MindCORE Collaborative Research Grants

MindCORE Collaboration Grants are designed to support proposals for innovative interdisciplinary research in mind and brain within the University of Pennsylvania. Deadline: March 24, 2025

We will consider proposals for the following two categories:

• Novel Collaborations. ($10,000-$50,000 per year for 1-2 years) Seed funding to jumpstart new interdisciplinary collaborations among researchers working on a common area or theme, i.e., forming new research partnerships and/or teams. MindCORE recognizes that important advances can come from bringing together expertise across domains, but extramural funders often look for evidence of successful past collaboration in such applications. Our intent is to foster new research partnerships to clear this hurdle.

• Shared Resources. ($10,000 to $50,000 total) Initial funding to develop shared core facilities and resources. The shared resource should enable innovative, cutting-edge research for many scholars in the MindCORE community, and have a plan for continued sustainability. The director or principal investigator for any proposed project must be a member of the SAS standing faculty, but the proposal may—and is strongly encouraged—to include collaborators from other departments and schools. Funds cannot be used for faculty or postdoctoral salaries. Proposals should be a brief six pages that include the following sections: description of the proposed project, investigators/collaborators included, measurable outcomes, year-by-year plan, funding plan beyond MindCORE, and an annual budget.

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