Programs

The AASM Foundation offers community, research and training programs to support our vision of Championing a Bright Future in Sleep Health. For more than 25 years, we’ve supported various projects across the spectrum of sleep health.

Our programs are open for application at different times throughout the year. Complete details on deadlines, topic areas (if applicable) and links to the application can be found under the ‘Now Accepting Applications’ section.

Now Accepting Applications

Training Program

SLEEP Travel Grant for Medical Students and Residents

The AASM Foundation invests in people, research, and communities to improve the sleep health of all people. Our core values include creating inclusive and collaborative opportunities, such as the SLEEP Travel Grant for Medical Students and Residents.
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Training Program

SLEEP Travel Grant for Sleep Technologists and Advanced Practice Providers

The AASM Foundation invests in people, research, and communities to improve the sleep health of all people. Our core values include creating inclusive and collaborative opportunities, such as the SLEEP Travel Grant for Sleep Technologists and Advanced Practice Providers.
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Community Program

SLEEP Travel Grant for AASM Patient Advocacy Roundtable

This grant supports attendance at the SLEEP meeting for organizations that are members of the AASM Patient Advocacy Roundtable and have limited financial resources to attend.
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Training Program

AMA Foundation Sleep Medicine Physicians of Tomorrow Scholarship

The AASM Foundation partnered with the American Medical Association (AMA) Foundation to fund a new scholarship that is being administered by the AMA Foundation’s Physicians of Tomorrow program. A scholarship will be provided to a medical student who is interested in pursuing a career in sleep medicine, maintains academic excellence and demonstrates a financial need.
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Community Program

Disaster Relief Fund

Aids sleep centers that have lost their ability to operate and provide patient care due to devastating damage to their facilities in the wake of local disasters (e.g. fire, floods, hurricanes, tornados or other natural or environmental disasters).
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Research Programs

Career Development Grants

Research Program

Bridge to Success Grant for Early Career Investigators

Provides ‘bridge’ funding to promising early-career sleep scientists who have applied for a career development grant such as a K-award grant from the NIH, a Career Development Grant from the VA, or an equivalent career development grant from another federal or non-federal entity.
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Research Program

Bridge to Success Grant for Mid-Career/Senior Investigators

The Bridge to Success Grant for Mid-Career/Senior Investigators is an AASM Foundation career development grant targeted to mid-level and senior investigators in sleep and circadian science research who need ‘bridge’ funding while re-applying for research support.
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Research Program

Physician Scientist Training Grant

The Physician Scientist Training Grant supports early-career physician-scientists committed to advancing sleep and circadian science research. This grant also provides protected time for physician-scientists to engage in a mentored research project, allowing them to build a track record of funding, become competitive for larger grants, and prepare for larger studies.
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Research Program

Focused Projects Grant for Junior Investigators

The Focused Projects Grant for Junior Investigators is our career development grant that supports early career investigators dedicated to focusing their research on basic, translational, clinical, or population sleep and circadian science.
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Research Program

Rising Investigator Supplement Grant

The Rising Investigator Supplement Grant helps funded sleep and circadian researchers mentor promising students, postdocs, and clinical fellows who’ve faced barriers to resources or professional growth.
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Research Program

Sleep Research Society Foundation Small Research Grant Program

The AASM Foundation is partnering with the Sleep Research Society Foundation to provide seed funding to support training and research of trainees and early career investigators who otherwise do not have the institutional resources to support new studies and/or do not have a sustained record of external funding. The Small Research Grant Program is administered by the Sleep Research Society Foundation.
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Investigator-Initiated Grants

Research Program

Strategic Research Grant

This grant supports investigator-initiated, high-impact research projects aimed at addressing gaps in knowledge that impact the ability to provide optimal, patient-centered, cost-effective diagnosis and care for patients with sleep disorders. This grant supports projects that are responsive to focused topic areas of interest identified by the AASM Foundation.
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Research Program

RLS Foundation Research Grant

The AASM Foundation is partnering with the Restless Leg Syndrome Foundation (RLS Foundation) to co-fund basic and clinical restless legs syndrome (RLS) research.
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Merit-Based Awards

Research Program

Research Mentor Award

This award honors exemplary individuals for their efforts and leadership in developing early career researchers, including undergraduates, graduates, post-doctoral trainees, and junior faculty who develop research careers in sleep and circadian science.
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Community Programs

Community Program

Community Sleep Health and Public Awareness Grant

This grant supports humanitarian, education, or awareness projects that focus on improving sleep health, sleep disorder evaluation and/or treatment in the community.
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Community Program

Disaster Relief Fund

Aids sleep centers that have lost their ability to operate and provide patient care due to devastating damage to their facilities in the wake of local disasters (e.g. fire, floods, hurricanes, tornados or other natural or environmental disasters).
Apply Here

Community Program

Sleep Champion Award

The Sleep Champion Award celebrates successful community-based sleep health services and education provided by non-profit organizations. AASM members are encouraged to nominate organizations that serve their local communities by providing best-in-class care and/or education.
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Community Program

SLEEP Travel Grant for AASM Patient Advocacy Roundtable

This grant supports attendance at the SLEEP meeting for organizations that are members of the AASM Patient Advocacy Roundtable and have limited financial resources to attend.
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Community Program

SRS and AASM Foundation Dependent Care and Accessibility Grant

The SRS and AASM Foundation Dependent Care and Accessibility Grant provides up to $1,000 to be used for allowable SLEEP 2026 expenses.
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Training Programs

Training Program

Sleep Research Program for Advancing Careers

The Sleep Research Program for Advancing Careers aims to increase the number of early-career investigators who successfully apply for and secure external sleep research funding through a structured and mentored grant writing curriculum. At the end of the Sleep Research Program for Advancing Careers, early career investigators will have the skills and resources necessary to successfully apply for a career development grant or equivalent.
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Training Program

Young Investigators Research Forum

This career-building research retreat brings together early career investigators and renowned sleep investigators. The research forum provides guidance, tactics and strategies to better position early career investigators for a successful career in research.
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Training Program

AMA Foundation Sleep Medicine Physicians of Tomorrow Scholarship

The AASM Foundation partnered with the American Medical Association (AMA) Foundation to fund a new scholarship that is being administered by the AMA Foundation’s Physicians of Tomorrow program. A scholarship will be provided to a medical student who is interested in pursuing a career in sleep medicine, maintains academic excellence and demonstrates a financial need.
Apply Here

Training Program

SLEEP Travel Grant for Sleep Technologists and Advanced Practice Providers

The AASM Foundation invests in people, research, and communities to improve the sleep health of all people. Our core values include creating inclusive and collaborative opportunities, such as the SLEEP Travel Grant for Sleep Technologists and Advanced Practice Providers.
Apply Here

Training Program

SLEEP Travel Grant for Medical Students and Residents

The AASM Foundation invests in people, research, and communities to improve the sleep health of all people. Our core values include creating inclusive and collaborative opportunities, such as the SLEEP Travel Grant for Medical Students and Residents.
Apply Here

Training Program

Trainee Investigator Award

The Trainee Investigator Award recognizes an AASM Student/Resident Member who presents an outstanding research abstract at the SLEEP annual meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies (APSS). This award not only highlights exceptional research but also serves to encourage and nurture the professional growth of early-career investigators in sleep medicine.
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Training Program

Howard University Medical Alumni Association Scholarship

The AASM Foundation partnered with the Howard University Medical Alumni Association (HUMAA) to fund scholarships that are administered by HUMAA’s scholarship program. Scholarships will be provided to Howard University medical students who are interested in pursuing a career in sleep medicine and demonstrating financial need.
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Training Program

AASM Fellow Boot Camp

The AASM Fellow Boot Camp is an intensive two-day workshop designed to prepare incoming sleep medicine fellows for their training. Through hands-on sessions, demonstrations, and interactive case studies, participants gain essential skills in sleep medicine, including diagnostic testing, sleep stage scoring, and managing sleep disorders.

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Research Programs

Open to sleep medicine investigators, research grants support career development and investigator-initiated sleep research projects. Learn more about the available research grants.

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Community Programs

Open to community leaders and organizations paving the way for improving sleep health locally. Additionally, assistance is available to aid sleep centers in wake of natural disasters. Learn more about the available community grants and awards.

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Training Programs

Open to the next generation of sleep investigators and sleep medicine specialists, these training grants and programs provide focused training in sleep research and support sleep medicine fellowships positions. Learn more about the available training programs.

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