Fund Metascience Policy Entrepreneurs

Philanthropy can intentionally seed career pipelines for people who translate metascience (research on how science works) into law and agency practice by funding individual fellows, communicators, and conveners based in Washington. These small, early grants target the chronic undersupply of practitioners who both understand research institutions and can operate inside policy networks. — If replicated, this model could change which voices shape federal research funding, shift congressional and agency priorities, and professionalize science‑policy as a visible career track.