Big Ideas in Neuroscience - Call for Letters of Intent
Big Ideas in Neuroscience (Round 2 Phase 1)
The Stanford Neurosciences Institute is requesting Letters of Intent for a second round of Big Ideas: Transformative research initiatives in the brain sciences.
The Institute is dedicated to stimulating and supporting interdisciplinary efforts that advance neuroscience research and education. Our projects promote health, new technologies and basic discoveries. This request invites submissions that combine neuroscience with other areas of disciplinary strength at Stanford, including 1) engineering and the quantitative sciences, 2) chemical and molecular biology, and 3) the social sciences, humanities and professional schools of education, law and business.
The Institute will select a subset of the submissions to receive a planning budget ($4,000) to support the development of a full proposal. The planning budget may be used for retreats, dinners, small honoraria, bringing in outside experts, or small incidental costs. Full proposals, selected by the Stanford Neurosciences Institute leadership in consultation with other experts, will be funded for a first phase of two years.
The proposed project should be larger in scope than a typical R01 grant, requiring diverse expertise and teamwork, and is expected to have a large impact on neuroscience if successful. Each initiative should engage teams of about 5 to 15 faculty members. Proposals that involve disciplines outside traditional basic and clinical neuroscience (e.g. law, education, business, public policy, humanities) are encouraged. The team’s diversity with respect to professorial rank, departments, schools and scientific disciplines is an important criterion.
Stanford Neurosciences Institute values diversity as an asset, and team members of any race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law are invited to participate.
Applicants must be Stanford Neurosciences Institute Affiliates. Any Stanford faculty member is invited to join the Neurosciences Institute.
For full eligibility and selection criteria, refer to the Big Ideas Application and Eligibility.
The Institute will select a subset of the submissions to receive a planning budget ($4,000) to support the development of a full proposal. Full proposals, selected by the Stanford Neurosciences Institute leadership in consultation with other experts, will be funded for a first phase of two years. Total two-year budget may be up to $700,000 direct costs, though we anticipate that many of the proposals will not need this amount.
