Officials from the James S. McDonnell Foundation announced on March 5 more than $13 million in foundation funding grants in its ongoing program, the 21st Century Science Initiative, according to a press release.
The foundation, created in 1950 by late aerospace pioneer James S. McDonnell, has awarded more than $250 million in funding since the 21st Century Science Initiative’s launch in 2000.
According to the press release, the initiative funded research in three programs and cognitive rehabilitation in 2014: “Understanding Human Cognition,” “Mathematical & Complex Systems Approaches to Brain Cancer” and “Studying Complex Systems.” The Scholar Awards were given to researchers identified as likely to continue to make important contributions in the program area “Understanding Human Cognition.” Under “Studying Complex Systems,” the JSMF Postdoctoral Fellowship Awards provide students completing doctoral training an opportunity to broaden research experience and gain new skills in the field.
In 2014, researchers at more than 15 leading universities around the world received funding from The McDonnell Foundation’s 21st Century Science Initiative Awards, among them Stanford, Oxford and Northwestern universities.
