The James S. McDonnell Foundation is a private philanthropic institution based in St. Louis, Missouri, established in 1950 by aerospace pioneer James S. McDonnell. Their mission is to improve the quality of life by supporting research and scholarship, and encouraging knowledge-based solutions to important societal issues, particularly in the St. Louis region.
With a focus on understanding human cognition and dynamic multi-scale systems, the foundation awards grants to support research and scholarship at the intersections of neuroscience, cognition behavior, ecology, climate, health, and institutional management. They also have special initiatives that allow them to pursue unusual opportunities closely related to their programmatic interests.
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