EFTA Document EFTA01805788

From: Lisa Nev Sent: Thursday, November 6, 2014 2:21 AM To: Jeffrey Epstein Subject: Big Questions Dear Jeffrey, c=div> Well I've cleared the first hurdle at Templeton. If you helpe= in any way, thank you so much. And, =11 be preparing a more formal statement for you and your colleague on=my Modernism proposal in the next few weeks. My daughter is getting marrie= in our house a week from today, and so things slow between now and then. =ut I'm back on it soon after that.. W=rm best, Lisa =h3 class="">gram Officer 6:44 PM (2 hours ago) <https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/images/cleardot.gif> <https://mail.goog=e.com/mail/u/0/images/cleardot.gif> <https://mail.google.com/mail/u/=/images/cleardot.gif> to me, emailtosalesfo.</=pan> <https://mail.=oogle.com/mail/u/0/images/cleardot.gif> <=table> November 5, 2014 Dear E=isa New, On behalf of my father, Sir John Templeton, who establishe= the John Templeton Foundation, I want to thank you for taking the time to=submit an "Online Funding Inquiry" (OFI) to the John Templ=ton Foundation. We have carefully reviewed the initial =roject you submitted entitled: Poetry in America: The Poetry of Character =evelopment (#58234). We now wish to invite you to submit a Full Prop=sal to us by 3/2/201=, or sooner. As the relevant JTF staff review your Fu=l Proposal, they will carefully study both the Big Questions you provide t= have greater clarity about the project; and the plausible (albeit not gua=anteed) Outcomes that you will be proposing. Throughout Sir John =80 s entire professional life, and especially beginning with the incepti=n of the Foundation in 1987, "Big Questions"- =94such as, "Have we begun to realize we are here for a purpose? =80 — were prominent and significant tools for orienting thinking=about projects proposed by applicants for review by Foundation staff and T=ustees. Relevant Big Questions also serve to advance the clarity and=objectivity in the overall research design of proposed projects. In =act, Sir John utilized Big Questions whether the application was for rigor=us academic research or to engage youth from some 30 countries in an essay=contest titled the "Laws of Life." EFTA_R1_00152683 EFTA01805788 Likewise, the re=evant JTF staff will be assessing with critical attention the logically re=ated hypotheses concerning the Big Questions you are asking, and the resea=ch methodologies you propose to pursue. Sir John felt t=at he (and so many others) could always learn more from those who are aski=g interesting, pertinent questions and are prompted to pursue innovative p=ojects. Although the Foundation cannot fund every proposal, we are g=ateful for all of the work you will undertake in developing an outstanding=proposal. We look forward, therefore, to reviewing your fully develo=ed project in comprehensive detail. You will soon be receiving a se=ond email notification from the Foundation department head who will be ove=seeing the submission and review process for your proposal. This sec=nd email will provide additional information and instruction for accessing=and completing your Full Proposal. In Sir John's gratitude,=br> John M. Templeton, Jr., M.O. President and Chairman John Temp=eton Foundation ref: a07C000000mmPnv Elisa New Powell M. Cabot Professor of American li=erature Harvard University 2 EFTA_R1_00152684 EFTA01805789