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2026-27 MG CfP Hero Image Read More
By : mkrisch February 4, 2026February 5, 2026

Now Live – Applications for the 2026-2027 Magic Grants

The Magic Grant Program. The David and Helen Gurley Brown Institute for Media Innovation is a joint effort between Stanford’s School of Engineering and Columbia Journalism School. Each year, the

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Startup Columbia Promo Read More
By : mkrisch January 20, 2026

Accepting Applications for the 2026 Startup Columbia Venture Competition

Startup Columbia is a series of campus-wide startup competitions offering non-dilutive cash prizes to the winning teams. For the past five years, the Brown Institute at Columbia has sponsored a

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By : mkrisch October 1, 2025October 2, 2025

Announcing the Second Annual Marco Castro Cosio Media Art and Technology Fellowship

The Brown Institute for Media Innovation at Columbia Journalism School is pleased to announce the second annual Marco Castro Cosio Media Art and Technology Fellowship. This award provides fiscal sponsorship

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2025-2026 Magic Grantees Read More
By : mkrisch June 5, 2025September 25, 2025

Announcing the 2025-2026 Magic Grants!

The Brown Institute, a collaboration between Columbia Journalism School and Stanford Engineering, awards annual “Magic Grants” to projects across both campuses that blend journalistic insight with technical innovation – from

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By : mkrisch January 15, 2025January 25, 2025

Now Accepting Applications: 2025 Startup Columbia Venture Competition

Startup Columbia is a series of campus-wide startup competitions offering non-dilutive cash prizes to the winning teams. For the past four years, the Brown Institute at Columbia has sponsored a

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By : mkrisch November 17, 2024November 15, 2024

Announcing the Inaugural Marco Castro Cosio Media Art and Technology Fellowship

In honor of the late Marco Castro Cosio, an artist, technologist, organizer, convener, educator, and a beloved fellow of the Brown Institute, we are proud to announce the launch of

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2024-25 Magic Grantees Read More
By : mkrisch May 23, 2024October 14, 2024

THE BROWN INSTITUTE ANNOUNCES ITS 2024-2025 MAGIC GRANT RECIPIENTS

As a collaboration between Columbia Journalism School and Stanford University’s School of Engineering, the Brown Institute for Media Innovation awards its “Magic Grants” to projects that work between the two

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By : mkrisch May 7, 2024May 23, 2024

Brown Institute Awarded Collaboratory Grant

The Brown Institute, in partnership with the Vagelos Computational Science Center, is excited to announce a significant new development at Barnard College—a pioneering course entitled “Writing with/on Computing,” slated to

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2023-24 Grant Cohort at Beach Read More
By : mkrisch February 1, 2024May 6, 2024

Announcing the 2024-2025 “Magic Grant” Funding Opportunity

The David and Helen Gurley Brown Institute for Media Innovation is proud to announce the 2024-2025 Magic Grant Call for Proposals. Each year, the Brown Institute awards close to $1M

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