Trainee Investigator Award

About this funding opportunity

Trainee Investigator AwardLynn Celmer2025-12-10T14:46:48+00:00 Trainee Investigator Award

Issue Date: September 17, 2025 Nomination Due Date: December 8, 2025 Award Selection Notification: March 27, 2026 Amount of Award: - 1st place: $1,000 - 3 honorable mentions: $500 each

The AASM Foundation is dedicated to advancing sleep science and fostering the next generation of sleep and circadian researchers. As part of this commitment, the Trainee Investigator Award has been transitioned from the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) to the AASM Foundation.

The Trainee Investigator Award recognizes an AASM Student/Resident Member who presents an outstanding research abstract at the SLEEP annual meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies (APSS). This award not only highlights exceptional research but also serves to encourage and nurture the professional growth of early-career investigators in sleep medicine. Funding Information

The Trainee Investigator Award provides the following to the selected award recipients: 1st Place: $1,000 3 honorable mentions: $500 each

This AASM Foundation award is supported by AASM Foundation general funds. Eligibility The following individuals are eligible to self-nominate: Undergraduate Student Graduate Student Master’s Student Medical Student, Preclinical Medical Student, Clinical Resident Fellow (sleep medicine) Fellow (non-sleep related) PhD Student Postdoctoral researchers Advanced Practice Provider Program Students (PA, NP, etc.) Allied Health Program Students (sleep technologist, respiratory therapist, etc.) International applicants, who meet all the eligibility criteria and can accept the payment of grant funds in U.S. dollars, are eligible to self-nominate. Ineligibility

The following individuals are NOT eligible to self-nominate: Current AASM and AASM Foundation Board of Directors members AASM Foundation Research Career Development Committee members Individuals located in, or operating from, countries subject to U.S. Office of Foreign Assets Control sanctions are not eligible to receive AASM Foundation funding Nomination Review Criteria and Process

The AASM Foundation Research Career Development Committee will evaluate and score all submitted nominations and select recipients for the award for AASM Foundation Executive Committee approval. Factors that will be taken into consideration include: Clarity: Is the abstract clear, well-organized, and easy to understand? Methodology: Are the research questions, methods, and results clearly presented and justified? Significance: Is the topic important, timely, and does it make a significant contribution to the field? Innovation: Is the work original, innovative, and does it offer new insights or approaches? Nomination Questions

Frequently asked questions for our grant programs can be found here.

We encourage potential applicants to contact us early in the nomination process with questions. Eligibility questions may need to be reviewed by a member of the AASM Foundation Executive Committee, so please allow for at least a 1-week response time for eligibility questions. For all other inquiries, please allow a minimum of two business days for a response. Please note that inquiries submitted two business days prior to a nomination deadline may not be answered in time.

Topic areas: Education and Training, Workforce Development, 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

Trainee Investigator Award is administered by AASM Foundation (AASM), listed via AASM Foundation.