Research Awards

21^st Century Research Awards are designed to support research projects with a high probability of generating new knowledge and insights. Projects submitted for funding consideration should be at an early, even preliminary stage of development, and should be intended to break new ground or to challenge commonly-held assumptions. Projects submitted should be sufficiently novel, cross-disciplinary, or heterodox so that they have a strong likelihood of influencing the development of new ways of thinking about important problems.

21^st Century Research Awards provide adequate, flexible funding over a sufficient time period to allow investigators to pursue and develop innovative directions to their research programs.

A maximum of $450,000 total costs can be requested and the funds can be expended over a minimum of 3 years or a maximum of 6 years. Please Note: Smaller amounts of money expended over shorter amounts of time may be requested to help investigators pursue pilot projects or test the feasibility of an experimental approach.

The applicant can apply the grant funds towards any research-based expense, including travel, equipment, and supplies. Funds can be used to support collaborative projects. A percentage of the funds can also be used to support small workshops organized by the applicant where the goal of the workshop is to gather expertise in support of the research objective. Grantee institutions must agree to waive all indirect and administrative costs.

Representatives of the Foundation will not advise individuals on the scientific merits or fit of their projects with JSMF grant programs. Potential applicants should carefully review all posted materials and make a determination regarding goodness of fit. All projects must qualify for one of the 21^st Century Science Initiative's two program areas (See below) awarding 21^st Century Initiative Research Awards.

• Studying Complex Systems
• Brain Cancer Research