Funder: Sleep Research Society Foundation
Due Dates (Anticipated): August 2027 (Application deadline)
Funding Amounts: Up to $5,000 per award
Summary: Seed funding for trainees and early career sleep and circadian researchers pursuing studies and training that support career development grants.
Key Information: Applicants must hold SRS or AASM membership in good standing and maintain institutional affiliation throughout the grant period.
Description
The Sleep Research Society Foundation’s Small Research Grant Program supports trainees and early career investigators in sleep and circadian science who lack institutional resources for new studies and/or a sustained record of external funding. Its goal is to provide seed support for research and training that helps investigators successfully apply for or complete career development grants, such as K-awards.
The program funds relatively inexpensive studies that can advance thesis development, generate pilot data, support proposals for early career extramural funding, or help complete early career grants. Support can cover practical study costs, including participant compensation, supplies, small equipment, laboratory tests and assays, and research assistants. Some awards are funded in partnership with the American Academy of Sleep Medicine Foundation.
