Strategic Research Award

Funder: American Academy of Sleep Medicine Foundation (AASM Foundation)

Geographic Scope: United States and international

Award Amount: Up to $250,000 over 1-3 years (Category I); Category II up to $100,000; Category III up to $50,000

Focus Areas:

• Health services research and patient-oriented research in sleep medicine
• Improving outcomes for patients with sleep disorders
• Demonstrating the value of diagnosing and treating sleep disorders
• Telemedicine for sleep disorder evaluation and management
• Sleep health, circadian rhythm sleep-wake disorders, insomnia, hypersomnias
• Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) research
• Cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) delivery mechanisms

Program Goals:

• Foster high-quality research in sleep medicine
• Improve patient outcomes through evidence-based research
• Support research addressing unmet clinical needs in sleep medicine
• Demonstrate clinical and economic value of sleep medicine interventions

Organization Type: Eligible applicants include sleep scientists, physicians, and researchers at academic institutions

Contact Information:

• Phone: (630) 737-9700
• Email: foundation@aasm.org
• Address: 2510 North Frontage Road, Darien, IL 60561

Background: The AASM Foundation, established in 1998, is a 501(c)(3) charitable and scientific organization that has distributed more than $12 million in awards to support sleep research and education. Strategic Research Awards are a core component of their investigator-initiated grant portfolio.