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Jan Davidson: In Memoriam

The Davidson Institute mourns the recent passing of our co-founder, Jan Davidson. Jan was a visionary educator and innovator who left an indelible mark on the landscape of gifted education. Jan leaves behind a…

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2024-2025 Davidson Explore application now available

Designed to be different than other online courses, Explore offers rigorous, advanced, full-year middle school courses that are modeled off of expectations at middle school courses at Davidson Academy Online. Students will be expected to work…

Explore applications available

Davidson Fellow Laureate Conrad Tao Featured on NPR

2008 Davidson Fellow Laureate Conrad Tao was recently featured on NPR! “The behind-the-scenes headaches were worth it when we stood in awe of these two artists — pianist Conrad Tao and dancer-choreographer Caleb Teicher…

2024 Davidson Fellow Scholarship Open

We are pleased to announce that our 2024 Fellows Scholarship application is open! Called one of the nation’s biggest scholarships for students under 18, the Fellows Scholarship awards $50,000, $25,000 and $10,000 scholarships. The…

fellows scholarships available

2023 Davidson Fellows Scholarship Awards Ceremony

Please help us celebrate the 2023 class of Davidson Fellows Scholarship recipients! The Davidson Fellows Scholarship awards $50,000, $25,000 and $10,000 college scholarships to high-achieving students. View the ceremony > Also, mark your calendars…

2024 Wallace Symposium

The Belin-Blank Center has partnered with the Renzulli Center for Creativity, Gifted Education, and Talent Development as well as the National Center for Research on Gifted Education to provide the 2024 Wallace Research Symposium on Talent Development. The 2024 Symposium will be…

Davidson Institute’s Megan Cannella Featured on Teach Your Kids Podcast

Megan Cannella, the Davidson Institute’s Director of Outreach, was recently featured on the Teach Your Kids podcast episode, Raising Gifted Learners With Megan Cannella: Insights From a Gifted Learning Specialist About Identifying and Supporting…

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2024 Davidson Fellows Scholarship Information Session

The Davidson Fellows Scholarship is dedicated to honoring young people for their work in the STEM and Humanities fields, as well as Outside the Box.  Recognized by Forbes as “one of the nation’s most prestigious undergraduate…