Sleep Research Program for Advancing Careers

NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS!
Issue Date: | February 3, 2025 |
Application Due Date: | March 17, 2025 by 11:59 pm ET |
Selection Notification: | By May 30, 2025 |
Start/End of Program: | Online: September 2025 – March 2026 In-Person: April 2026 in Bethesda, MD |
Amount of Funding: | Selected Sleep Research Program for Advancing Career fellows will be provided a travel scholarship that includes travel and lodging funded by the AASM Foundation to the in-person meeting in Bethesda, MD. |
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 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. At the end of the program, the early career investigators will be expected to have a completed grant application to submit for a federal career development grant such as an NIH K award. This program aims to increase the number of early-career investigators who successfully apply for and secure external sleep research funding by:
- Supporting early-career investigators in sleep and circadian science by providing a structured and mentored grant writing curriculum.
- Increasing the number of early-career investigators who successfully secure federal and external funding for career development in sleep research.
- Providing participants with the tools, resources, and mentorship necessary to complete and submit a competitive career development grant application, such as an NIH K award
- Foster the professional development of participants by encouraging collaboration with SOAR faculty, site mentors, and peers.