SRSF Small Research Grant

Overview

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).

Eligibility Criteria

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.

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  • 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