The Kavli Foundation seeks to fund projects that will advance understanding of the societal considerations related to the emerging scientific area of Neurobiology and Changing Ecosystems (NCE). This work should explore how an evolving research agenda in NCE might incorporate societal and civic considerations. Work may take the form of new scholarship (e.g., science and technology studies, philosophy, or other disciplines), or other activities by scientists, scholars, or practitioners.
Neurobiology, Changing Ecosystems, and Society
The Kavli Foundation recently launched an initiative to support research in Neurobiology and Changing Ecosystems, including an associated co-funding opportunity with the National Science Foundation. This emerging scientific area provides a unique opportunity to examine neural adaptation and resilience within a societally relevant context. As the emergence of the topic itself is driven by human activity and exists in the context of important societal considerations, it is salient and timely to consider questions, impacts, and priorities of society and publics together with the science itself.
Funding efforts to date have supported fundamental neuroscience research investigating how neural processes demonstrate resilience to, or are impacted by, changing environments at the cell, molecular or circuit level. Given ongoing, accelerating change throughout the world, understanding how humans and animals respond to change is a critical component for understanding how we adapt, evolve, and survive. In particular, recent rapid, anthropogenic environmental changes are pushing the boundaries of neural systems’ ability to adapt. Current work (see References here) seeks to understand how nervous systems respond to human-generated environmental disruptions, such as chemical and sensory pollution, habitat depletion, and changing climates.
Request for Proposals
The Kavli Foundation is seeking to identify, explore, and/or understand key societal perspectives related to Neurobiology and Changing Ecosystems, that can influence the development of the research agenda or identify areas that require further study. This could include work to identify key societal issues or create a framework for how these societal implications would be considered or addressed. The foundation will prioritize funding projects that take a field-wide view. Projects that do not take a similarly broad approach will be considered if the work proposed has the potential to influence research directions, for example, through a collaboration with neurobiology and changing ecosystems researchers. Funds will be used to support projects that identify or carry out scholarship or other efforts that advance the understanding of the societal issues in this field.
The successful grantee(s)’s product, scholarly or otherwise, will be shared and utilized by researchers or practitioners in the field, The Kavli Foundation, and other future stakeholders. Ideally, this project will influence the direction of the emerging field of neurobiology and changing ecosystems.
The foundation will consider requests up to $150,000 and is able to support up to 15% of indirect costs within this $150,000 limit. We anticipate the work from successful proposals will occur over a duration of up to two years. Please contact The Kavli Foundation at apply@kavlifoundation.org with any questions about this application. Eligibility requirements:
Applicants for funding must be at a US or international institution of higher education, or non-profit research organization, or affiliated with such an entity. For international awards, status equivalent to a US public charity or nonprofit educational institution is required, which will be verified by The Kavli Foundation. The Kavli Foundation is unable to accept applications from individuals at organizations located in certain sanctioned territories.Only fully completed applications submitted through the application portal will be considered.
Societal Considerations for Neurobiology and Changing Ecosystems Research
The Kavli Foundation seeks to fund projects that will advance understanding of the societal considerations related to the emerging scientific area of Neurobiology and Changing Ecosystems (NCE). This work should explore how an evolving research agenda in NCE might incorporate societal and civic considerations. Work may take the form of new scholarship (e.g., science and technology studies, philosophy, or other disciplines), or other activities by scientists, scholars, or practitioners.
Neurobiology, Changing Ecosystems, and Society
The Kavli Foundation recently launched an initiative to support research in Neurobiology and Changing Ecosystems, including an associated co-funding opportunity with the National Science Foundation. This emerging scientific area provides a unique opportunity to examine neural adaptation and resilience within a societally relevant context. As the emergence of the topic itself is driven by human activity and exists in the context of important societal considerations, it is salient and timely to consider questions, impacts, and priorities of society and publics together with the science itself.
Funding efforts to date have supported fundamental neuroscience research investigating how neural processes demonstrate resilience to, or are impacted by, changing environments at the cell, molecular or circuit level. Given ongoing, accelerating change throughout the world, understanding how humans and animals respond to change is a critical component for understanding how we adapt, evolve, and survive. In particular, recent rapid, anthropogenic environmental changes are pushing the boundaries of neural systems’ ability to adapt. Current work (see References here) seeks to understand how nervous systems respond to human-generated environmental disruptions, such as chemical and sensory pollution, habitat depletion, and changing climates.
Request for Proposals
The Kavli Foundation is seeking to identify, explore, and/or understand key societal perspectives related to Neurobiology and Changing Ecosystems, that can influence the development of the research agenda or identify areas that require further study. This could include work to identify key societal issues or create a framework for how these societal implications would be considered or addressed. The foundation will prioritize funding projects that take a field-wide view. Projects that do not take a similarly broad approach will be considered if the work proposed has the potential to influence research directions, for example, through a collaboration with neurobiology and changing ecosystems researchers. Funds will be used to support projects that identify or carry out scholarship or other efforts that advance the understanding of the societal issues in this field.
The successful grantee(s)’s product, scholarly or otherwise, will be shared and utilized by researchers or practitioners in the field, The Kavli Foundation, and other future stakeholders. Ideally, this project will influence the direction of the emerging field of neurobiology and changing ecosystems.
The foundation will consider requests up to $150,000 and is able to support up to 15% of indirect costs within this $150,000 limit. We anticipate the work from successful proposals will occur over a duration of up to two years. Please contact The Kavli Foundation at apply@kavlifoundation.org with any questions about this application. Eligibility requirements:
Applicants for funding must be at a US or international institution of higher education, or non-profit research organization, or affiliated with such an entity. For international awards, status equivalent to a US public charity or nonprofit educational institution is required, which will be verified by The Kavli Foundation. The Kavli Foundation is unable to accept applications from individuals at organizations located in certain sanctioned territories.Only fully completed applications submitted through the application portal will be considered.