Youngest Capita Grant Recipient Wins Google Science Fair

With great pleasure, Capita Foundation announces that our youngest-ever grant recipient, 14 year old Jonah Kohn from San Diego Jewish Academy, was just awarded First Place in Google’s International Science Fair.  From thousands of from over 100 countries, Jonah’s project, “Good Vibrations: Improving the Music Experience for People with Hearing Loss Using Multi-Frequency Tactile Sound”, was selected for First Place in his 13-14 age category and Second Place over all.

Jonah and other finalists presented their work to a panel that included Nobel laureate Ada Yonath, National Geographic explorer Sylvia Earle and a founding father of Internet, Vint Cerf, who has also been an advocate for people with hearing loss.   

“Some of the judges are heroes of mine.  Showing them my project was an honor.  The best part was meeting other competitors and making friends around the world,” Jonah said. 

His First Place prize includes a $25,000 university scholarship and a visit to CERN in Switzerland.  Jonah remains focused on his ultimate goal.  “We are improving the lives of people who can’t truly experience music.  In the end it comes back to that.”

Capita Foundation congratulates the remarkable dedication of this young scientist and his supportive family.