KTGF Fellowship Programs Grant

The KTGF Fellowship Programs, funded by the Klingenstein Third Generation Foundation, offer $100,000 over two years to support post-doctoral and junior faculty research on ADHD and depression in children, particularly from low-income and under-resourced backgrounds. This initiative aims to foster promising early-career scientists while producing impactful research that benefits affected children and families. Applications are accepted from September 1 to December 15, with specific eligibility criteria outlined for candidates.

NOTE: Application portal opens annually on September 1 and closes on December 15. Please note the academic researcher must initiate the application process. Once the academic researcher has started the application, they may invite other people (e.g., development and administrative staff) to work on the request.
The Klingenstein Third Generation Foundation awards fellowship grants annually to outstanding post-doctoral or junior faculty candidates who are investigating the causes, prevention, and treatment of children and adolescents with ADHD or depression, especially those from low-income families and under-resourced communities, or other minoritized populations that may have limited supports and resources. The Fellowship supports two-year research projects that could lead to federal funding and other national research awards. The Foundation supports research that produces direct and tangible benefits to children and their families, while also supporting promising, early career scientists.
Funding
Each Fellowship award will be in the amount of $50,000 per year over a two-year period, for a total of $100,000 per grant.

Eligibility

The Foundation expects institutions to nominate post-doctorial investigators holding a Ph.D. and/or M.D. who have also completed all clinical training. Only candidates in departments of psychology, psychiatry, pediatrics, developmental pediatrics, social work, or public health who have been nominated by their Department Chair and who have a primary mentor for the project may apply for a fellowship. Department Chairs may nominate only one investigator for each of the two fellowship areas: ADHD and depression.We recommend that the primary mentor be on site; however, if additional expertise is required, off-site mentors may also be engaged. Investigators who have K awards or have applied for K awards will be considered provided the award (if it has been funded) does not overlap with the proposed project. Investigators who have not applied for K awards and hope to use a KTGF fellowship as a steppingstone to a K award or other funding are encouraged to apply.

Ineligibility

Applicants cannot apply for both a KTGF Fellowship and a Transformation of Mental Health Care grant in the same year.Investigators who have already received R01 awards from NIMH are not eligible to apply.