Funder: National Science Foundation
Due Dates: August 15, 2025
Funding Amounts: Typical awards: $175,000–$225,000 per year for 3–5 years; awards over $1M are rare and usually multidisciplinary.
Summary: Supports research advancing understanding of the neural mechanisms underlying human cognition and behavior, emphasizing theory-driven, multidisciplinary approaches.
Key Information: Proposals lacking a clear link between behavior and physiology, focused on clinical populations, or using non-human animals without clear human relevance will be returned without review.