Successful Sleep and Circadian Grants supported by COBRAS
PI: Caroline Hoyniak, PhD
Grant Type: K23
Funding Agency: NIMH
Title: Sleep Disturbances and Circadian Misalignment as Potential Markers of Early Childhood Depression
Dates: 7/01/2021 – 06/30/2026
PI: Krystof Bankiewicz, MD PhD and Toni Pearson, MD
Grant Type: U01
Funding Agency: NIH
Title: A Safety and Efficacy Study of AAV2-hAADC Deficiency
Dates: 08/31/2021 – 08/31/2026
PI: Ben Palanca, MD PhD
Grant Type: U01
Funding Agency: NIH
Title: Slow Wave Induction by Propofol to Eliminate Depression (SWIPED) Trial
Dates: 01/14/2021 – 12/01/2026
Funding Opportunities
American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) Award Applications Opening Soon!
American Board of Sleep Medicine Junior Faculty Award
$100,000 for two years.
Supports early career physician scientists with faculty appointments who are committed to academic careers by providing funding for mentored research projects in basic, translational, clinical or population sleep and circadian science.
Applications Open: May 2, 2022
Bridge to Success Award for Early Career Investigators
$100,000 for one year.
Provides ‘bridge’ funding to promising early-career sleep scientists who have applied for a career development award such as a K-award grant from the NIH, a Career Development Award from the VA, or an equivalent career development grant from another federal or non-federal entity.
Applications Open: May 2, 2022
Bridge to Success Award for Mid-Career Senior Investigators
$100,000 for one year.
Targeted to mid-level and senior investigators in sleep and circadian science research who need ‘bridge’ funding while re-applying for research support.
Applications Open: May 2, 2022
Focused Projects Award for Junior Investigators
$40,000 for one year.
Provides seed funding for mentored research projects in an effort to jumpstart an early career investigator’s research career in basic, translational, clinical or population sleep and circadian science.
Applications Open: May 2, 2022
Focused Projects Award for Junior Investigators – Insomnia Biomarkers
$50,000 for 18 months.
Supports mentored projects that will identify, evaluate and/or validate biomarkers to support insomnia (disorder) differential diagnosis and clinical treatment response. This award is supported by Eisai, Inc.
Applications Open: May 2, 2022
Focused Projects Award for Junior Investigators – National Sleep Research Resource
$40,000 for one year.
Supports mentored projects that will use the National Sleep Research Resource (NIH/NHLBI Grant Number HL114473) and address one or more important unanswered scientific questions related to sleep and/or sleep disorders.
Applications Open: May 2, 2022
Physician Scientist Training Award
$100,000 for one year.
Supports outstanding sleep medicine physicians by providing them the opportunity of a protected research training experience for a mentored research project in basic, translational, clinical or population sleep and circadian science upon completion of their clinical training.
Applications Open: May 2, 2022
Wellcome Trust- Mental Health Award
This award will fund teams researching the interdependent roles of sleep and circadian rhythm disruptions in the development and resolution of anxiety, depression and/or psychosis.
Funding: £3M (total over 5 years) (US institutions are eligible).
Application Deadline: 10/19/22 – Preliminary questions may be submitted to Wellcome by 9/5, then they will have a prerecorded informational webinar on 9/13.
Indirect Costs are capped at 15% (of direct costs).
While there is not an institutional limit on proposals, collaborative teams are encouraged.
There is an institutional approval component in the application portal, so faculty interested in applying should loop in their department grant administrators and contact the Corporate & Foundation Relations Office (daniel.jaschek@wustl.edu).
Sleep Research Society Foundation Career Development Award
The goal of these mentored awards is to invest in promising early career researchers and assist with their transition into independence as junior investigators. The SRSF expects to fund up to four awards and each award will be funded up to $50,000 for one year of support.
Hope Center/ICTS JIT Funding Opportunity
To complement the current Just-in-Time (JIT) funding program from the Institute of Clinical and Translational Sciences (ICTS), the Hope Center offers JIT funding up to $10,000 for proposals with a genetics/genomics approach.
American Academy of Sleep Medicine
The AASM offers a variety of Research Awards, including Career Development Awards, Investigator-Initiated Awards, Research Supplements, and Joint Research Awards.
American Academy of Neurology
The AAN is committed to making a difference in the lives of researchers who are committed to making a difference in the lives of patients with brain disease. Apply for one of the many available opportunities for all types of research across all career levels and discovery stages.
Washington University KL2 Career Development Award
The KL2 Career Development Awards Program provides high-quality, multidisciplinary training in clinical and translational research to promote the career development of future clinical investigators.
Washington University Training Grants
There are numerous opportunities for specialized training at Washington University.