The Dyson Trust was created in 1997 by ex-employees of Cyberdyne Systems in memory of its Director of Special Projects, Dr. Miles Bennett Dyson. Once Cyberdyne was closed and liquidated, its remaining assets were placed with the Foundation to award one promising new project each year with an undisclosed grant to explore new applications of the latest scientific theory.

The Trust is now organized by a small Board of Directors who have been invited to elect one initiative that fulfills the following criteria:

  • Reaches to the very edge of established scientific theory
  • Encourages a small to medium-sized scientific team to collaborate with the greater community
  • Has long-term application in a commercial product.