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2010 McKnight Brain Disorders Awards
Application deadline has passed. Please return in late January 2010 for an announcement of the 2011 awards process.
2009 McKnight Technological Innovations in Neuroscience Awards
Application deadline has passed. Please return in early October 2009 for an announcement of the 2010 awards process.
2009 McKnight Scholar Awards
Application deadline has passed. Please return mid-September 2009 for an announcement of the 2010 awards process.


News Releases

2009 McKnight Scholar Awardees
May 2009 - The McKnight Endowment Fund for Neuroscience announces the 2009 Scholar Award recipients.
2009 McKnight Neuroscience of Brain Disorders Awardees
December 2008 - Six Scientists Receive McKnight Grants to Explore Causes of Brain Disorders.
2008 McKnight Technological Innovations in Neuroscience Awardees
July 2008 - The McKnight Endowment Fund announces four awards to expand research technologies in neuroscience.
Book chronicles McKnight neuroscience program
January 2007 - Thirty years of support totaling $100 million offers lessons, particularly to new donors.


McKnight Scientists in the News

McKnight Neuroscientists in the News
Updated: October 2008.


Our Viewpoint

A New Era in Neuroscience
The coming years will see rapid discoveries about our mind and behavior, bringing the potential for therapies and cures of neurological diseases.
The McKnight Legacy
A program with a proud history continues to support research at the leading edge of neuroscience.
Why Study Neuroscience?
The surprising extent of some prevalent neurological and psychiatric disorders provides abundant motivation for neuroscientists.