Funder: Sleep Research Society Foundation
Due Dates (Anticipated): August 2027 (Application deadline)
Funding Amounts: Up to $50,000 for one year; up to four awards
Summary: Mentored awards support early career sleep and circadian researchers developing skills and preliminary data for federal research funding.
Key Information: Applicants must be active SRS members and must not have received federally funded career development awards.
Description
The Sleep Research Society Foundation’s Career Development Award invests in promising early career researchers transitioning toward independence as junior investigators. It supports cutting-edge research that advances understanding of sleep, circadian rhythms, and sleep/circadian rhythm disorders, alongside training and mentorship suited to the investigator’s career pathway.
The program aims to help recipients develop the skills, knowledge, and preliminary data needed for a mentored or independent federal research award. Recipients are expected to submit such an application during the funding period. Reviewers consider the applicant’s potential for an independent research career, the quality and innovation of the project, and whether the proposed training and mentoring support that next step.
