About this funding opportunity

Previous Next Bridge to Success Grant for Early Career Investigators

Next Issue Date: November 23, 2026 Next Application Due Date: January 4, 2027 by 11:59 pm ET Next Grant Selection Notification: By May 14, 2027 Period of Performance: 1 year Amount of Grant: Up to $100,000 per grant

The Bridge to Success for Early Career Investigators grant program provides ‘bridge’ funding to promising early career sleep and circadian scientists who plan to resubmit an application for a mentored, federal career development grant that was previously not funded. Applicants must be at a critical juncture where research funding is needed to stay in the sleep field. The Bridge to Success Grant for Early Career Investigators will give scientists the time and funding needed to revise and resubmit their mentored, federal career development grant application. Eligibility

The following individuals are eligible to apply: Individuals with an MD, DO, DDS, DMD, DNP, DNSc, PharmD, PhD, or equivalent professional degree. Individuals who have applied for a multi-year career development grant from the NIH, VA or another granting body in the field of sleep or circadian science that was scored in the peer-review process but fell below (or is likely to fall below) the funding agency’s pay line and plan to resubmit a revised career development grant application. International applicants, who meet all the eligibility criteria and whose sponsoring organization can accept the payment of grant funds in U.S. dollars, are eligible to apply. Ineligibility

The following individuals are not eligible to apply: Individuals who have received independent research funding of more than $250,000 are not eligible to apply. This does not apply to post-doctoral/ fellowship level training grants primarily covering the applicant’s salary (e.g., NRSAs). Additionally, current and former Principal Investigators on an AASM Foundation Bridge to Success Grant for Mid-Career/Senior Investigators are not eligible to apply. Individuals who have a financial conflict of interest or have the potential to incur significant financial benefit from the proposed work and beyond the work itself are not eligible to apply. Current AASM and AASM Foundation Board of Directors members are not eligible to apply and cannot be listed as a PI, co-PI, key personnel, mentor (paid or unpaid) or paid consultant for one year after their term ends.

_Note: In rare instances, AASM and AASM Foundation Board members may serve as unpaid consultants on an application, however, this requires Executive Committee approval prior to submitting the application._ Individuals and organizations located in, or operating from, countries subject to U.S. Office of Foreign Assets Control sanctions are not eligible to receive AASM Foundation funding. Funding Opportunity Description

The Bridge to Success for Early Career Investigators grant program provides ‘bridge’ funding to promising early career sleep and circadian scientists who plan to resubmit an application for a mentored, federal career development grant that was previously not funded. Applicants must be at a critical juncture where research funding is needed to stay in the sleep field. The Bridge to Success Grant for Early Career Investigators will give scientists the time and funding needed to revise and resubmit their mentored, federal career development grant application.

Research Focus

The Bridge to Success Grant for Early Career Investigators is open to mentored projects that address one or more important unanswered scientific questions related to sleep and circadian science, sleep disorders, and/or sleep health.

Career Development Grants

Mentored federal career development grants include: National Institutes of Health K01, K08, K23, K25, K99/R00 US. Department of Veteran Affairs CDA-1, CDA-2

If the career development grant for which the applicant is seeking bridge funding for resubmission is not listed, the applicant must contact the AASM Foundation to ensure…

Topic areas: Education and Training, General and Cross-cutting R&D, Life Sciences and Health.

Funding amount

This grant provides Varies in funding.

Deadline

Applications are accepted on a rolling basis; there is no single fixed deadline.

Who can apply

This opportunity is open to the following applicant types:

Not specified by the program.

Eligibility

The program did not publish a separate eligibility statement. See the official opportunity page for the full eligibility criteria.

Agency

Bridge to Success Grant for Early Career Investigators is administered by AASM Foundation (AASM), listed via AASM Foundation.