Boris Mints Institute


The Boris Mints Institute at Tel Aviv University was founded by Boris Mints. It encourages the research, planning and innovative thinking needed to create positive change in the world. The BMI was established in 2016 at the School of Social and Policy Studies. They have collaborated with the Matanel Foundation to support small farmers in Africa by supporting two Ph.D. grants.

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Each year since 2017, they award the Boris Mints Institute Prize. The prize is a $100,000 reward given to someone who has devoted their research and academic work to finding solutions for global challenges. The prize has been awarded to:
2017 - Prof. Jeffrey Sachs
2018 - Prof. Michael Kremer
2019 - Dr. Peter H. Gleick
2020 - Professor Sabina Alkire