Brain & Behavior Research Foundation

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1. BBRF Grants (Brain & Behavior Research Foundation)

   The Brain & Behavior Research Foundation (BBRF) awards prestigious grants to support innovative mental health and brain research, offering Young Investigator, Independent Investigator, and Distinguished Investigator Grants for projects at different career stages.

   Research ProjectMental health / Neuroscience

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2. BBRF Independent Investigator Grants

   The Brain & Behavior Research Foundation (BBRF) offers Independent Investigator Grants providing up to $50,000 per year for two years (up to $100,000 total) to support established scientists during the critical period between initiating research and obtaining sustained funding.

   Research ProjectNeuroscience

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   $100,000

3. BBRF Investigator Grants (Young, Independent, Distinguished)

   The Brain & Behavior Research Foundation funds research on brain and behavioral health through three grant mechanisms: Young Investigator, Independent Investigator, and Distinguished Investigator awards.

   Research ProjectNeuroscience, Mental Health

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   $100,000

4. BBRF Young Investigator Grants

   The Brain & Behavior Research Foundation offers Young Investigator Grants to early-career scientists studying a broad range of mental illnesses, providing up to $35,000 per year for two years ($70,000 total) to generate pilot data and help launch independent careers in neuroscience and psychiatry.

   FellowshipMental Health

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   $70,000

5. Colvin Prize for Outstanding Achievement in Mood Disorders Research

   The Brain & Behavior Research Foundation awards the Colvin Prize for Outstanding Achievement in Mood Disorders Research to recognize exceptional contributions to understanding and treating mood disorders; the recipient receives $50,000 and is honored at the Foundation’s International Awards Dinner in New York City each October.

   OtherHealth

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   $50,000

6. Goldman-Rakic Prize for Outstanding Achievement in Cognitive Neuroscience

   Established by Constance and Stephen Lieber in memory of Patricia Goldman‑Rakic and administered by the Brain & Behavior Research Foundation, the Goldman‑Rakic Prize awards $40,000 and honors outstanding achievement in cognitive neuroscience, with winners recognized at the Foundation’s International Awards Dinner in New York City each October.

   OtherCognitive Neuroscience

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   $40,000

7. Klerman Prize for Exceptional Clinical Research

   The Brain & Behavior Research Foundation awards the annual Klerman Prize (for exceptional clinical research) and Freedman Prize (for exceptional basic research) to recognize innovative advances in neuropsychiatry conducted by its Young Investigator grantees.

   OtherNeuropsychiatry

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8. Lieber Prize for Outstanding Achievement in Schizophrenia Research

   Established in 1987 by Constance E. Lieber and Stephen A. Lieber and administered by the Brain & Behavior Research Foundation, the Lieber Prize for Outstanding Achievement in Schizophrenia Research awards $50,000 and publicly honors winners at the Foundation’s International Awards Dinner in New York City each October.

   OtherNeuroscience

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   $50,000

9. Maltz Prize for Innovative and Promising Schizophrenia Research

   The Brain & Behavior Research Foundation's Maltz Prize for Innovative and Promising Schizophrenia Research awards $40,000 to an investigator in recognition of innovative and promising work in schizophrenia.

   OtherMental Health

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   $40,000

10. Pardes Humanitarian Prize in Mental Health

    The Brain & Behavior Research Foundation’s Pardes Humanitarian Prize in Mental Health is an annual international award presented in New York that honors an individual or organization whose extraordinary, lasting contributions have improved the lives of people with mental illness and advanced understanding of mental health; the recipient receives an honorarium.

    OtherHealth

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11. Ruane Prize for Outstanding Achievement in Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Research

    The Ruane Prize, established by philanthropists Joy and William Ruane and administered by the Brain & Behavior Research Foundation, recognizes outstanding advances in understanding and treating early-onset brain and behavior disorders.

    OtherChild and Adolescent Psychiatry

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    $50,000

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