SLEEP Travel Grant for AASM Patient Advocacy Roundtable

Issue Date: November 24, 2025
Application Due Date: January 5, 2026
Grant Selection Notification: By March 27, 2026
Amount of Grant: $2,000 to be used for SLEEP 2026 travel and registration expenses.

The AASM Foundation invests in people, research, and communities to improve the sleep health of all people. As part of our goal to expand connections and showcase the work of individuals and organizations, the SLEEP Travel Grant for AASM Patient Advocacy Roundtable supports attendance at the SLEEP meeting for organizations that are members of the AASM Patient Advocacy Roundtable and have limited financial resources to attend.

The SLEEP Travel Grant for AASM Patient Advocacy Roundtable provides a $2,000 grant to be used for SLEEP 2026 travel and registration expenses.

This AASM Foundation travel grant is supported by AASM Foundation general funds.

The following organizations are eligible to apply:

A review committee, appointed by the AASM Foundation Executive Committee, will evaluate and score all submitted nominations. Factors that will be taken into consideration include:

  1. Financial Need: Has the organization provided a compelling justification for financial need, explaining why external support is necessary to enable attendance at the SLEEP meeting?

Note: Preference may be given to organizations with limited budgets.

  1. Impact of Attendance at the SLEEP Meeting: Has the organization clearly articulated how participation in the SLEEP meeting will benefit the organization’s advocacy efforts, enhance its visibility within the sleep medicine community, and foster meaningful connections with stakeholders and future partners?

Frequently asked questions for our grant programs can be found here.

We encourage potential applicants to contact us early in the application process with questions. Eligibility questions may need to be reviewed by a member of the AASM Foundation Executive Committee, so please allow for at least a 1-week response time for eligibility questions. For all other inquiries, please allow a minimum of two business days for a response. Please note that inquiries submitted two business days prior to an application deadline may not be answered in time.