Research and Industry Collaboration Opportunities

Enterprise Innovation brings internal and external collaboration opportunities to our faculty and trainees. These programs provide extra funding and opportunities to work with industry to advance faculty/trainees' translational research projects. 

Please contact Dr. James Bellush at james.bellush@cornell.edu if you have any questions or need guidance on your application.

1. Dana Foundation: Neuroscience and Society Pilot Grants

  • Eligibility: Investigators focused on strengthening collaboration between neuroscience students, scholars, and policymakers to advance neuroscience solutions to common societal problems.
  • Submission Details: Letters of intent should be directed towards one of three programs that support education, training, and public engagement:
    • Dana Education: Strengthening neuroscience's positive role in the world by sparking interest in and supporting education around neuroscience and the many ways it interfaces with our everyday lives.
    • Dana NextGen: Strengthening neuroscience’s positive role in the world by developing a new generation of interdisciplinary experts who shepherd neuroscience uses for a better world
    • Dana Frontiers: Strengthening neuroscience’s positive role in the world by increasing engagement with diverse populations, deepening trust and informing policy
  • Award Details: $180,000 over 18 months
  • Submission Deadline: December 31, 2024