Renée Fleming Neuroarts Investigator Awards
The Renée Fleming Foundation in partnership with the NeuroArts Blueprint Initiative is offering year two of the Renée Fleming Neuroarts Investigator Awards. The Awards support innovative and collaborative research by early career researchers, designed to expand the evidence base of the emerging field of neuroarts and further the mission of the Neuroarts Blueprint Initiative. The mission of the NeuroArts Blueprint is to ensure the arts — and their use in all their many forms — become part of mainstream medicine and public health. Each Award is to be jointly presented to (1) an early-career researcher who is affiliated with an academic institution and engaged in a field of basic science related to neuroarts; and (2) an arts practitioner working in an arts-based neuroarts discipline.
Neuroarts is the study of how the arts measurably change the brain and body and how this knowledge is translated into practices that advance health and wellbeing. This work can help people prevent, manage, and recover from physical and mental challenges across the lifespan. Fields of basic science related to neuroarts include neuroscience, cognitive science, psychology, public health, neurology, complementary medicine, pediatrics, gerontology, and rehabilitation science, and others. Arts-based neuroarts disciplines include visual arts, dance, design, music, expressive writing, performing arts, digital arts, and others. Qualitative and quantitative studies, and studies with human subjects are eligible for an Award.
Applicants may submit one proposal for an Award of up to $25,000. Applications will be reviewed by an external committee of experts in the field of neuroarts. The deadline for submitting proposals is February 1, 2025. Final Award decisions will be made by the NeuroArts Blueprint leadership team in consultation with an independent Applications Review Committee. Awards will be announced on April 15, 2025.
Additional information is provided below. Please direct all questions about the application process to the general inquiry email address for the NeuroArts Blueprint Initiative: info@neuroartsblueprint.org. A webinar to summarize the Investigator Awards and respond to questions about the application process will be held on December 5, 2024.