Supporting the next generation of clinicians is a key component of the AASM Foundation’s purpose. Through our continued partnership with the Howard University Medical Alumni Association (HUMAA), we have awarded five $3,000 scholarships to medical students who demonstrate financial need and an interest in [...]
The AASM Foundation and the Hypersomnia Foundation are proud to expand our longstanding partnership through a co-funded Focused Projects Grant for Junior Investigators. Together, our organizations are supporting mentored research that explores important unanswered questions about idiopathic hypersomnia (IH) while giving early career investigators [...]
The Sleep Research Program for Advancing Careers (SOAR) supports early career sleep and circadian investigators through a structured and mentored grant writing curriculum. Each year, selected fellows are matched with program faculty for direct mentorship and guidance from leading expert investigators in the field. [...]
We are excited to highlight the educational program at CHEST 2026, taking place in Phoenix from October 18–21. This year’s program features timely sessions on emerging sleep research, and attendees will have multiple opportunities to hear from AASM Foundation grant recipients. The AASM Foundation [...]
Behind every breakthrough in sleep medicine are dedicated researchers, rigorous clinical trials, and a pipeline of talented professionals committed to improving patients’ lives. To sustain this momentum, the AASM Foundation continues to expand its strategic engagement with corporate leaders, healthcare innovators, and industry sponsors [...]
The AASM Foundation is pleased to return to the AHA EPI Lifestyle Scientific Sessions for the second consecutive year, taking place March 1–4, 2027, in Boston. The meeting focuses on lifestyle and cardiometabolic health, making it especially relevant to our work as sleep [...]
The AASM Foundation is proud to spotlight the sleep research program at the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Foundation (AAO-HNSF) Annual Meeting & OTO EXPO, held October 17-20 in Los Angeles. This year's gathering features 77 sessions and presentations on advances in [...]
The AASM Foundation and Hypersomnia Foundation are excited to announce the 2026 recipient of a Strategic Research Grant focused on advancing the diagnosis and treatment of central disorders of hypersomnolence. Together, the organizations have granted over $1 million in support of high-impact hypersomnolence [...]
The AASM Foundation is grateful to the Association of American Physicians of Indian Origin – Sleep (AAPIOS) for its generous support of the next generation of sleep and circadian researchers. At their SLEEP 2026 dinner, AAPIOS presented the AASM Foundation with a $10,000 donation. [...]
The Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS) Foundation and the AASM Foundation are pleased to announce the recipients of the 2026 RLS Foundation research grant awards. These grants support innovative scientific studies aimed at advancing understanding, diagnosis and treatment of restless legs syndrome. This year, [...]
