Victoria S. Levin Award for Early Career Success in Young Children's Mental Health Research
Victoria S. Levin Award for Early Career Success in Young Children's Mental Health Research supports early-career scientists' NIH proposal preparation to advance research on mental health in the first years of life.
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Funder: Society for Research in Child Development
Due Dates: December 3, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. ET (Application deadline)
Funding Amounts: Up to $25,000; non-renewable, typically one to two years
Summary: Supports early-career researchers preparing major NIH proposals addressing the early foundations of children's mental health.
Key Information: Applicants must be current SRCD members in good standing and employed at nonprofit institutions.
Description
The Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD) administers the Victoria S. Levin Award to help promising early-career scientists secure NIH funding for developmental research addressing young children's mental health. Established to continue Levin's legacy at NIH, the award emphasizes the first years of life as a foundation for lifelong mental health and the prevention of mental disorders.
The award supports proposal preparation through release time from other duties, travel to meet NIH program staff, and advance review by a distinguished scientist. Research should inform early childhood mental health theory, policies, or practices, with clear relevance to preventive or therapeutic early intervention. Longitudinal research and experimental work with typically developing or at-risk children are of particular interest.
