In early 2023, Gonzalo Labarca, MD, will begin research using the funds awarded for the CHEST Foundation and the American Academy of Sleep Medicine Foundation Research Grant in Sleep Medicine. The grant, jointly supported by the foundations run by the American College of Chest [...]
Applications for the Community Sleep Health and Public Awareness Grant are now officially open. The Community Sleep Health and Public Awareness Grant (formerly Community Sleep Health Grant) was launched in July 2019, with the goal to provide funding for projects that will serve a [...]
Applications for the 2023 Diversity Supplement Grant are now open. The Diversity Supplement Grant was first launched in January 2021, to support individuals from groups identified as underrepresented in the biomedical, clinical, behavioral and social sciences. The AASM Foundation is committed to developing the [...]
The Sleep Research Program for Advancing Careers is a research training program designed to support early career sleep and circadian investigators through a structured and mentored grant writing curriculum. It was first launched in 2020 and has successfully provided early career sleep researchers with [...]
The last day to apply for the AMA Foundation Physicians of Tomorrow Scholarship for medical students is Tuesday, February 28, 2023. The AASM Foundation is funding four $10,000 scholarships to U.S. medical students through the American Medical Association Foundation (AMAF) Physicians of Tomorrow program. [...]
Heart disease is the #1 leading cause of death in the United States. Recently, the American Heart Association added sleep as part of Life’s Essential 8TM , which includes key measures for improving and maintaining cardiovascular health. Sleep disorders have been shown to [...]
The AASM Foundation congratulates the thirty early career researchers selected to participate in the 15th annual Young Investigators Research Forum, taking place virtually March through May 2023, with an in-person meeting through April 26-28, 2023. This innovative research training program supplies career-building education and [...]
The 2023 Sleep Champion Award opens for nominations on January 3rd! Created in 2019, this award celebrates successful community-based sleep health services and education provided by non-profit organizations. To best highlight a holistic array of nonprofits throughout the years, AASM members are encouraged to [...]
Each year on November 11, we celebrate Veterans Day nationally to honor military veterans of the United States Armed Forces. We take this time to show respect and reflect on those who have served our country. Here at the AASM Foundation, we wholeheartedly appreciate [...]
November was a big month for the sleep community. We rewound our clocks an hour to “fall back” on Daylight Saving Time, recognized Drowsy Driving Prevention Week, celebrated Thanksgiving and connected the importance of good sleep health to both diabetes and Alzheimer’s Disease. Though [...]
