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Brain Science for a Better Future

We advance neuroscience that benefits society and reflects the aspirations of all people through grants that support interdisciplinary, cross-sectoral, collaborative work at the interface between neuroscience and fields such as education, law, policy, and public engagement.

    • Amount
      $500,000
      Grantee
      PBS Television Station WETA
      Partially funded the production for a prime-time documentary series, Hiding in Plain Sight: Our Mental Health Crisis.
      Year Awarded
      2019
      Program
      Dana Education
    • Amount
      $335,000
      Grantee
      Arizona State University | The National Informal STEM Education (NISE) Network
      This grant supported the sponsorship of the Barbara Gill Civic Science Fellowship, an emerging thought leader to develop new, evidence-based models for bidirectional public engagement on emerging neuroethics issues.
      Year Awarded
      2021
      Program
      Dana Frontiers
    • Amount
      $261,000
      Grantee
      Harvard University
      A Foundation grant will support the creation of the Dana Foundation Career Network in Neuroscience & Society at the Center for Bioethics at Harvard University. The Career Network’s goal is to expand and diversify the next generation of neuroscience and society students, practitioners, and scholars.
      Year Awarded
      2023
      Program
      Dana NexGen
    • Amount
      $250,000
      Grantee
      National Academy of Sciences (NAS)
      This grant provided support for a consensus study on legalities, regulations, and ethics of brain research using neuro-chimeras and organoids.
      Year Awarded
      2019
      Program
      Dana Frontiers
    • Amount
      $242,000
      Grantee
      The Hastings Center
      The Hastings Center and its scholars produce publications on ethical issues in health, science, and technology that inform policy, practice, and public understanding of bioethics. The Foundation is providing support for the Center to develop “Neuroscience and Society,” an open-access featured article series of six scholarly articles each year.
      Year Awarded
      2022
      Program
      Dana NexGen
    • Amount
      $200,000
      Grantee
      Royal Society
      This grant supported a series of seminars and courses for judges, lawyers, and scientists in the UK to explore the benefits and risks posed by applying neuroscience to the judicial process.
      Year Awarded
      2021
      Program
      Dana Frontiers

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