Diamond Mind Foundation
Diamond Mind Foundation (founded by Katherine and Vladimir Novikov) is a private foundation that awards scholarships, contests, and grants supporting projects related to human perception, wisdom, and related research. The site includes program, grants, and scholarship pages and an application form.
Source: Website · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
A small-to-midsize nonprofit, research group, or scholarship/award project working on human perception, wisdom, or related research seeking modest to mid-sized one-year grants or general operating support and able to submit a concise PDF application by email.
Good Fit
- • Project or program clearly tied to human perception, wisdom, research, or scholarship.
- • Request size consistent with past grants (roughly $1,000–$30,000).
- • Willingness to accept single-year, award-style or general operating support.
- • Comfort submitting materials electronically (email PDF) and following a rolling/ongoing timeline.
Geography
Observed grants in the latest year spanned 13 states; the foundation's giving was distributed nationally rather than confined to its home state.
Recipient Variety
The latest year shows 20 distinct recipients with 18 new grantees and only two repeats across the three-year window, indicating a broadly distributed recipient set despite some dollar concentration among the top recipients.
New Applicants
Direct evidence from the latest year shows a high rate of first-time beneficiaries (18 of 20), and the foundation posts application instructions and an email submission route, though filings also state it funds preselected recipients—behavior nonetheless indicates new entrants can and did receive awards.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
