Cross-disciplinary teams transforming our understanding of the brain
Big Ideas are the Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute's flagship research projects. These three-year grants catalyze cross-disciplinary teams of researchers to collaboratively tackle fundamental questions that advance our understanding of the mind, brain and behavior in health and disease.
Our Big Ideas projects include bold projects to advance our understanding of the science of addiction and brain rejuvenation, to design new technologies to interface with the brain, and to build research platforms to connect molecular to systems-level neuroscience and advance the study of human brain organoids and assembloids in the lab.
Apply for Big Ideas Grants
Application and eligibility details can be found here.
The deadline to submit a Letter of Intent for the Big Ideas program is January 13, 2025, 5:00 pm PT.
Funded Big Ideas projects
Brain-machine interfaces: Science, engineering, and application
Neurodevelopment Initiative
NeuroChoice Initiative (Phase 2)
The NeuroFab: The hub for new ideas in neuro-engineering
NeuroPlant Initiative
Neuro-Omics Initiative (Phase 2)
NeuroVision Initiative
Stanford Brain Rejuvenation Project
Big Ideas Award Announcements
Big Ideas Round 2, Phase 2 (2021)
Toolmakers aim to untangle fundamental challenges in neuroscience
Big Ideas Round 2 Phase 1 (2018)
Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute announces the second round of Big Ideas