Recent Grants
Lucy Kim, Associate Professor of Art, announced as one of Wagner Foundation’s 2026 Arts Fellows
The Wagner Arts Fellowship honors mid-career to established artists who are committed to Boston’s creative arts ecosystem and to developing socially engaged, community-focused work. Three Greater Boston-based artists have been selected to receive $75,000 each to build their practices in 2026. The fellowship is geared towards contemporary visual artists, but also... More
Project on social return to R&D investment led by QST Professor Timothy Simcoe chosen for support by Coefficient Giving, Sloan Foundation
Investments in research, development, and innovation are widely recognized as key drivers of long-term economic growth but estimates of the social rate of return on these investments vary substantially. To encourage research on this topic, sometimes called "The Griliches Question," the NBER has launched a five-year project that will be... More
PhRMA Foundation Q&A with Dr. Samagya Banskota: Advancing Precision Genome Editing Therapies for Rare Diseases
Dr. Banskota is developing precision genome editing therapeutics that allow scientists to both understand the mutations that cause genetic diseases and develop therapeutic strategies to treat them.
Two BU Bioengineers, Brian DePasquale and Michael Economo, win prestigious Sloan Foundation Research Fellowships
The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation gave 126 fellowships this year to early-career researchers from 44 institutions in the United States and Canada; the list was selected from more than 1,000 nominations. The prestigious honor (59 fellows have gone on to win Nobel Prizes) has been awarded annually since 1955 to... More
Study lead by Terry Ellis, Professor and Department Chair of Physical Therapy, receives $2M grant from The Michael J. Fox Foundation
The funding will support a clinical study evaluating motor and cognitive factors associated with changes in walking for people with Parkinson's disease who use MedRhythms' MOVIVE (MR-005), a safe, use-at-home medical device that delivers rhythmic auditory stimulation (RAS) to support gait rehabilitation and motor function. This study was funded through... More