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Pre-Award and Research Development |
February 20, 2026 |
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Congratulations, Dr. Albarran!
Dr. Eddy Albarran (Peterka and Costa Labs) won an NIH/NINDS K99/R00 to investigate "A Synaptic Basis for Dopamine-Driven Reinforcement Learning in Cortex". |
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Congratulations, Dr. Kyzar!
Dr. Evan Kyzar (Salzman Lab) received a Columbia New York Obesity Nutrition Research Center (NYONRC) Pilot and Feasibility Award under NIDDK 5P30DK026687-45 focused on "Unraveling brain mechanisms mediating the effects of acute and chronic semaglutide on consummatory motivational states." |
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Congratulations, Wyatt Toure!
Wyatt Toure (Bendesky Lab) received a Society for the Study of Evolution Graduate Research Excellence Grant Rosemary Grant Advanced Award for "Investigating the consistency with which large X-effects evolve within a mammalian genus" |
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Applications open! BBRF Young Investigator Grant
Deadline: March 4, 2026.
Important eligibility information: - The YI Grant is intended to support advanced postdocs, instructors and assistant professors (or equivalent).
- Must have an on-site mentor or senior collaborator who is an established investigator in areas relevant to
psychiatric disorders.
- Applicants may only apply three times for an initial BBRF Young Investigator Grant.
See our previous ZI awardees!
Please email us if you are planning to apply and have not reached out yet. We have many helpful resources to share, including previously funded sample applications. |
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Welcome, Jennifer Lieberman!
Jennifer Lieberman is a new Assistant Director of Pre-Award Grant Management on our team, joining us from NYSPI. Prior to that, as many of you might know, she was a lab manager in the Kriegeskorte lab.
Jennifer's desk is located in Quad 5B. Feel free to stop by and give her a warm Zuckerman welcome in person or or by email here! |
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Weekly Office Hours
Every Thursday, 2:00-3:00 pm:
Meet the team and ask any questions during office hours.
Click here to join the Zoom meeting. |
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Schedule time to meet with the team |
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Congratulations to our recent award recipients!January 16 - February 20, 2026 |
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Graduate Student Awards |
Wyatt Toure: SSE Graduate Research Excellence Grant (GREG) Rosemary Grant Advanced Award "Investigating the consistency with which large X-effects evolve within a mammalian genus" (Bendesky Lab) |
Postdoc Awards |
Eddy Albarran: NIH/NINDS 1K99NS146613-01 "A Synaptic Basis for Dopamine-Driven Reinforcement Learning in Cortex". (Peterka and Costa Labs)
Evan Kyzar: Columbia NYNORC Pilot and Feasibility Award under NIDDK 5P30DK026687-45 "Unraveling brain mechanisms mediating the effects of acute and chronic semaglutide on consummatory motivational states" (Salzman Lab) |
Established Investigator Awards |
Daniel Salzman: Stavros Niarchos Foundation Center Precision Psychiatry Seed Grant Program Award "Exploiting individual differences to identify treatment targets for alcohol use disorder." |
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Upcoming funding opportunities |
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Team Grants |
Want to write a large, multi-investigator grant? Come talk to us about planning and executing team grant applications. Schedule a meeting with our team here!
New/Highlighted Team Grant Opportunities
- Forecasted: BRAIN Initiative RM1: Integrative Team-Research BRAIN Circuits Program - iTeamBCP. To understand how the nervous system, from its individual components to its unified whole, gives rise to mental experience and behavior. Applications must connect these 3 levels of analysis: (1) rich large-scale information about circuit components (e.g., cell types, connectivity), (2) in vivo CNS recordings at cellular and sub-second and temporal resolution, (3) along with analyses of a tractable behavior of an organism or a well-defined neural system. Estimated Application Due Date: June 16, 2026
- Forecasted: NINDS RM1: Collaborative Opportunities for Multiple-disciplinary, Bold, and Innovative Neuroscience (COMBINE). To pursue a single focused goal to overcome persistent barriers, challenge orthodoxies, achieve paradigm-shifts, or develop new foundational principles in neuroscience. Estimated Application Due Date: June 23, 2026
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NIH's Highlighted Topics Relevant to ZI Investigators |
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Established Investigators (view full list on our website) |
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New/Highlighted Funding Opportunities
- BRAIN Initiative R21: New Concepts and Early-Stage Research for Recording and Modulation in the Nervous System. For unique and innovative recording and/or modulation technologies that are in the earliest stage of development, including new and untested ideas that are in the initial stages of conceptualization. June 15, 2026
- BRAIN Initiative R01: Theories, Models and Methods for Analysis of Complex Data from the Brain. For the development of computational tools (theories, models, methods) for understanding dynamic brain circuits, which will be made broadly accessible to the greater research community. October 6 2026
- Forecasted: BRAIN Initiative Brain-Behavior Quantification and Synchronization – Transformative Research on Behavior at the Organismal Level (BBQS). Anticipated deadline: October 13, 2026
- Forecasted NIH Small Grant: Building Sustainable Software Tools for Open Science (R03). Anticipated deadline: June 16, 2026
Upcoming Funding Opportunities
- NIH Parent R01: New: June 5, October 5, February 5; Renewal/Resubmission: March 5, July 5, November 5
- NIH Parent R21: New: June 16, October 16, February 16; Renewal/Resubmission: March 16, July 16, November 16
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Early Career Investigators (view full list and timeline on our website) |
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Pew Biomedical Scholars Program: Can only apply twice; Applicants with recent breakthrough publication are favored; Must spent at least 80% of time on your overall research goals. Call for submissions expected: Early – Mid March. Internal application: Early April |
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Post-Docs (view full list and timeline on our website) |
Brain & Behavior Research Foundation Young Investigator Grant: Intended to support advanced postdocs, instructors and assistant professors (or equivalent). Must have an on-site mentor or senior collaborator who is an established investigator in areas relevant to
psychiatric disorders. Applicants may only apply three times for an initial BBRF Young Investigator Grant. March 4 Science and PINS Prize: Eligible if advanced degree awarded within 10 years and 45 years old or younger. For essay describing research and its implications for neuromodulation. March 15 - NIH F32 NRSA Individual Postdoctoral Fellowship
- NIH K99/R00 Pathway to Independence (1-2 years of postdoc + 3 years of faculty funding)
NIH Parent K99/R00: Transition to faculty. International applicants eligible. 3rd - 4th year postdocs. New: June 12, October 12, February 12. Resubmission: March 12, July 12, November 12
- NIH K01 Career Development Award
NIH Parent K01: 2nd - 5+ year postdocs. New: June 12, October 12, February 12. Resubmission: March 12, July 12, November 12.
NSF Postdoctoral Research Fellowships in Biology (PRFB): Intersection of Artificial Intelligence and Biological Sciences to Strengthen and Safeguard Biotechnology Innovations. US citizen or permanent resident; Must not have worked in any position that requires a doctoral degree for a combined total of more than 15 full-time months prior to the deadline; limited to a maximum of two submissions, regardless of the outcome. September 29, 2026 *Check with us regarding eligibility window extensions for NIH grants |
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Graduate Students (view full list and timeline on our website) |
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- NIH F31: For U.S. citizens/permanent residents. April 8, August 8, December 8
- NIH F99/K00 Pre-doc to post-doc transition award
- Forecasted: NIH/NIA Transition to Aging Research for Predoctoral Students F99/K00. must be a U.S. citizen/permanent resident OR non-U.S. citizen with a valid U.S. visa; for grad students with 1.5-2 years left of PhD (typically 3rd or 4th year students).
- Forecasted: NIH Blueprint and BRAIN Initiative ACTION Potential F99/K00: To support a defined pathway across career stages for skilled neuroscience graduate students performing neuroscience research within the missions of the NIH Blueprint and/or BRAIN Initiative. For grad students with 1.5-2 years left of PhD (typically 3rd or 4th year students). Estimated Application Due Date: March 20, 2026
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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.
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