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Our Work

The Dana Foundation advances neuroscience that benefits society and reflects the aspirations of all people.

The Dana Foundation is a nonprofit organization that advances its mission through grantmaking and field building. We’re ambitious in our goals and steadfast in our vision: to use brain science to build a better future. Through our work, we strive to foster collaboration between students, Neuroscience & Society scholars, funders, policymakers, professionals, and communities in pursuit of advancing knowledge and co-creating neuroscience-informed solutions to complex societal problems.

Our Programs

To ensure a positive future, we must better connect neuroscience to the needs of society. We must strive to make the field more inclusive and collaborative. By opening the field up to diverse perspectives, working in closer partnership with other disciplines, and deepening our engagement with the general public, neuroscience can contribute to the flourishing of everyone.

Dana Frontiers
Increasing collaborative engagement with diverse publics, supporting opportunities for all people to shape neuroscience and benefit from its power and promise.
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Dana NextGen
Preparing the next generation of scholars to think reflexively and responsibly apply neuroscience knowledge to benefit society.
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Dana Education
Sparking interest in and education around neuroscience and the many ways it interfaces with our everyday lives.
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Our Grants

We advance neuroscience that inspires transformational ideas where the field intersects with education, law, policy, and public engagement, among others. With grants that support interdisciplinary, collaborative work, we foster experimentation, investigation, and fresh thinking to open up pathways toward a better future.

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