The Kavli Foundation invites proposals for one-year research projects exploring innovative technologies to observe or control neural activity using photonic methods. Funding is intended to seed collaborative efforts between attendees of the Sculpted Light in the Brain 2024 conference. 

Funding Opportunity Goals  

• Seed new, interdisciplinary, and collaborative research  
• Support innovative, high risk/high impact projects that focus on basic science and/or technology (as opposed to translational or clinical applications)  
• Accelerate the development of optical approaches to study brain function 

Funding Details 

• Up to $50,000 USD in direct costs per scientist, with a maximum of $150,000 for teams of up to three researchers  
• Allowable indirect rate: up to 15% of direct costs 
• Project duration: One year  

Scope of project proposals should be appropriate given budget and duration. The expectation is that the grant will kickstart well-designed preliminary projects or analyses, that could lead to future grant applications for a larger, federally-funded project.  Proposals will be evaluated on impact, innovation, feasibility and alignment with Kavli Foundation goals. 

Proposals must be submitted electronically by 5:00 pm PT August 19th, 2024 through the online application portal: https://kavlifoundation.smapply.org/prog/SLB2024PP

For more information, view the full Request for Proposals (RFP). 

To apply, click on the green Apply button in the upper right.    

Project proposals due August 19, 2024 by 5pm Pacific Time.  

Please contact science@kavlifoundation.org with any questions.