Behavioral Medicine Research Grant

Behavioral Medicine Research Grant is sponsored by Labfront in partnership with the Society of Behavioral Medicine (SBM). This grant welcomes behavioral medicine applicants from all career stages who are using wearable technology in their research.

Grants Supporting the Next Generation of Researchers Research grants for the next generation of researchers Supporting academic research is at the heart of our mission at Labfront. That's why our grant program aims to provide up-and-coming researchers with the funding they need to complete valuable studies that help contribute to the advancement of society.

Labfront + Partnership Grants Labfront and Partnership Grants Women's Health Research Award The underfunding of women’s health research has led to significant gaps in our understanding of women's health. Garmin Health’s goal in sponsoring this award is to promote equity in healthcare, advance medical knowledge, and help improve the health outcomes of women.

The awardee will be given: 5 x Garmin Smartwatch devices (value $750) 1 x Labfront Advanced package (value $1000) This award is open to all researchers (students included) researching or planning to research a topic in women's health using data from wearables. Abstract of research study (Apx. 500 words) Personal statement (Max.

200 words) March 8, 2023 - May 28, 2023 View more details and apply: Mid-Career Educator Award The American Physiological Society (APS) Teaching of Physiology Section Mid-Career Educator Award, made possible by our partner the American Physiological Society , honors a mid-career member who demonstrates excellence in physiology education through the use of innovative teaching or mentorship activities.

The awardee will be given: 1 x Labfront Advanced package (value $1250) Complimentary ticket to the Teaching of Physiology Section banquet Applicants must be a regular or affiliate APS member in good standing and be affiliated with the APS Teaching of Physiology Section. Applicants must have at least five years of teaching experience.

Statement on teaching methods and future goals View more details and apply on the APS website: Teaching of Physiology Section Labfront Mid-Career Educator Award Our commitment to scientific innovation and education motivated us to sponsor an award with our partner , The American Physiological Society .

The APS Teaching of Physiology Section Labfront Mid-Career Educator Award recognizes a mid-career member who demonstrates excellence in physiology education through the use of innovative teaching or mentorship activities. The award includes a $500 honorarium, an award plaque and one-year access to a Labfront Advanced account. Get Notified About Future Grant Opportunities We hope to continue adding more grants to support researchers.

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Contact us to register your institution and access exclusive Labfront grants. Register your institution With diabetes affecting over 500 million people globally, we're focused on closing the gap between wearable technology and actionable research. Supported by Garmin Health , the EMEA & AMERICAS Diabetes Research Grant provides investigators with the tools to advance diabetes studies through Garmin wearable data.

Digital biomarkers for monitoring metabolic health in cancer survivors Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Wearable-enabled pilot to optimize walking prescriptions for diabetes prevention Feasibility of sleep extension for reducing diabetes risk University of South Carolina Wearable extension of a T1D autonomic neuropathy study Chronobiological dynamics of T2D in minority ethnic groups 2025 Labfront Sleep Research Grant for Trainees The 2025 Labfront Sleep Research Grant for Trainees, supporting researchers who use consumer wearables to advance our understanding of sleep and health.

Labfront’s actigraphy solution helps capture high-quality sleep data and digital biomarkers like beat-to-beat interval (BBI) data for deriving heart rate variability (HRV).

Measuring the settling-down period of autistic children Tracking sleep in 200-mile ultramarathons Actigraphy-based assessment of sleep & suicide risk in hospitalized youth Sleep health in families of adolescents with Down syndrome University of Pennsylvania Sleep and recovery in firefighters 2025 Women’s Health Research Grant The 2025 Women’s Health Research Grant is a global initiative supporting innovative studies that use wearable technology to advance understanding of women’s health.

Each researcher will receive five Garmin wearables and access to Labfront’s platform to turn physiological data into actionable insight.

Physical activity, mental health, & body image in female college students Texas Christian University Optimising preconception health University College London Dynamic associations between vasomotor symptoms, mood, & physiological markers Massachusetts General Hospital Wilfrid Laurier University 2025 Labfront x SRSF Sleep Research Grant The 2025 Labfront x Sleep Research Society Foundation ( SRSF ) Sleep Research Grant supports researchers using consumer wearables to better understand and improve sleep health using Garmin actigraphy.

Each awardee received three Garmin vívosmart®5 devices, a one-year Labfront Advanced account, and the Labfront Actigraphy Duo analytics package , totaling a value of approximately $3,950 USD.

Sleep regularity & associations with EMA of anxiety in undergraduates Impact of sleep fragmentation on BPV & HRV Nighttime synchrony of your nutrition & circadian health (N-SYNC) Sleep Research Grant with Garmin Actigraphy This grant supports researchers dedicated to uncovering the critical role of sleep in health and well-being using Garmin actigraphy .

Each awardee received a free Labfront Advanced account, a Labfront actigraphy analytics package , and five Garmin vívosmart®5 devices. The winning projects investigate how sleep affects health across different life stages, from reducing harm from late-night media use to understanding sleep’s impact on stress, child development, and metabolic health.

Gaming, the media environment, & restful sleep State University of New York (SUNY) at Brockport Advancing early life sleep research Columbia University Irving Medical Center Tracking sleep & health risks in care homes National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) Parent-child sleep dynamics Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour Women's Cardiac Health Research Grant This grant supports research into the overlooked issue of gender disparities in heart disease treatment and diagnosis.

Each awardee received a free Labfront Advanced account and five Movesense sensors. The awardees present a range of impactful studies, including the use of wearable tech and CBT for treating stress and hypertension, examining cardiovascular control and activity in women with Parkinson's, the impact of menstrual cycles on female athletes' wellbeing, and the correlation between physical activity, chronotypes, and HRV during menopause.

Wearable tech & CBT for stress and hypertension University of Rochester Medical Center Cardiovascular control & activity in women with Parkinsons Universidad Católica del Maule Menstrual cycles & female soccer athletes wellbeing Physical activity, chronotypes, & HRV during menopause transition Universidad Autónoma de Baja California Mental Health Research Grant This grant honors innovative research in mental health using wearables.

Each awardee received a free Labfront Advanced account and five vívosmart®5 devices. This year's winners present diverse projects, including the impact of physical activity on depression, wearable-based mental health assessment in healthcare workers, the psychological effects of family trauma, personalizing mental wellness through tech, and monitoring mental health in patients after medical procedures.

Parental psychophysiology in sibling sexual trauma Hebrew University of Jerusalem Physical activity for treatment-resistant depression Wearables in healthcare workers mental health Machine learning for personalized mental wellness Mental health post-ostomy in IBD patients Women's Health Research Award Sponsored by Garmin Health, five researchers worldwide were each awarded with a free Labfront Advanced account and five vívosmart®5 devices.

We are pleased to assist these scientists' studies on a variety of female health conditions, including menstruation, menopause, pregnancy, nursing, heart disease, and metabolic disorders. Visit Garmin's news page to learn more.

Cardiac variation and dysmenorrhea University Center of Lavras Multiple Risk Factor Trial (MS.FIT) Post-menopause exercise and cancer Past trauma and breastfeeding Hebrew University of Jerusalem Trinity Western University APS Mid-Career Educator Award The American Physiological Society (APS) Teaching of Physiology Section Mid-Career Educator Award, made possible by our partner the American Physiological Society , honors a mid-career member who demonstrates excellence in physiology education through the use of innovative teaching or mentorship activities.

Awardee Cynthia J. Metz, Ph. D was given a $500 honorarium, Labfront Advanced plan and an award plaque.

APS Mid-Career Educator Award 2023 Graduate Student Research Grant PhD candidate Julia Gervasio at Toronto Metropolitan University was awarded our graduate research grant for her pioneering study on Bulimia Nervosa (BN). With the support of a $250 honorarium, free Labfront Advanced account and 5 vívosmart®5 devices, she aims to shed light on potential intervention strategies to augment current treatments for BN.

Individual differences in HRV as a proxy for vagal nerve activation in bulimia nervosa Toronto Metropolitan University Undergraduate Research Grant We were thrilled to award a diverse group of undergraduate students with this grant. Congratulations to Megan Chen and Thinh Huynh for their winning submissions, and to all the other applicants awarded a Garmin device and free access to our Labfront platform.

We're proud to support these young and ambitious students and can't wait to see the impact of their research. HRV and sleep as predictors of recovery from depression in adolescents Biometric measures during neurocognitive and balance assessments in adults with Parkinsons Disease Each of the three summer research grantees received $1000, 10 Garmin wearables and a Labfront Advanced account.

Digital phenotypes & cognitive correlates in older adults HRV analysis during postural transitions Frequently Asked Questions We're here to help answer any questions you have about our grant initiatives. You can visit our Help Center for more resources, or email us at hello@labfront. com .

Do you offer any privacy and security information for IRBs? Yes, we sure do and we've passed all IRBs since we've been active. You can find our supporting documentation for IRB in this article .

Who owns the physiological data collected from participants? You own your data and we do not access it. Our privacy and security policies are very strict (including not accessing your project data), these standard policies are usually enough to support grant applications, but we can provide additional guidance or information if needed.

What is included in the Advanced plan? The Advanced plan gives you access to our full range of metrics, including high-resolution data, with no caps on data quantity. Remotely collect wearable, survey and event tracking data from your participants.

All participant data is neatly organized and exported into CSV files. *Analytics services are not included but can be added on for an additional fee. Labfront is a research platform that streamlines data collection and analysis using wearable sensors.

Do applicants need to be enrolled in a U.S. institution? No, applicants can be from anywhere in the world. Can an advisor submit an application on a student's behalf?

The grants are designed to be run by a student with the help of an advisor/professor. They should submit the grant themselves but one of our criteria is a strong letter of recommendation. “Now, more than ever, we need tools like Labfront that can help researchers take their research and data collection virtual.

” Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School “The Labfront team was extremely responsive to our requests and made every effort to accommodate our unique needs. ” Senior Lecturer of Psychology, Bar Ilan University "Labfront's analysts understood our needs as researchers and saved us weeks of work when they prepared our datasets for analysis."

Bryan Edwards, Professor, Joe Synar Chair Management Department, Oklahoma State University “The physiological data really helped provide deeper insights. We recommend Labfront and will definitely be using it again! ” Professor of Business, Clemson University