Funder: American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Due Dates (Anticipated): April 2027 (Application deadline, projected)
Funding Amounts: Up to two awards of up to $15,000 each; research must be completed within one year of receipt
Summary: Supports pilot research on attentional dysfunction and its downstream effects to develop careers in child and adolescent psychiatry research.
Key Information: Applicants must be AACAP members or have a membership application pending and cannot have previously received an AACAP Pilot Research Award.
Description
The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP), through its Elaine Schlosser Lewis Fund, supports pilot or early-stage research on psychiatric conditions involving attentional dysfunction and its downstream effects. The award is intended for general psychiatry residents, child and adolescent psychiatry fellows, and early career faculty interested in beginning a career in child and adolescent psychiatry research.
Research may be pre-clinical, epidemiological, or clinical. The program emphasizes significant problems, original and innovative projects, well-reasoned research plans, and feasibility within the award period. It encourages recipients to work with a child and adolescent psychiatric investigator with relevant expertise. Mentorship, a supportive research environment, and the award’s potential to advance the applicant’s research career are central to selection.
