▁▁ ▁In ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁the ▁T ian q iao ▁and ▁Chr iss y ▁Chen ▁Institute ▁announced ▁a ▁plan ▁to ▁ann ually ▁don ate ▁around ▁$ 1 0 0 ▁million ▁each ▁year . ▁With ▁the ▁goal ▁of ▁"[ pass ing ] ▁the ▁ball ▁to ▁who ever ▁is ▁closest ▁to ▁the ▁goal ," ▁new ▁propos als ▁from ▁univers ities ▁would ▁be ▁g aug ed ▁for ▁at ▁least ▁a ▁year ▁each , ▁and ▁after ▁that ▁point , ▁money ▁would ▁be ▁don ated ▁to ▁scient ists ▁directly . ▁ ▁Cal tech ▁inst itute ▁▁ ▁In ▁its ▁first ▁don ation ," Ch inese ▁invest or ▁in ▁CH S ▁don ates ▁$ 1 1 5 ▁million ▁for ▁brain ▁research " ▁- ▁Modern ▁Health care ▁- ▁Dave ▁B ark hol z ▁- ▁December ▁ 7 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁on ▁December ▁ 8 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁it ▁was ▁announced ▁that ▁the ▁Chen ▁Institute ▁was ▁don ating ▁$ 1 1 5 ▁million ▁to ▁fund ▁the ▁formation ▁of ▁the ▁T ian q iao ▁and ▁Chr iss y ▁Chen ▁Institute ▁for ▁Neu ros cience ▁at ▁Cal tech . ▁The ▁Ch ens ▁stated ▁that ▁they ▁selected ▁Cal tech ▁as ▁the ▁first ▁recip ient ▁because ▁of ▁the ▁school ' s ▁entrepr ene ur ial ▁and ▁inter dis cipl inary ▁approach ▁to ▁the ▁field . ▁The ▁$ 1 1 5 ▁million ▁Cal tech ▁don ation ▁resulted ▁in ▁some ▁controvers y ▁in ▁Chinese ▁academ ia , ▁with ▁arguments ▁made ▁that ▁the ▁don ations ▁would ▁have ▁been ▁more