Strategic Research Grant
Strategic Research Grant supports sleep scientists’ investigator-initiated research on guideline gaps, evidence implementation, and strategic priorities to advance equitable, patient-centered sleep care.
Funder: American Academy of Sleep Medicine Foundation
Due Dates: October 19, 2026, 11:59 pm ET (LOI) | January 29, 2027 (Invitations by) | March 8, 2027, 11:59 pm ET (Full application) | June 21, 2027 (Selection notification by)
Funding Amounts: Category I: up to $250,000 for 1–3 years | Category II: up to $100,000 for 1–2 years | Category III: up to $50,000 for up to 1 year
Summary: Supports investigator-initiated sleep research addressing guideline gaps, evidence implementation, and strategic priorities for equitable, patient-centered care.
Key Information: An approved letter of intent is required before applicants may submit a full application.
Description
The American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) Foundation funds high-impact, investigator-initiated research addressing knowledge gaps that affect optimal, patient-centered, cost-effective diagnosis and care for people with sleep disorders. Projects must address research gaps in AASM clinical practice guidelines, investigate dissemination and implementation of their recommendations, or directly advance AASM strategic goals: Sleep Medicine Awareness, Practice Success, and Technology Implementation.
Relevant work includes the value of sleep medicine, innovative care models, patient preferences and adherence, comparative effectiveness, emerging technologies, wearables, and artificial intelligence in clinical care. Health equity is important across research areas. Strategic-goal proposals receive priority for addressing access, affordability, social factors, understudied populations, patient engagement, patient-centered outcomes, or longer-term outcomes.
