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HBI Grant Programs
Since its launch, the Harvard Brain Science Initiative has awarded over 100 seed grants to support the start of new projects in basic neurobiology and neurological and psychiatric disease research. These grants have come from faculty grant programs funded largely by philanthropists. Over the years HBI has also offered a variety of trainee grants funded by the Office of the Provost. The HBI Bipolar Disorder Seed Grant and HBI Postdoc Pioneer Grants Programs are currently active.

The Harvard Gazette spotlights the HBI Bipolar Disorder Seed Grant Program and the projects of 2025 grantees Paola Arlotta, Nao Uchida, and Louisa Sylvia. This program, launched in 2015, allows neuroscientists at Harvard to open new avenues of research advancing our basic understanding of bipolar disorder and its treatment. It has led to over 90 grants and five symposia to date. With combined gifts from the Dauten Family Foundation and Sandra Lee Chen and Sidney Chen, the program has recently expanded and this year awarded 11 two-year grants for diverse projects spanning the realms of basic, translational and clinical research.
Banner image shows staining of cerebellum, courtesy of David Brann, graduate student in the lab of Bob Datta