Open Call: Physician Scientist Training Grant Program

This grant provides protected time for physician-scientists to engage in a mentored research project, allowing them to build a track record of funding, become competitive for larger grants, and prepare for larger studies.

Focus Areas

• This request for applications for the Physician Scientist Training Grant 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.

Funding Information

• The Physician Scientist Training Grant provides funds for two years and can be for up to $100,000 per grant. There are no restrictions on the distribution of expenses, however, indirect costs are capped at 8%. The grant is a contract between the AASM Foundation and the grantee’s institution.

Eligibility Criteria

• The following individuals are eligible to apply:
  • Individuals with an MD, DO, or equivalent medical degree.
  • Individuals within 10 years of post-doctoral or clinical training or within 10 years of beginning their first faculty appointment.
  • US and international applicants are eligible to apply.

Ineligibility Criteria

• 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).
  • 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.
  • 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.

Review Criteria

• A grant review committee, appointed by the AASM Foundation Executive Committee, will evaluate and score all submitted applications. Factors that will be taken into consideration include:
  • Significance: Strong scientific premise of planned research in addressing important problems or critical barriers needed to progress the sleep medicine field.
  • Mentorship and Career Development: The planned mentorship and career development activities will facilitate the applicant’s success by filling gaps in their knowledge, skills, and abilities. The mentors and key personnel are well-suited to support the project and the applicant’s growth.
  • Approach: Planned research (overall strategy, methodology, and analyses) is scientifically sound, plan addresses protection of human subjects from research risks and inclusion/exclusion of individuals justified (if applicable).
  • Environment: Institutional support and availability of equipment and other physical resources for the planned research.

For more information, visit AASM Foundation.