July 3, 2026🇺🇸Program
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IONS announces research prize for consciousness-related UAP phenomena
The Institute of Noetic Sciences announced the Linda G. O’Bryant Noetic Sciences Research Prize 2026. The USD 100,000 grant is intended to support an empirical research project on consciousness-related UAP phenomena.
Background
The call focuses on concrete, methodologically rigorous studies of reports involving non-verbal or telepathic communication, possible UAP responses to attention or intention, and altered states of consciousness. Pure photo, video, or material analyses without a consciousness-related component are not described as the core target of the call.
Significance
The event is timeline-relevant because an established U.S. research organization explicitly treats UAP as a subject for empirical consciousness research and grant-supported study.