Funding
Opportunities
Our grantmaking efforts focus on mathematical and physical sciences, life sciences, neuroscience and autism research.
Fellows-to-Faculty Award
In order to advance the frontiers of research in science, the Simons Foundation’s Autism & Neuroscience division recognizes the need for diverse ideas and perspectives that contribute to the scientific enterprise. We offer the Fellows-to-Faculty Award program to identify scientists with extraordinary potential to advance our scientific areas of interest and nurture greater diversity in…
Program Area: Autism Research (SFARI) | Neuroscience
Simons Early Career Investigator in Aquatic Microbial Ecology and Evolution Awards
This program was titled “Early Career Investigator in Marine Microbial Ecology and Evolution Awards” from 2015-2022. The purpose of these awards is to help launch the careers of outstanding investigators in the fields of microbial ecology, microbial biogeochemistry and/or microbial evolution in marine or natural freshwater systems, who will advance our understanding through field work,…
Program Area: Life Sciences
Travel Support for Mathematicians
The goal of the program is to stimulate collaboration in the mathematics field primarily through the funding of travel and related expenditures.
Program Area: Mathematics & Physical Sciences
Simons Dissertation Fellowship in Mathematics
The Simons Foundation’s Mathematics and Physical Sciences (MPS) division invites applications for the new Simons Dissertation Fellowship in Mathematics to provide research support to excellent graduate students in the final years of their Ph.D. studies. This program has been created to honor the work of our late founder, Jim Simons, and his commitment to supporting…
Program Area: Mathematics & Physical Sciences
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
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
SCPAB Transition to Independence Award
The Simons Collaboration on Plasticity and the Aging Brain (SCPAB) Transition to Independence Award aims to facilitate the transition of the next generation of outstanding scientists from historically underrepresented groups to research independence in the field of cognitive aging.
Program Area: Neuroscience | Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
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
Neuroscience Collaborations Vision Statements Call
Please Note: Because of the high volume and quality of vision statements received, we are revising our original timeline. Once… Read More
Program Area: Neuroscience