Waitt Institute For Discovery -- Understanding the past to promote a better future

NGS/Waitt Grants Program

The National Geographic Society and the Waitt Institute for Discovery have partnered to support scientists and explorers who are working across disciplines and reacting quickly to field opportunities.

Genographic Project

The Waitt Institute for Discovery is the lead partner for an ambitious global project whose goals are twofold: to capture a snapshot of human history locked within our DNA before it disappears forever, and to highlight the untold stories and uncertain future of indigenous peoples worldwide.

AERA: Ancient Egypt Research Associates

Archaeologists from Ancient Egypt Research Associates (AERA) join with Egyptian nationals to uncover the past and invest in Egypt’s future.

Where did we come from? How have the movements of people and ideas across time and space shaped and transformed our world? How does the sea, like the lands we share, connect us to nature and to each other? The Waitt Institute for Discovery is a catalyst for innovative approaches to scientific research in the fields of anthropology, archaeology, and oceanography.

Our interest is in facilitating major discoveries that will improve the understanding of our past, provide better opportunities for people in the present, and enhance the promise of the future.

We seek out leading scientists involved in important work and support them in their quests to accelerate and enhance discoveries for the benefit of mankind.

We also believe it is important to communicate the progress and process of discovery as broadly as possible to educate and motivate a wide audience interested in getting involved.

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We've also developed a mission we call FAIR Share. Find, Authenticate, Interpret, Return, and Share. Visit us in 2007 as we embark on a new journey of discovery.

Journey to the Copper Age Exhibition

The Waitt Family Foundation is a proud sponsor of "Journey to the Copper Age" at the San Diego Museum of Man. The exhibition tells the story of the profound changes metallurgy brought to human society: the birth of Mediterranean farming, the creation of the first temples and cemeteries, and the emergence of complex societies.

Dead Sea Scrolls Exhibition

The Waitt Family Foundation is a major sponsor of the much anticipated Dead Sea Scrolls Exhibition at the San Diego Natural History Museum.

Judas Gospels

The Waitt Family Foundation and the Waitt Institute for Discovery are involved with National Geographic's project to decode the lost Gospel of Judas, the 1,700-year-old gnostic text.

OTHER PROJECTS:

Tracing human history through DNA sampling

Egypt Research

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