Nobel Prize Education Fund

The US-based Nobel Prize Education Fund exists for the purpose of supporting the charitable work of the Nobel Foundation, which is a registered nonprofit organization in Sweden. The Fund supports Nobel Prize Outreach, whose mission is to spread knowledge about Nobel Prize-awarded achievements and stimulate interest in science, literature and peace, in line with Alfred Nobel’s vision and legacy.  This award enables Nobel Prize Outreach to undertake the first phases of a pilot for the Global Program for Scientific Critical Thinking, which will develop and deliver flexible curricular modules to high school students to enable them to evaluate evidence, question analyses, and solve problems. Based on an undergraduate-level course developed, taught, and evaluated by Nobel Laureate, Saul Perlmutter, at the University of California, Berkeley, Nobel Prize Outreach plans to reach a global population of high school students over the next ten years. In the context of polarized and politicized information, misinformation, and disinformation, enhanced critical thinking by young adults can contribute to stronger, more resilient societies.