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Dana Neuroscience & Society Professional Development Awards

Dana Foundation

The Dana Foundation is currently accepting applications for professional development awards for trainees interested in opportunities in neuroscience and society.

Please read the following instructions carefully before you begin your application.

The Dana Foundation is leading efforts to build the emerging and critical field of neuroscience and society, which bridges the gap between research in the lab and the interdisciplinary skills needed to use it to improve people’s lives. Through our work, we strive to foster collaboration between students, neuroscience and society scholars and practitioners, funders, policymakers, professionals, and communities in pursuit of advancing knowledge and co-creating neuroscience-informed solutions to complex societal problems. Reviewing the Foundation's mission and vision and existing grants may be helpful in getting a better understanding of the type of work supported by the Foundation.

The professional development awards are organized by the Dana NextGen program, which aims to strengthen neuroscience’s positive role in the world by preparing the next generation of scholars to think reflexively and responsibly apply neuroscience knowledge to benefit society by supporting innovative training opportunities, workforce development, and collaboration across disciplines.

Applicants may request up to $5,000 in funding to support professional development in neuroscience and society. (Note that Dana funding can be used towards a professional development activity with a total cost that exceeds $5,000 -- i.e. the Dana funding can be used as partial support of a professional development activity.)

Applicants may request up to an additional 10% of their requested amount to cover indirect costs at your institution (i.e. if you request $5,000, you may request an additional $500 covering indirect costs, for a total of $5,500). Indirect costs are expenses that are necessary for an organization to operate but are not directly associated with a specific project or program. Your institution will likely request indirect costs as a condition of receiving your grant.

Requirements

The proposed opportunity must be interdisciplinary in nature and demonstrate strong connections to neuroscience and society. That is, it must include the field of neuroscience AND another field outside of the natural sciences or engineering. This can include, but is not limited to, ethics, law, philosophy, sociology, anthropology, social sciences, public health, arts, and the humanities.

The opportunity must extend beyond the applicant’s existing coursework, experiences, or training to demonstrate sufficient relevance to neuroscience and society.

For example, if you are a trainee studying neuroscience, we will not fund you to attend a neuroscience conference like the annual Society for Neuroscience conference. Similarly, if your area of study is neuroethics, we will not fund you to attend the International Neuroethics Society annual meeting.

At the very least, the professional development should expose you to topic(s) and/or experience(s) that are not included in your existing program.
However, exceptions may be made if you can clearly articulate how the opportunity supplements existing experiences or could not be otherwise funded through your program. For example, if you are an undergraduate student majoring in philosophy but have not had the chance to present an interdisciplinary paper at a conference, you may be eligible to apply for a professional development award to attend a neuroethics or bioethics-related conference. Similarly, if you are a neuroscience student seeking to present a poster at the annual Society for Neuroscience conference on an interdisciplinary topic that goes beyond neuroscience, you may also be eligible.

A reasonable and justified budget for the opportunity must be provided.

All trainees must identify a faculty member at their home institution to serve as a mentor. Mentors will serve purely as an administrative contact should the grant need to be routed through them. Some institutions will not allow a grant to go directly to a trainee.

Award activities should begin no earlier than July 1, 2026, and be completed by June 30, 2027.

At the completion of the funded activity, trainees will be required to submit a brief written narrative about their experience and financial reporting of their expenditures.

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Neurosciences

Eligibility Requirements

To be eligible for a professional development award, you must meet both of the following conditions:

Currently affiliated with an academic or non-profit institution in the United States.

Currently enrolled in a training program, or employed by a non-profit organization, as an undergraduate, postbaccalaureate, graduate, or post-doctoral trainee.

Professional development awards can be used to support the following activities (note that these are examples and not an exhaustive list):

Attending a conference or workshop in neuroscience and society.

Neuroscience and society coursework

Please note that individuals who have previously received a professional development award from the Dana Foundation are not eligible to apply.

Sponsor Details

Sponsor Institute/Organizations: Dana Foundation

Sponsor Type: Corporate/Non-Profit

Address: 1270 Avenue of the Americas, 12th Floor New York, NY 10020

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