HBI Bipolar Disorder Seed Grant Program
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HBI Bipolar Disorder Seed Grant Program supports researchers pursuing early-stage basic, translational, and clinical studies to advance understanding and treatment of bipolar disorder.
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Funder: Harvard University
Due Dates (Anticipated): February 2027 (Letter of intent) | March 2027 (Full application)
Funding Amounts: $200,000 total ($100,000 per year for two years), as specified in the 2025 call
Summary: Seed funding for innovative basic, translational, and clinical research advancing understanding and treatment of bipolar disorder.
Key Information: Lead applicants must be tenured or tenure-track faculty at Harvard University or its affiliated hospitals, at assistant professor level or higher.
Description
The Harvard Brain Science Initiative (HBI) administers this seed grant program to advance the basic understanding and treatment of bipolar disorder. Supported by the Dauten Family Foundation and Sandra Lee Chen and Sidney Chen, it funds innovative, visionary projects that introduce new ideas and approaches to fundamental questions and may not attract conventional funding.
Supported work includes basic, translational, and clinical research on bipolar disorder’s root causes, biological mechanisms, genetics, and novel treatment strategies. The program seeks early-stage projects that seed new lines of inquiry and may lead to NIH or other external funding, rather than continuing established projects already supported elsewhere. Projects focused on bipolar disorder genetics, or hypotheses arising from genetic analyses, are encouraged.
