The Dana Foundation is seeking US-based strategic partners to design and host a Center for Neurscience & Society, one that is deeply committed to rigorous interdisciplinary training in neuroscience, engages in research with an eye towards addressing practical issues raised by advancing neuroscience, and grows a new generation of interdisciplinary experts who are empowered to embed neuroscience and its implications in a societal context.
Donor Name: Dana Foundation
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 07/06/2022
Size of the Grant: up to $150,000
Details:
The Foundation is requesting proposals for five-month planning grants designed to assist grantees in developing a detailed plan for a potential Dana Center for Neuroscience & Society.
Dana Center Program Ideas
Below is a list of potential programs a Dana Center for Neuroscience & Society may host. Centers need not include any the following programs. Nevertheless, competitive centers will include some of the following types of programs, even if they differ in detail and scope.
- Curriculum Development
- Example: Course development in Neuroscience & Society
- Could be targeted at undergraduate or graduate audience.
- May benefit from offering a practical or case-based component.
- Could lead to development of a certificate program.
- Sharing curricula with other organizations would align with the principles of open science, which the Dana Foundation supports.
- Example: Course development in Neuroscience & Society
- Training
- Example: Dana Fellows program
- Could build a small cohort of postdoctoral fellows working in Neuroscience & Society, with diverse disciplinary backgrounds.
- Example: Professional training programs
- Could support tailored programs that offer discipline-based training in Neuroscience & Society such as clinical ethics training, training in law and neuroscience, and social science training for neuroscientists.
- Research
- Example: Embedded ethics in a neuroscience or neuroengineering lab
- Could support active and on-going rigorous collaboration between neuroscientists/ neuroengineers and Neuroscience & Society scholars.
- Example: Innovation hub
- Could facilitate partnership between academic researchers and private sector neurotechnology companies.
- Example: Embedded ethics in a neuroscience or neuroengineering lab
Funding Information
Grantees will receive up to $150,000 to create a vision for a center, organize and gather expertise, outline potential programs, and pilot-test a potential model for training and/or education.
Eligibility Criteria
- U.S. accredited institutions of higher education with a campus located in the U.S.
- U.S.-based non-profit organizations.
For more information, visit Dana Foundation.