Who funds synapse research?

We count 136 funded synapse projects, active between 2019 and 2034, from 4 funders. The most came from EU · ERC (56 projects), EU · MSCA (28 projects) and Wellcome (23 projects). The median award is $2.1M, across the 126 of 136 projects that list an amount.

Funded projects

136

Funders

4

Median award

$2.1M

Open calls now

0

Top funders of synapse research

Projects whose title or summary mentions synapse. Median award: of the projects that list an amount, in US dollars; “—” when fewer than 3 do.

Open synapse funding calls

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Funded synapse projects

A sample, latest start first, at most three per program.

• Dynamics and plasticity of neuropeptidergic circuits
  Wellcome · £4,750,000 · ends 2034
• Mechanisms of error-driven learning in cortical neurons
  Wellcome · £4,500,000 · ends 2033
• From cells and synapses to connectivity and cure in paediatric autoimmune encephalitis
  Wellcome · £3,447,090 · ends 2033
• Elucidating the basis of inter-individual differences in learning
  UKRI · BBSRC · £1,145,569 · ends 2031
• Histone Acetylation and Synaptic Mechanisms in D1-MSNs Underlying Resilience to Compulsive-like Alcohol Drinking
  NIH · NIAAA · $3,112,314 · ends 2030
• NAD subcellular compartmentalization drives resilience to aging-associated neurodegeneration
  NIH · NIA · $3,210,431 · ends 2030
• Synaptic plasticity mechanisms that protect and refine local circuits
  NIH · NIMH · $3,093,180 · ends 2030
• Understanding and Engineering Resistive Switching towards Robust Neuromorphic Systems
  EU · ERC · €2,446,250 · ends 2029
• The Interplay of Neuronal Activity and Synaptic Abnormalities and their Restoration through Mitochondria in Alzheimer's Disease
  NIH · NIA · $3,230,150 · ends 2029
• Targeted Degradation of Extracellular Proteins to Enhance Brain Plasticity
  NIH · NINDS · $3,990,000 · ends 2029

How we count

Funded projects come from public award records (NIH RePORTER, NSF, EU CORDIS, UKRI Gateway to Research, Wellcome, the Gates Foundation, DOE, NASA and USDA NIFA) whose title or summary matches “synapse or synaptic”. NIH lists each budget year separately; one project counts once. Amounts are as the funder lists them; medians use only projects that list one, in US dollars. Open calls and forecasts are from our listings of October 28, 2026. A project can mention a topic without being mainly about it, so treat the counts as a guide to who funds the area.