SRSF Small Research Grant Program

SRSF Small Research Grant Program is sponsored by Sleep Research Society Foundation (SRSF). The SRSF Small Research Grant Program provides seed funding for trainees and early career investigators in sleep and circadian research who may lack institutional resources or a sustained record of external funding. The grants aim to support training and research to enable individuals to apply for or complete career development grants.

Funds can be used for participant compensation, supplies, small equipment, lab tests, and research assistants.

SRSF Small Research Grant Program - Sleep Research Society SRSF Small Research Grant Program lynn 2026-06-30T11:58:09-05:00 SRSF Small Research Grant The SRSF Small Research Grant application portal is now open! Applications will be accepted through August 31st, 2026, at 11:59pm CT .

The goal of the SRSF Small Research Grant Program is to support the research of trainees and early career investigators who otherwise do not have the institutional resources to support new studies and/or do not have a sustained record of external funding.

The Small Research Grant Program is intended to provide seed funding to support training and research to ultimately allow individuals to successfully apply for or complete career development grants (e.g., K-awards). Funds may be used to compensate participants (online or in-person), purchase supplies, purchase small equipment, run lab tests and assays, and/or pay research assistants.

Funds may not be used for salary or travel to conferences, and no indirect costs will be granted to the awardee’s institution. Funding for some grantees is provided in partnership with the American Academy of Sleep Medicine Foundation (AASMF). Applicants must be a member in good standing of the Sleep Research Society, the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, or hold a dual membership.

The applicant must also be: registered in an undergraduate or graduate program, OR within 10 years of obtaining a terminal degree (e.g., PhD, MD, DO) and being at the Assistant Professor level (or equivalent) or earlier career stage at the submission deadline.

If the nominee is beyond 10 years of obtaining a terminal degree, a description of the circumstances (e.g., clinical training, maternity/paternity leave or care of dependents) under which the nominee took time away from research within 10 years of obtaining their terminal degree should be included.

These grants are available to all levels of trainees (undergraduates, graduate students, postdocs) and early career investigators and are intended to fund relatively inexpensive studies. These studies can support thesis development, collection of pilot data, proposals for early career extramural funding or completion of early career grants. The maximum that may be requested is $5,000.

Frequently Asked Questions When will applicants be notified of their application status? Applicants will be notified by November 30th, 2026 When is the Small Research Grant funding period? The funding period for the Small Research Grant is January – December 2027 Does the Small Research Grant require applicants to have an institutional affiliation in order to apply?

Yes, the SRSF does require institutional affiliation at the time of the grant submission and throughout the grant period. Are individuals who have completed their undergraduate degree and are in the process of applying to a graduate program eligible for the Small Research Grant? As long as an interested applicant can demonstrate they are actively applying for a graduate program, they are eligible to apply for the grant.

Can applicants submit their application past the August 31st deadline?

No, all applications must be submitted within the Reviewr grant portal by August 31st, 2026 at 11:59pm CDT Hazal Arpaci, MA – University of Iowa Priscilla Carmiol-Rodriguez, MS, MEd, BSN * – University of Washington Jesse Cook, PhD – University of Wisconsin, Madison Roberto De Luca, PhD – Harvard Medical School, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Chenlu Gao, PhD * – Massachusetts General Hospital KuangHua Guo, MD, PhD* – Northwestern University Shruti Kinkel-Ram, PhD – University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine Misol Kwon, PhD, RN – University of Pennsylvania Emerson Larios, MS – University of Texas at San Antonio Hannah Maybrier, PhD* – Northwestern University Alyssa Merbler, PhD – University of Minnesota Sara Pintwala, PhD – University of California, Davis – School of Medicine Audrey Stegman, BS – University of Utah Akshay Tangutur, MS* – Florida Atlantic University Shengzi Zeng, PhD – Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Jennifer Zhavoronokova, BS – University of Ottawa *Funding for this grant was provided in partnership with the American Academy of Sleep Medicine Foundation (AASMF).

Kathy Bonilla, BS – University of Redlands Alice Braga, PhD – University College London Sarah Izabel, BS – Stanford University Anat Kahan, PhD – The Hebrew University Gautam Narayan, BS* – University of California, Irvine Jessica Ogden, M. ClinPsych, M. Neuroscience – Monash University, Australia Aurore A.

Perrault, PhD – Woolcock Institute of Medical Research Lillian Skeiky, PhD – Uniformed Services University Rachel Walsh, MA – Massachusetts General Hospital Sam C. Walther, BS – University of South Carolina School of Medicine Rebecca Williams, MA – University of Alabama at Birmingham Jason L. Yu, MD* – Emory University *Funding for this grant was provided in partnership with the American Academy of Sleep Medicine Foundation (AASMF).

Syed Imran Ahmed, MBBS, MPH – Virginia Commonwealth University* Jeremy A. Bigalke, PhD – Baylor University Caroline Y. Doyle, PhD – University of Pittsburgh* Christina Giles, MD – University of Colorado Anschutz Medical* Emily Goldberg, M.

S. CCC-SLP – University of Pittsburgh Ashley Ingiosi, PhD – Ohio State University Monica R. Kelly, PhD – VA Greater Los Angeles Kathryn Kennedy – The University of Arizona Jennifer Mundt, PhD – Northwestern University Cassi Springfield, MS, MA – University of Southern Mississippi* Valerie Swisher – Pennsylvania State University* Brandon Toth – University of Michigan Bruna Visniauskas, PhD – Tulane University Jamie Walker, M.

A. , LPC – University of Arkansas* *Funding for this grant was provided in partnership with the American Academy of Sleep Medicine Foundation (AASMF).

Anuja Bandyopadhyay, MD – Indiana University School of Medicine Jamila Battle, MD – University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Amy Costa – University of Missouri Joshua Gonzalez, PhD – Oregon Health & Science University Ian Greenlund, PhD – Mayo Clinic Kathryn Harper, PhD – University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Courtney Kurinec, PhD – Washington State University Gonzalo Labarca, MD – Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School Madison Musich – University of Missouri-Columbia Frank Raven, PhD – University of Michigan Matthew Reid, PhD – Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Harry Smith, PhD – University of Bath Melanie Stearns, PhD – University of South Florida Lena Xiao, MD – The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto Andrée-Ann Baril, PhD – Douglas Mental Health Institute / McGill University Joshua Bock, PhD – Mayo Clinic Elissa Hoopes, PhD, ACSM-CEP – University of Delaware Alejandra Mondino, DVM, MSc – North Carolina State University Amrita Pal, PhD – University of California, Los Angeles Brandon Roberts, PhD – University of Massachusetts – Amherst Maria Ines Sotelo, PhD – University of Michigan Delainey Wescott, MS – University of Pittsburgh Charlie Zhong, PhD – University of Southern California Tony Cunningham, PhD – Boston College, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School Daniel S.

Joyce, PhD – University of Nevada, Reno Natalie Michael, PhD – The Quebec Heart and Lunch Institute Research Center Darlynn Rojo-Wissar – Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Bruno Saconi – University of Pennsylvania