The Foundation was established to improve the quality of life, and does so by contributing to the generation of new knowledge through its support of research and scholarship.
Keywords: James S. McDonnell Foundation, McDonnell Foundation, grants, JSMF, Researching Brain Cancer, Bridging Brain Mind and Behavior, Studying Complex Systems, 21st Century Science Initiative, Centennial Fellows, McDonnell-Pew Program in Cognitive Neuroscience, collaborative activity awards