftedness and related fields. Other awards given by the foundation are distinguished teacher of the year, copper black award for creativity, intellectual benefits award, laura joyner award for outstanding work in human intelligence, and lifetime achievement award for research on human intelligence and giftedness. The foundation awards scholarships to college students. The foundation awarded 187 scholarships and awards during the fiscal year ended march 31, 2015.