21st Century Science Initiative
Funding Opportunities
Upcoming Grant Deadlines
- Brain Cancer program (Research Awards); March 14, 2012, 15:59 CT
- Complex Systems program (Scholar Award-CS); March 14, 2012, 15:59 CT
- Postdoctoral Fellowship Awards in Complex Systems; June 15, 2012 15:59 CT
- Understanding Human Cognition program (Scholar Awards); Researchers invited to submit an application will be contacted by email on or before April 5, 2012.
In 2000 the James S. McDonnell Foundation (JSMF) announced new grantmaking guidelines for a new funding initiative: the 21st Century Science Initiative.
JSMF believes that private philanthropic support for science is most effective when it invests in the acquisition of new knowledge and in the responsible application of knowledge for solving the real world problems. Applicants are encouraged to keep this in mind when preparing proposals. Projects supported through the 21st Century Science Initiative are expected to meet highly selective intellectual standards.
Interested in applying for a grant? JSMF provides funding for grants in three program areas:
Research applications or letters of inquiry must fit into one of these program areas. Unsolicited requests that do not fit into a program area and are not research related are not funded. Compare JSMF grant types and the program areas funded in each.