Sleep Research Society Foundation Small Research Grant Program

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Sleep Research Society Foundation Small Research Grant ProgramLynn Celmer2026-06-30T20:29:06+00:00 Sleep Research Society Foundation Small Research Grant Program NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS!

Issue Date: June 30, 2026 Application Due Date: August 31, 2026 Grant Selection Notification: By November 30, 2026 Amount of Grant: $5,000 for 1 year

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The AASM Foundation is partnering with the Sleep Research Society Foundation (SRS Foundation) to fund small research grants in sleep research. The Small Research Grant Program is designed to support the research of trainees and early career investigators who otherwise do not have the institutional resources to support new studies and/or do not have a sustained record of external funding. The SRS Foundation Small Research Grant Program is intended to provide seed funding to support training and research to ultimately allow individuals to successfully apply for or complete career development grants (e.g. K-awards). Funding Information

The Small Research Grant Program is intended to provide seed funding to support training and research to ultimately allow individuals to successfully apply for or complete career development grants (e.g., K-awards).

Funds may be used to compensate participants (online or in-person), purchase supplies, purchase small equipment, run lab tests and assays, and/or pay research assistants. Funds may not be used for salary or travel to conferences, and no indirect costs will be granted to the awardee’s institution. Eligibility

Applicants must be a member in good standing of the Sleep Research Society, the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, or hold a dual membership. The applicant must also be: registered in an undergraduate or graduate program, OR within 10 years of obtaining a terminal degree (e.g., PhD, MD, DO) and being at the Assistant Professor level (or equivalent) or earlier career stage at the submission deadline. If the nominee is beyond 10 years of obtaining a terminal degree, a description of the circumstances (e.g., clinical training, maternity/paternity leave or care of dependents) under which the nominee took time away from research within 10 years of obtaining their terminal degree should be included.

These grants are available to all levels of trainees (undergraduates, graduate students, postdocs) and early career investigators and are intended to fund relatively inexpensive studies. These studies can support thesis development, collection of pilot data, proposals for early career extramural funding or completion of early career grants. The maximum that may be requested is $5,000.

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Topic areas: Life Sciences and Health, Education and Training.

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

Sleep Research Society Foundation Small Research Grant Program is administered by AASM Foundation (AASM), listed via AASM Foundation.