The Kavli Foundation, based in Los Angeles, California, is dedicated to advancing science for the benefit of humanity, promoting public understanding of scientific research, and supporting scientists and their work. The foundation's mission is implemented through an international programme of research institutes, professorships and symposia in the fields of astrophysics, nanoscience, neuroscience and theoretical physics, as well as prizes in the fields of astrophysics, nanoscience and neuroscience.