Bridge to Success Grant for Early Career Investigators

The Bridge to Success Grant for Early Career Investigators offers essential funding of up to $100,000 for one year to early career scientists in sleep and circadian research. This program is designed for applicants who need support to revise and resubmit their career development grant applications that were not previously funded. Eligible individuals include those with professional degrees and who have applied for relevant multi-year grants. The program aims to keep promising researchers engaged in this vital field.

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.
Funding
The Bridge to Success Grant for Early Career Investigators provides funds for one year 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. A sample contract is available here.

Eligibility

The following individuals are eligible to apply:Individuals with a MD, DO, DDS, DMD, DNP, DNSc, PharmD, PhD, or equivalent professional degreeIndividuals 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.US and international applicants 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.Individuals and organizations located in, or operating from, countries subject to U.S. Office of Foreign Assets Control sanctionsare not eligible to receive AASM Foundation funding.