fellowships
Go from idea to reality while keeping 100% ownership
One Year and $100,000
The O'Shaughnessy Fellowships is a one year program for researchers, builders and creatives advancing civilization.
Applications close on April 30, 2026
Hear from our awardees
Our awardees are open-sourcing quantum computing, rescuing endangered languages, empowering the disabled in Zambia, researching brain simulations, filming documentaries about the future of humanity, recording viral music, building mechanical hands for amputees, researching data storage in plants, and MUCH more. Hear from them below.
Jack Connor
2024
Fellowships
"OSV is giving me this incredible opportunity to preserve Navajo using AI. I’m humbled and incredibly excited by this opportunity and I thank OSV and Jim personally for funding such important work."
"OSV is giving me this incredible opportunity to preserve Navajo using AI. I’m humbled and incredibly excited by this opportunity and I thank OSV and Jim personally for funding such important work."
Dr. Mariam Elgabry
2024
Fellowships
"I am beyond excited to be selected for the O'Shaughnessy Fellowship….Grateful to Jim and OSV, and excited to proudly represent and contribute to a community that embraces the idea that you can be a scientist, an athlete, an engineer, an entrepreneur —all summed up as an adventurous “creator.”
"I am beyond excited to be selected for the O'Shaughnessy Fellowship….Grateful to Jim and OSV, and excited to proudly represent and contribute to a community that embraces the idea that you can be a scientist, an athlete, an engineer, an entrepreneur —all summed up as an adventurous “creator.”
Monika Seyfried
2024
Fellowships
"I am honoured to be among all the amazing creatives, and I hope that this year will pave the way for data storage in plants and organisms research to create a positive impact on the world."
"I am honoured to be among all the amazing creatives, and I hope that this year will pave the way for data storage in plants and organisms research to create a positive impact on the world."
Ian Davis
2024
Fellowships
"I'm thankful to Jim O’Shaughnessy for this amazing opportunity that will allow me to, at an accelerated rate, experiment with the delivery method of my project while also improving the lives of a few fellow amputees."
"I'm thankful to Jim O’Shaughnessy for this amazing opportunity that will allow me to, at an accelerated rate, experiment with the delivery method of my project while also improving the lives of a few fellow amputees."
Mykhailo Marynenko
2023
Fellowships
“The best part is community (...) It's a lot of really smart people that give you the perspective that you haven't seen before.”
“The best part is community (...) It's a lot of really smart people that give you the perspective that you haven't seen before.”
Oghenekevwe Emadago
2023
Fellowships
“One example was that (...) with two hours of asking for help, I connected to a Stanford professor who is working on a similar project as mine. This would not have been possible or would have taken weeks if not for OSV.”
“One example was that (...) with two hours of asking for help, I connected to a Stanford professor who is working on a similar project as mine. This would not have been possible or would have taken weeks if not for OSV.”
