ZI Friday Funding Monthly Digest: Dr. Kriegeskorte wins an NIH BRAIN Initiative award to study primate face recognition!

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V. Zhuravleva and A. Uhimov
September 16, 2022
ZI Friday Funding Monthly Digest: Dr. Kriegeskorte wins an NIH BRAIN Initiative award to study primate face recognition! September 16, 2022 ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌


Pre-Award and Research Development

September 16, 2022 

News and Updates

Congratulations, Dr. Kriegeskorte!

Dr. Niko Kriegeskorte was awarded an NIH BRAIN Initiative Targeted Brain Circuits R01 grant with Dr. Freiwald at Rockefeller University, for their proposal "Revealing the mechanisms of primate face recognition with synthetic stimulus sets optimized to compare computational models."

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Congratulations to our recent award recipients!

August 20 - September 16, 2022

Graduate Student Awards

Valentine Andreu: Boehringer Ingelheim Fonds PhD Fellowship "Functional olfactory circuits underlying maternal behavior" (Marlin Lab)
Wyatt Toure: NIH/NIGMS Research Supplement to Promote Diversity for Dr. Bendesky's R35 "Pioneering Betta splendens as a new vertebrate model for evolutionary and behavioral genetics" (Bendesky Lab)

Postdoc Awards

Stephanie Herrlinger: Burroughs Wellcome Fund Postdoctoral Diversity Enrichment Program (Losonczy and Gogos Labs)
Andre Toussaint: Burroughs Wellcome Fund Postdoctoral Diversity Enrichment Program (Abdus-Saboor Lab)

Early Stage Investigator Awards

Andres Bendesky: NIH/NIGMS R35 Equipment Supplement for "Pioneering Betta splendens as a new vertebrate model for evolutionary and behavioral genetics"

Established Investigator Awards

Wes Grueber & Grace Shin: NIH/NCI R21 "Neuron-macrophage interactions in models of chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy"
Nikolaus Kriegeskorte: NIH/NINDS/BRAIN Initiative RF1 "Revealing the mechanisms of primate face recognition with synthetic stimulus sets optimized to compare computational models"
Ken Miller: NINDS/NIDA/BRAIN Initiative RF1 "Modeling the development of orientation selectivity, maps, and the associated recurrent circuit"
Laurence Shapiro: NIH/NIAID Emergency AviDD Centers U19 Subaward "Metropolitan AntiViral Drug Accelerator (Core 3 Structural Biology)"

Upcoming funding opportunities

Team Grants


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New/Highlighted Team Grant Opportunities

  1. NINDS Interdisciplinary Team Science RM1: Integrated team effort from 3-6 PD/PIs who will each bring a distinct scientific viewpoint or expertise necessary to pursue the interdisciplinary approach. October 7
  2. NSF Integrative Strategies for Understanding Neural and Cognitive Systems (NCS): Supports interdisciplinary research in four focus areas: neuroengineering and brain-inspired designs; individuality and variation; cognitive and neural processes in complex environments; and data-intensive cognitive science and neuroscience. LOI: December 15. Full application: February 15, 2023
  3. BRAIN Initiative UM1: Engineering and optimization of molecular technologies for functional dissection of neural circuits. To support the creation of Centers for accelerated engineering and optimization of high-impact, molecular technologies to monitor and/or manipulate brain cell activity in experimental animals. June 28, 2023

Investigators (view full list on our website)


New/Highlighted Funding Opportunities

  1. BRAIN Initiative R01: Targeted BRAIN Circuits Projects - TargetedBCP. October 6, June 30
  2. BRAIN Initiative R34: Targeted BRAIN Circuits Planning Projects – TargetedBCPP. October 5, June 30
  3. Columbia Precision Medicine Supplemental funding for mouse models of human disease: for generating new mouse models of disease based on likely causal variants discovered by human sequencing, primarily in constitutional genetics, not alterations in neoplasms. October 11
  4. BRAIN Initiative R01: Integration and Analysis of BRAIN Initiative Data: October 14; June 9
  5. Collaborative Research in Computational Neuroscience (CRCNS) NSF Innovative Approaches to Science and Engineering Research on Brain Function: Two types of proposals accepted - Research Proposals describing collaborative research projects, and Data Sharing Proposals to enable sharing of data and other resources. November 22
  6. McKnight Neurobiology of Brain Disorders Award: For proposals that address the biological mechanisms of neurological and psychiatric disorders, with particular interest in proposals that incorporate new approaches and in those that provide potential paths for therapeutic interventions. Collaborative and cross-disciplinary applications are encouraged. LOI: December 12. Full proposal: April 24, 2023
  7. BRAIN Initiative R61/R33: Brain Behavior Quantification and Synchronization: for the development and validation of next-generation tools, methods, and analytic approaches to precisely quantify behaviors and combine them with simultaneous recordings of brain activity in humans. February 17
  8. BRAIN Initiative R01: Development and Validation of Novel Tools to Probe Cell-Specific and Circuit-Specific Processes in the Brain. For developing and validating novel tools to facilitate the detailed analysis of complex circuits and provide insights into cellular interactions that underlie brain function. June 7, 2023

Upcoming Funding Opportunities

  1. NIH Parent R01: New: October 5, February 5, June 5; Renewal/Resubmission:
    November 5, March 5, July 5
  2. NIMH Basic Neurodevelopmental Biology of Circuits and Behavior - R01/R21: R01: October 5, February 5, June 5. R21: October 16, February 16, June 16
  3. NIMH Temporal Dynamics of Coordinated Neural Activity - R01/R21: R01: October 5, February 5, June 5. R21: October 16, February 16, June 16
  4. NIH Parent R21: New: October 16, February 16, June 16; Renewal/Resubmission: November 16, March 16, July 16
  5. NIH Diversity Supplement: Salary/stipend support for trainees at all career stages. Deadline varies by funding agency. (Quarterly, monthly, rolling)

Early Career Investigators (view full list and timeline on our website)
  1. HHMI Freeman Hrabowski Scholars Program: must have begun first post-training position and a tenure-track (or equivalent) faculty position on or after July 1, 2018, or have accepted an offer for a tenure-track (or equivalent) position that will begin no later than July 1, 2023;  September 28
  2. CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholars Program: Must be within the first five years of starting a full-time research position. Scholars' research interests should complement the themes and goals of a recruiting CIFAR research program: 1) Boundaries, Membership & Belonging; 2) Brain, Mind & Consciousness; 4) Earth 4D: Subsurface Science & Exploration; 5) Fungal Kingdom: Threats & Opportunities 6) Innovation, Equity & the Future of Prosperity. October 25
  3. Moore Inventor Fellowship: No more than 10 years since terminal degree received. Internal application for nomination. Call for submissions expected: Early-Mid September. Internal application expected deadline: Early-Mid October
  4. Irma T. Hirschl Research Awards: must have an appointment in the Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons. Call for submissions expected: Early-Mid October. Internal application expected deadline: Late October
  5. McKnight Neurobiology of Brain Disorders Award: For proposals that address the biological mechanisms of neurological and psychiatric disorders, with particular interest in proposals that incorporate new approaches and in those that provide potential paths for therapeutic interventions. Collaborative and cross-disciplinary applications are encouraged. LOI: December 12. Full proposal: April 24, 2023

Post-Docs (view full list and timeline on our website)

  1. Life Sciences Research Foundation Postdoctoral Research Award: Must apply within 5 years of receiving Ph.D. or M.D. Must have started (or will start) postdoc in your proposed lab between August 1, 2021 and July 31, 2023. Post-doc must be in different lab than Ph.D. October 1

  2. NIH F32 NRSA Individual Postdoctoral Fellowship

  3. NIH K99/R00 Pathway to Independence (1-2 years of postdoc + 3 years of faculty funding)

    • NIH K99/R00 BRAIN Initiative: Transition to faculty (1-2 years of postdoc + 3 years of faculty funding). 2nd - 5th year postdocs under-represented in sciences (all women included). October 11

    • NIH Parent K99/R00: Transition to faculty (1-2 years of postdoc + 3 years of faculty funding). International applicants eligible. 3rd - 4th year postdocs. New:October 12, February 12, June 12. Renewal/Resubmission: November 12, March 12, July 12

    • NIH K99/R00 MOSAIC: Transition to faculty. 2nd - 4th year postdocs under-represented in sciences. New:October 12, February 12, June 12. Renewal/Resubmission:  November 12, March 12, July 12

  4. NIH K01 Career Development Award

    • NIH/NINDS K01: 2nd - 4th year postdocs. New:October 12, February 12, June 12. Renewal/Resubmission: November 12, March 12, July 12

    • NIH Parent K01: 2nd - 5+ year postdocs. New:October 12, February 12, June 12; Renewal/Resubmission: November 12, March 12, July 12

  5. 5th Annual Warren Alpert Distinguished Scholars Fellowship Award: To support individual scientists of exceptional creativity who have an MD or PhD degree (or both) and who have completed a minimum of three years of a post-doctoral fellowship by July 1,2023 in the field of neurosciences. These awards are given as transitional post-doctoral awards for recipients as they advance to become full time faculty members at the Assistant Professor level or higher. Must apply through internal competition. October 13.
  6. NSF Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences Postdoctoral Research Fellowships (SPRF): U.S. Citizen/Permanent resident; must be conducting postdoctoral research in social, behavioral and economic sciences and/or proposing activities that broaden the participation of underrepresented groups in these fields. November 1
  7. NSF Postdoctoral Research Fellowships in Biology (PRFB): U.S. Citizen/Permanent resident; obtained doctoral degree within 36 months of the application deadline; must be conducting postdoctoral research with one of the following focuses: (1) Broadening Participation of Groups Underrepresented in Biology, (2) Integrative Research Investigating the Rules of Life Governing Interactions Between Genomes, Environment and Phenotypes, and (3) Plant Genome Postdoctoral Research Fellowships. November 3
  8. HHMI Hanna H. Gray Fellows Program: must be from a gender, racial, ethnic, or other group under-represented in the life sciences (including all women, and individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds); international applicants must have a Ph.D. or M.D. degree from a U.S. research institution; can have no more than 27 months of postdoctoral research experience at the time of the application due date. December 1
  9. Ford Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship: Open to all U.S. citizens/nationals/permanent residents; individuals granted deferred action status under DACA (whether current or lapsed); Indigenous individuals exercising rights associated with the Jay Treaty of 1794; individuals granted Temporary Protected Status; asylees; and refugees; must have completed all requirements for PhD at some time on/after December 8, 2015. December 8
  10. NIH Diversity Supplement: Salary/stipend support. For all career stages. Deadline varies by funding agency. (Quarterly, monthly, rolling)

   *Check with us regarding eligibility window extensions for NIH grants

Graduate Students (view full list and timeline on our website)
  1. NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP): U.S. citizens/permanent residents; first- or second-year graduate students who have never before applied for the NSF GRFP as a grad student (if applied as an undergrad, then can apply again). October 17
  2. Hertz Foundation Fellowship: U.S. citizens/permanent residents; first year grad students. October 28
  3. The Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans: applicants must be a "New American" (your birth parents must have both been born outside of the US as non-US citizens, and both parents must not have been eligible for US citizenship at the time of their births); first or second-year grad students only. October 27
  4. Department of Defense NDSEG: U.S. citizens/nationals; must have 3+ years of PhD left. October 31
  5. HHMI Gilliam Fellowship: Second or third year, or 2+ years left of Ph.D. Must be a U.S. citizen/permanent resident, or DACA recipient. Must be under-represented in the sciences (race, ethnicity, disability, HHMI EXROP alumni). **By university nomination only** Nominators likely notified: Early-Mid Aug; Internal application likely due: Early-Mid September
  6. AAUW International Fellowship: must identify as a woman; must not be a U.S. Citizen or permanent resident, and should intend to return to their home country to pursue a professional career. November 15
  7. NIH F31 or F31 Diversity NRSA: For U.S. citizens/permanent residents. December 8, April 8, August 8
  8. Ford Foundation Dissertation Fellowship: Open to all U.S. citizens/nationals/permanent residents; individuals granted deferred action status under DACA (whether current or lapsed); Indigenous individuals exercising rights associated with the Jay Treaty of 1794; individuals granted Temporary Protected Status; asylees; and refugees; must complete the dissertation within 9-12 months in 2023-2024, and no later than Fall 2024. December 8
  9. NIH F99/K00 D-SPAN: Blueprint and BRAIN Initiative Diversity Specialized Predoctoral to Postdoctoral Advancement in Neuroscience; must be a U.S. citizen/permanent resident; for grad students from an under-represented backgrounds, with 1.5-2 years left of PhD (typically 3rd or 4th year students). December 15
  10. Ford Foundation Predoctoral Fellowship: Open to all U.S. citizens/nationals/permanent residents; individuals granted deferred action status under DACA (whether current or lapsed); Indigenous individuals exercising rights associated with the Jay Treaty of 1794; individuals granted Temporary Protected Status; asylees; and refugees; as of Fall 2023, must have 3+ years left in the program. December 15
  11. NIH Diversity Supplement: Salary/stipend support. For all career stages. Deadline varies by funding agency. (Quarterly, monthly, rolling)


The Future in Mind

The Zuckerman Institute Friday Funding monthly email recaps the latest award wins of our researchers and outlines important upcoming grant deadlines.