Scientific Innovations Award Guidelines
The 2023 Scientific Innovations Award (SIA) will open in early April 2022.
If your institution did not receive an invitation directly from BRF via e-mail, then you are not eligible to apply. To learn more about institutional eligibility and our application guidelines, click below.
Award Archive
Investigations supported by Scientific Innovations Awards yield high-impact findings and result in major grant applications and significant publications in respected journals.
The Role of Ribosomes in Synaptic Circuit Formation and Socio-Communicative Deficits
To spike or not to spike? Mapping dendritic computations in vivo.
Homeostatic Maintenance of Neocortical Excitation-inhibition Balance by Ciliary Neuropeptidergic Signaling Mechanisms of Affective States and Drug Discovery at the Intersection of Chronic Pain and Opioid Addiction
Intrinsic and Extrinsic Mechanisms Underlying Synaptic Proteostasis A Role for Dopamine During Rest and Sleep in Memory Consolidation Probing Sensation and Behavior in Autism Spectrum Disorder Models
Apply for a Scientific Innovations Award
Scientific Innovation Awards are $150,000 2-year grants directed at projects that may be too innovative and speculative for traditional funding sources, but still have a high likelihood of producing important findings. The Principal Investigator (PI) must be an associate or full professor working in the field of neuroscience.
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