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We fund projects to discover knowledge and translate discoveries into new practices that can be developed using rigorous testing and launched for the benefit of individuals and communities. Learn about our grantees working in various Priority areas across the globe.

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When supporting scientific research, we believe it is important to make sure that it is based on a sound conceptual framework and that key information about the experiments is accessible to anyone who may benefit from it. The projects we support adhere to best practices in open research.

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A valid statistical framework for establishing unconscious cognition

This project aims to provide consciousness scientists with a new statistical framework for assessing the nature of brain processes. The contrastive...

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Communicating ‘Truth:’ Consumption and transmission of polarized information amongst young people in a divided society

This project will investigate the transmission of polarized information, epistemic vigilance, and openness to belief revision among young people in...

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Breaking the polarization cycle: Equipping children from diverse cultural contexts to flexibly integrate contrasting ideas by harnessing the cultural and contextual mechanisms which lead to polarized beliefs during development

This project will measure when and how inflexible beliefs are formed, and what motivates — or suppresses — their revision. The focus will be on:...

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Empirical tests of higher-order theories of consciousness (HOTTEST)

This project aims to harness the power of adversarial collaboration to test between distinct predictions of higher-order theories. It will focus on...

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Perceptions of source independence and polarization: integrating computational modelling, cross cultural analysis, and experimental psychology to understand and counter polarization

This project plans to develop a computational model aiming to generate precise numerical predictions about the extent of opinion-based polarization...

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Continuing, expanding, and sustaining the impact of the International Society for the Science of Existential Psychology (ISSEP)

In nearly every moment of every day, people grapple with existential issues of “being” and “becoming.” This grant will help further cement the work...

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