ELIGIBILITY: All full-time faculty at Columbia University and Barnard College
AMOUNT: Up to $30,000.00 for projects 1-2 years in duration
DEADLINE: February 22, 2016
PROPOSAL INSTRUCTIONS: Available to download as a PDF document on our website.
The Presidential Scholars in Society and Neuroscience Program (PSSN) invites all full-time faculty at Columbia University and Barnard College to submit proposals for interdisciplinary projects that lie at the intersection of neuroscience, the humanities, and the social sciences.
Faculty Seed Grant Competition
The PSSN Program will offer annual seed/pilot grants to enable collaboration between Columbia and Barnard faculty in the humanities, arts, or social sciences, and faculty in the natural sciences whose primary focus is the empirical study of mind, brain, and behavior. This request for proposals is open to all full-time faculty at Columbia University and Barnard College that contribute to these interdisciplinary goals. Proposals should outline interdisciplinary research that involves either a direct collaboration between neuroscientists and researchers from other disciplines or traverses traditional disciplinary boundaries in order to investigate issues relevant to society and neuroscience. Awards will be made of up to a total of $30,000 for projects 1-2 years in duration. Three to five grants will be awarded each year.
Submitting Proposals
Please download the full application instructions and grant guidelines on our website before starting your proposal. Only complete proposals will be reviewed.
Please submit proposals as a single PDF document by 5:00 p.m. EST on Monday, February 22, 2016, to [email protected] with “Seed Grants for Interdisciplinary Projects in Society and Neuroscience” in the subject line of the email.
Please direct any questions to [email protected].
