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The Basis Fellowship

basisfellowship.org ↗ · Oddly Specific · score 87.0
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A rolling fellowship offering $50,000, no-strings-attached, to operators, engineers, scientists, and other experimentalists.

Why it surfaced

The pitch is unusually direct: a ten-minute application, $50,000 with no equity or reporting, and a network built from people who have made things like thermoelectric cloud chambers and neurostimulation machines. It also offers $1,000 for a successful nomination and up to $3,000 for a strong submission that misses the cohort.

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