Varela Awards
Two-year grants are offered to fund research on contemplative techniques in academic fields such as neuroscience, cognitive science, psychology, philosophy and contemplative studies, with the ultimate goal that findings will provide greater insight into the mechanisms of contemplative practice and its application for reducing human suffering. To be eligible for a Varela Award, the applicant must have attended the Mind and Life Summer Research Institute within the last two years. (Learn more…) Online Application APPLICATION DEADLINE: September 28, 2012
1440 Awards
Two-year grants are offered to promote research that evaluates whether and how contemplative practice can promote inner well-being and healthy relationships, as well as the development of new methods to assess these outcomes in everyday life. Awards are open to any academic researchers, but applications from graduate students and postdoctoral fellows are strongly encouraged. (Learn more…) APPLICATION DEADLINE: November 15, 2012
Contemplative Studies Fellowship
One-year grants are offered to humanities and social science scholars to support research that brings fresh perspectives from the humanities into contemplative neuroscience and contemplative clinical science. Applicants must have a faculty position, and are required to show how their research strategy and subject matter engage with neuroscientific or clinical studies of contemplative experience. (Learn more…) APPLICATION DEADLINE: February 15, 2013
Online Grant Applications
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