It&#x27;s an interesting idea in theory but how do you ensure that money is well spent? It reminds me of the Australian government&#x27;s &quot;free insulation&quot; scheme where a lot of money was poured into an industry very quickly. Result: wasted money, fraud, deaths from undertrained contractors,  and the devastation of the existing stable industry.<p>Your PhD scholarship idea would see similar issues, including unforeseen bottlenecks which would starve out existing worthy research -- not just in this field but others too.<p>I think Ellison is right to be very particular about where he spends his money.