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(2/2) If you would like to host a fellow who will work at the intersection of science and society, apply by December 15!

#civicscience #scienceandsociety

Bridging Disciplines: Civic Science Fellow Kuranda Morgan

(1/2) Kuranda Morgan is a former Civic Science Fellow whose Dana Foundation-supported fellowship at the @scipsychedelics.bsky.social explored how to build and sustain mutually supportive collaborations between #psychedelic science and the communities it touches.

Learn more about her work. ⬇️

Deadline approaching for participating in the international Stanford Course on Neural Assembloids in spring 2026!

This is an immersive, hands-on course on generating, probing and manipulating stem cell-derived neural #assembloids and #organoids for disease and development modeling.

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Our 2025 Neuroscience & Society Impact Report is available now! The report highlights the innovative work of our grantees and partners advancing neuroscience that benefits society and reflects the aspirations of all people.

🔗 on.dana.org/impact-repor...

#neurosociety #sciencephilanthropy #neurosky

Neuroscience funding: A source directory Our list features expected and lesser-known governmental and nongovernmental sources of funding for basic neuroscience research.

Most basic neuroscience research in the U.S. is funded by the federal government, but there is an entire funding landscape that lies beyond those federal agencies. To bring those sources together, @thetransmitter.bsky.social presents a funding source directory: bit.ly/4pBBF2B

#StateOfNeuroscience

Promotional graphic for Dana Foundation grant opportunity offering up to $150K for Pilot Projects in Neuroscience & Society. Submission deadline for letters of interest is January 30, 2026.

⭐ Submit a letter of interest for pilot projects in Neuroscience & Society.

Applicants may request up to $150,000 in funding for projects over a period of up to 18 months.

Apply by Jan. 30 to align with our 2026 funding cycles.

🔗 on.dana.org/loi-2026

#neurosociety #fundingopportunity #grants

🗣️ With the support of the @danafoundation.bsky.social, we are excited to announce our 2nd research opportunity: The Interdisciplinarity Through Research Collaboration Program! 🧠

For more details & submission requirements, visit: philandneuro.com/itrc

(This is 2/2 announcements we will make)

Excited to partner with the Dana Foundation for Neurohumanities 101 — an intro to the field that connects neuroscience with the arts & humanities.
If you’re curious about how to bring neurohumanities into your training or institution, this event is for you!

🧠 Panel + Q&A
📅 Dec 11, 2025 | 💻 Zoom

75th Anniversary Timeline

(4/4) Montojo’s leadership continues to shape the organization’s human-centered approach—one that brings neuroscience and society into closer alignment and helps ensure the field grows in ways that are responsible, inclusive, and deeply connected to the public good. #neurosociety #neurosky

(3/4) In response, the Foundation has strengthened its commitment to education, interdisciplinary training, and multi-directional public engagement—bringing together students, educators, scholars, funders, policymakers, practitioners, and communities.

(2/4) Montojo has been a driving force behind this shift. Her vision reflects the urgency of today’s rapid advances in neuroscience, where breakthroughs must be paired with deeper attention to real-world needs, values, and human experience.

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(1/4) In 2021, under the new leadership of Caroline Montojo, the Dana Foundation charted a bold new course—one that builds on its long history in #neuroscience while centering a simple but profound idea: science serves society best when it stays connected to the people and communities it touches.

Science Communication for Scientists | Linking Strategy with Creativit Grounded in strategic thinking and social science research, this textbook empowers students to confidently navigate skillful and effective science

"Science Communication for Scientists" is a new textbook for scientists and experts at all career stages to learn how to communicate more effectively.

We are proud to sponsor this book, which is available open-access here: bit.ly/46KSzFD

🚨CALLING ALL JOURNALISTS 🚨 Ten $10,000 reporting grants will be awarded to journalists reporting in-depth print and audio stories on the science, policy, business and culture of this new era of psychedelics.
fellowships.journalism.berkeley.edu/bcsp/

🗣️ With the support of the @danafoundation.bsky.social, we are very excited to announce the Philosophy & Neuroscience Collaborative Mentorship Program! 🧠

For more details & submission requirements, visit: philandneuro.com/mentorship

(This is 1/2 announcements we will make over the next 1-2 weeks.)

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Three individuals smiling at a networking event, with name tags and drinks in hand. Banners in the background suggest the event may be related to Dana Education.

Banner at Neuroscience 2025 conference listing sponsors including AWS, the Gates Foundation, Johnson & Johnson, eNeuro, the Neurosci Institute, Merck, and Novartis in a crowded event space.

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That’s a wrap on #SfN25! ✅

The Society for Neuroscience annual meeting provided a great opportunity to connect with many of our grantees and partners, and to meet so many others committed to advancing brain science for a better future.

#Neuroscience2025 #neurosociety #neuroscience @sfn.org

Survey: What are neuroscience’s most transformative new tools? Which new tools—including artificial intelligence, deep-learning methods, genetic tools and advanced neuroimaging—are making the largest impact?

To identify the most transformative tools and technologies in the past five years, @thetransmitter.bsky.social surveyed readers and contributors and worked with a market-research firm to interview neuroscientists around the world. See what they had to say: bit.ly/3LYTNoB

#StateOfNeuroscience

Enabling Fundamental Conditions for Our Neuroscience & Society Mission

In her new President's Perspective, Caroline Montojo shares how the Foundation this year increased funding, simplified its grants process, and stepped in to fill critical gaps to ensure that work at the intersection of neuroscience and society can continue to move forward. #neurosociety #neurosky

Promotional image for Civic Science Fellows inviting applications for Host Partner positions. Includes the text 'Build connections. Change systems. Become a Host Partner for Civic Science Fellows, apply by December 15, 2025,' and features the Civic Science Fellows logo.

The #CivicScienceFellows program is accepting applications for 2026-27 host partners! The new cohort of #CivicScience Fellows will focus on change: change rooted in science, change rooted in communications, and change rooted in policy.

Applications are due December 15.

Lab-grown models of human brains are advancing rapidly. Can ethics keep pace? Whether neural organoids feel pain or should be placed in animals are among the questions swirling around biology’s hot new technology

Perspectives in @ScieMagazine after our Asilomar conferences on neural #organoids and #assembloids

www.science.org/content/arti...

Promotional graphic for 'The Briefing Room: Message Meets Meaning: Connecting Science and Society' virtual event on December 3, co-produced by ENTENTE NETWORK. Features photos and names of moderator Virginia Arman and speakers Aaron Metz, Caroline Montijo, Klaus Ring, and Muffey Walker. Includes logos of VirtualSalons and The Briefing Room.

⭐ Message Meets Meaning: Reconnecting Science and Society

📅 December 3 at 11 am ET

🎤 Featuring Dana Foundation President Caroline Montojo

🔗 https://conference.demy-colton.com/message-meets-meaning-reconnecting-science-and-society?hs_preview=ueksekgZ-198774348180

#scicomm

Very honored to be selected as one of the @thetransmitter.bsky.social 2025 Rising ✨Stars ✨ in Neuroscience! Learn more about our work and those of the other awardees here! here: www.thetransmitter.org/early-career...

@neuroethics.bsky.social is seeking session proposals on neuroethics related topics and issues for the Neuroethics 2026 conference to be held April 15-17.

Proposals are due by November 30.

#neuroethics #neurosociety #neurosky

Apply now! The 2026 Renée Fleming Neuroarts Investigator Awards offer funding for teams of early career investigators and arts practitioners to lead innovative neuroarts research.

Proposals due February 3, 2026.

Click here to learn more: neuroartsblueprint.org/neuroarts-in...

Measuring the Impact of Scientific Outreach and Engagement How can events where children analyze and edit scientific articles, revolutionize outreach and inspire the next generation of scientists?

Dana Foundation grantee @manuellayassa.bsky.social has received the 2025 Science Educator Award from Society for Neuroscience!

Read our 2023 Q&A with Yassa to learn more about her work in neuroscience outreach for children.

#neuroscience #stem #stemeducation #neuroscienceoutreach #SfN25

We're hosting a webinar about applying grant from foundations!
Directors (inclu. @ishandasgupta.bsky.social) from two leading funders -@greenwallfdn.bsky.social @danafoundation.bsky.social will discuss funding opportunities and application process.

Registration: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Neuro& Webinar Series - YouTube Hosted by the International Youth Neuroscience Association (IYNA) in collaboration with the Dana Foundation, Neuro& aims to highlight various career paths in...

Congrats to @youthneuro.bsky.social on receiving the 2025 Next Generation Award for Science and Education Outreach from @sfn.org!

One of their current projects is the Neuro& series highlighting various career paths in neuroscience and its diverse applications in society.

#SfN25 #neurosociety

Calling past #BrainAwarenessWeek grant applicants!
IBRO has launched a Brain Awareness Week survey to help IBRO, Federation of European Neuroscience Societies - FENS and the Dana Foundation reflect on the campaign’s impact & shape its future direction.

🗓 Deadline: 5 Dec 2025

Join us tonight at the BRAIN Initiative Alliance Social: Toolmakers Showcase at #SfN25!

Explore cutting-edge, #OpenScience tools from the Allen Institute & #studyBRAIN collaborators and meet the product teams behind them.

🔗 https://web.cvent.com/event/4a051497-a2f2-4385-8944-f1bff79dfb9f/register

Simons Foundation Autism and Neuroscience SfN Social Simons Foundation Autism and Neuroscience SfN Social on Simons Foundation

Attending #SfN25? Join us tomorrow (11/17) for our SfN Social to learn more about our available resources and funding opportunities. https://www.simonsfoundation.org/event/simons-foundation-autism-and-neuroscience-social-2025/ #science #neuroscience #autismresearch