Mr. Terry said that companies were offering higher awards as a result.

The fund has offered awards averaging $1.41 million to 398 families so far.

The program offers awards of up to $1,000 to workers whose ideas are adopted.

As of yesterday, only 52 families had been offered awards, ranging from $250,000 to $3.7 million.

Any new proposal is likely to be markedly different from the old plan, which had offered individual awards of $200,000 to $2 million.

The research institution offers national awards to scientists who have made outstanding contributions in the field of science and technology.

Every year they invite scientists to contribute videos and offer awards in various categories.

The 25 families who have been offered awards belong to that group.

If major league baseball offered awards for architecture, however, this team would win hands down.

They also offer varying awards between $2,000 - $4,000 to other graduating seniors.