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Dana Foundation
The Dana Foundation (Charles A. Dana Foundation) is a private philanthropic organization based in New York dedicated to advancing neuroscience and society by supporting cross-disciplinary intersections such as neuroscience and ethics, law, policy, humanities, and arts.
The foundation was founded in 1950 by Charles A. Dana, a legislator and businessman from New York State, and president of the Dana Corporation. He presided over the organization until 1960, and continued to participate until his death in 1975.
Steven E. Hyman is chairman of the board of directors of the foundation. Caroline Montojo is the current president of the foundation.
The Dana Foundation supported the Dana Alliance for Brain Initiatives (which included the European Dana Alliance for the Brain), a nonprofit organization of leading neuroscientists committed to advancing public awareness about the progress and promise of brain research, from 1993 to 2022.
In 2022, the Dana Foundation moved away from grants for research to grants that aim to strengthen neuroscience's positive role in the world. Current grants fall under three categories.
NextGen: To develop a new generation of interdisciplinary experts who shepherd neuroscience uses for a better world. Its current major project is creating Dana Centers for Neuroscience & Society.
Frontiers: To grow capacity for informed public reflection on emerging neuroscience and neurotechnology. Its projects include Judicial Seminars on Emerging Issues in Neuroscience, which provide state and federal judges in the US with a better understanding of the role neuroscience may play in making legal determinations in the courts, from the admissibility of neuroimaging evidence to decisions about criminal culpability. The foundation also provides funding for the Royal Society's Neuroscience and the Law program in the UK.
Education: To spark interest and support education around neuroscience and the many ways it interfaces with our everyday lives. Its projects include the annual Brain Awareness Week, next held March 11-17, 2024.
Dana Foundation
The Dana Foundation (Charles A. Dana Foundation) is a private philanthropic organization based in New York dedicated to advancing neuroscience and society by supporting cross-disciplinary intersections such as neuroscience and ethics, law, policy, humanities, and arts.
The foundation was founded in 1950 by Charles A. Dana, a legislator and businessman from New York State, and president of the Dana Corporation. He presided over the organization until 1960, and continued to participate until his death in 1975.
Steven E. Hyman is chairman of the board of directors of the foundation. Caroline Montojo is the current president of the foundation.
The Dana Foundation supported the Dana Alliance for Brain Initiatives (which included the European Dana Alliance for the Brain), a nonprofit organization of leading neuroscientists committed to advancing public awareness about the progress and promise of brain research, from 1993 to 2022.
In 2022, the Dana Foundation moved away from grants for research to grants that aim to strengthen neuroscience's positive role in the world. Current grants fall under three categories.
NextGen: To develop a new generation of interdisciplinary experts who shepherd neuroscience uses for a better world. Its current major project is creating Dana Centers for Neuroscience & Society.
Frontiers: To grow capacity for informed public reflection on emerging neuroscience and neurotechnology. Its projects include Judicial Seminars on Emerging Issues in Neuroscience, which provide state and federal judges in the US with a better understanding of the role neuroscience may play in making legal determinations in the courts, from the admissibility of neuroimaging evidence to decisions about criminal culpability. The foundation also provides funding for the Royal Society's Neuroscience and the Law program in the UK.
Education: To spark interest and support education around neuroscience and the many ways it interfaces with our everyday lives. Its projects include the annual Brain Awareness Week, next held March 11-17, 2024.