Young Investigators Research Forum

NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS!
Issue Date: | September 8, 2025 |
Application Due Date: | October 20, 2025 by 11:59 pm ET |
Selection Notification: | by January 16, 2026 |
Forum Dates: | Virtual Kick-Off Meeting: March 13, 2026 In-Person Meeting: |
Amount of Funding: | Selected trainees will be provided a travel scholarship that includes travel and lodging funded by the AASM Foundation to the in-person Young Investigators Research Forum 2026. |
The AASM Foundation is committed to growing and supporting the pipeline of sleep scientists by investing in the research careers of new investigators through mentorship and grantsmanship training opportunities.
The Young Investigators Research Forum is a research training program designed to aid the career development of promising early career investigators in circadian and sleep research by providing opportunities to network with senior sleep investigators, exposure funding agencies and sleep funding mechanisms, refine their research ideas, and guidance to thrive in an academic sleep research career.