Funding
Opportunities
Our grantmaking efforts focus on mathematical and physical sciences, life sciences, neuroscience and autism research.
Shenoy Undergraduate Research Fellowship in Neuroscience (SURFiN)
The goal of the Simons Foundation’s Shenoy Undergraduate Research Fellowship in Neuroscience (SURFiN) program is to spark and sustain interest in neuroscience among undergraduate students from diverse and/or historically underrepresented backgrounds in science. SURFiN provides funds for paid research assistantships for undergraduate students living near participating laboratories in the U.S., Canada, and Europe that are…
Program Area: Autism Research (SFARI) | Neuroscience | Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Simons Foundation Neuroscience Collaborations Courses and Conferences Awards
The Neuroscience Collaborations at the Simons Foundation are accepting applications for funding of courses or conferences in fundamental neuroscience. Courses and conferences that align with the scientific missions of our programs, the Simons Collaboration on the Global Brain (SCGB), with a focus on the fields of systems and computational neuroscience, and/or the Simons Collaboration on…
Program Area: Neuroscience
SCGB Transition to Independence Award
The Simons Collaboration on the Global Brain (SCGB) Transition to Independence (TTI) program engages talented early-career scientists from diverse and/or historically underrepresented backgrounds to pursue research in systems and computational neuroscience and facilitates their transition into independent faculty positions at research institutions within or outside the U.S.
Program Area: Neuroscience | Diversity, Equity & Inclusion