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16 funding sources found

BF

BIAL Foundation

Foundation

Clinical ResearchConsciousness

Portuguese foundation funding psychophysiology and parapsychology research. Has funded 946 projects across 31 countries since 1994.

PortugalWebsite
Cf

Center for Consciousness Studies Fund (University of Arizona)

University Center

Quantum MindPhilosophyConsciousness

The University of Arizona Center for Consciousness Studies supports consciousness research and organizes The Science of Consciousness conference series. Provides funding for visiting scholars, research projects, and graduate students working on consciousness across disciplines.

Tucson, AZWebsite
ER

European Research Council (ERC)

Government (EU)

PhilosophyConsciousnessNeuroscience

Premier European funding body for frontier research. ERC Starting, Consolidator, and Advanced Grants have funded leading consciousness researchers including Stanislas Dehaene, Anil Seth, and Giulio Tononi's European collaborators. Supports ambitious, investigator-driven projects.

Brussels, BelgiumWebsite
Fa

Federico and Elvia Faggin Foundation

Private Foundation

IdealismPhysicsConsciousness

Supports scientific research on the nature of consciousness, with focus on understanding consciousness as fundamental.

Website
FF

Fetzer Franklin Fund

Foundation

Quantum MindPhysicsConsciousness

Supports research at frontiers of physics, biology, and consciousness with a relational worldview approach.

Website
FI

Fetzer Institute

Foundation

Contemplative NeuroscienceConsciousness

Foundation with $560M+ endowment supporting spiritually grounded transformation and the intersection of spirituality and science.

Kalamazoo, MIWebsite
HR

Heffter Research Institute

Non-Profit Research Organization

NeuroscienceClinical ResearchConsciousness

Non-profit research organization dedicated to studying psilocybin and other classic psychedelics. Has funded foundational consciousness research at Johns Hopkins, NYU, and Imperial College London. Named after Arthur Heffter, who first isolated mescaline in 1897.

Santa Fe, NMWebsite
JE

John E. Mack Institute

Non-Profit Institute

Clinical ResearchConsciousness

Founded in honor of Harvard psychiatrist John E. Mack, this institute supports research on consciousness and anomalous experiences. Focuses on expanding the boundaries of scientific inquiry into extraordinary states of consciousness and their transformative effects.

Cambridge, MAWebsite
KF

Kavli Foundation

Private Foundation

ConsciousnessNeuroscience

Foundation supporting basic science research in astrophysics, nanoscience, neuroscience, and theoretical physics. Funds Kavli Institutes worldwide, several of which conduct consciousness-relevant neuroscience research. Awards the Kavli Prize in Neuroscience.

Los Angeles, CAWebsite
MS

Mind Science Foundation

Foundation

NeuroscienceConsciousness

Funds innovative research on mind, brain, and consciousness with focus on self-regulation in health and disease.

San Antonio, TXWebsite
NB

NIH BRAIN Initiative

Federal Government

ConsciousnessNeuroimagingNeuroscience

The Brain Research Through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies (BRAIN) Initiative is a massive US federal research program launched in 2013. Funds development of new tools to understand neural circuits, with some grants directly relevant to consciousness research including neural correlates and brain-wide dynamics.

Bethesda, MDWebsite
SF

Samueli Foundation

Private Foundation

Contemplative NeuroscienceClinical ResearchConsciousness

Foundation supporting integrative health and wellness research. Funds consciousness-related research through its focus on mind-body interactions, biofield science, and the role of consciousness in health and healing. Major supporter of integrative medicine programs at UC Irvine.

Corona del Mar, CAWebsite
SF

Simons Foundation

Private Foundation

ConsciousnessComputational ModelingNeuroscience

Major scientific research funder established by Jim Simons. The Simons Collaboration on the Global Brain funds computational and theoretical neuroscience research relevant to understanding consciousness, including neural coding, decision-making, and large-scale brain dynamics.

New York, NYWebsite
TW

Templeton World Charity Foundation

Foundation

PhilosophyConsciousness

Funds research on consciousness, human flourishing, and big questions about reality. Runs Accelerating Research on Consciousness (ARC) initiative.

Website
TB

Tiny Blue Dot Foundation

Private Foundation

NeuroscienceIntegrated Information TheoryConsciousness

Foundation explicitly dedicated to funding consciousness science, co-founded by Jody Allen (sister of Paul Allen). Supports research on the science of consciousness including work by Christof Koch and Giulio Tononi. Focus on understanding subjective experience through rigorous scientific methods.

Seattle, WAWebsite
WT

Wellcome Trust

Charitable Trust

Clinical ResearchConsciousnessNeuroscience

One of the world's largest biomedical research charities, based in the UK. Funds neuroscience of consciousness through Discovery Research and career development grants. Has supported major consciousness research programs at UCL, Cambridge, and Sussex.

London, UKWebsite