Aligning consciousness science and U.S. funding agency priorities
We recently completed the Fund Consciousness Science! Project: a workshop and subawards program aimed to align United States federal funding mechanisms and consciousness research. Here we describe the project’s motivation, execution, and outcomes to motivate similar efforts both locally and globally. This Comment reviews a recent workshop that aimed at improving funding outcomes for consciousness science researchers. The most essential pieces of advice for early career consciousness scientists are summarized.
Authors
- Angela K. Shen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3761-0016)
- Nora Bradford (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8154-3784)
- Brian Odegaard (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5459-1884)
- Megan A. K. Peters (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0248-0816)
Institutions
- Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (CA)
- University of California, Irvine (US)
- University of Florida (US)
- Irvine University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Communications Biology
- Published
- 2024-10-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-024-07011-w
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Philosophy and History of Science
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 6.04
Funders
- Canadian Institute for Advanced Research
- Templeton World Charity Foundation