Scientific Research
The Foundation has given generously to projects and institutions working to gain a better understanding of the brain. A current area of focus is the impact of digital technology on brain development, social behaviours and mental health in young people.
During the pandemic, the Foundation funded research relating to Covid-19 immunology and testing at some of the UK’s leading universities.
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FUTURE FUNDING OPPORTUNITY IN THE UK AND THE US – PLEASE REGISTER YOUR INTEREST
The rapid rise and use of digital technology has permeated much of society and transformed the way many humans interact. Despite a broad array of research efforts, the full implications – both positive and negative – on human physiology, psychology, behaviour and mental health remain unclear.
The Huo Family Foundation (HFF) is establishing a research portfolio on the Impact of Digital Technology on Brain Development, Social Behaviours and Mental Health in Young People.
We believe there is an opportunity to help broaden research in this area, in order to strengthen existing as well create new methods and approaches to better model and unpick the complexities of this topic.
An open call for proposals will be issued in February 2025, with a total budget of up to £10M/$13M. Applications would be submitted by end of June 2025, and will then be peer-reviewed and considered by a funding committee panel. Funding decisions will be issued in November 2025, with the first annual grant payment in December 2025. Further information on the call will be shared on the website and through our mailing list in due course.
We are keen to support multi-disciplinary work. We also want to help train the next generation of exceptional scientists in this rapidly evolving field. The call will focus on foundational/discovery research.
Available grants in the call may include multi-year awards for postdoctoral fellowships, junior faculty research grants, and larger/longer-term special projects for multidisciplinary work by researchers of all career stages.
We will welcome applications from relevant fields such as neuroscience, psychology, psychiatry, epidemiology, public health, social science and economics. Applicants should be based at colleges, universities and research institutes in the UK and in the US.
Please note this is subject to change as we finalise the specifics of the call.
Please register your interest with HFF by emailing science@huofamilyfoundation.org and we will add you to our mailing list for future updates.