SRSF Mentored Collaboration Grant
The application period for this year’s award closed on February 28, 2023.
The goal of the SRSF Mentored Collaboration Grant is to link trainees with limited sleep/circadian mentoring options in their chosen field of interest to mentors that can provide rich, face-to-face opportunities in state-of-the-art research techniques and methods. The mentor-mentee relationship should extend beyond the face-to-face portion and, as appropriate, include career guidance via ongoing phone or web-based meetings over the course of the funded year. We strongly encourage all mentor-mentee pairs to develop a research product such as an abstract for the SLEEP Meeting, manuscript, and/or grant proposal. These opportunities may be in the United States or abroad as long as both participants are active SRS Members.
Scope of Support
The program is intended to grow the field of sleep researchers by offering support for new training and mentorship to investigators at an early stage in their career. Up to two awards of <$3,500 will be given annually for travel-related expenses. Fewer awards could be given depending on available funds and quality of applications. It is understood that the mentor will participate at no cost to this program. All early stage investigators are eligible to apply, including graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, interns, residents, and assistant professors (or similar career stages).
Duration
The duration of the award is one year, with a minimum of one-week on-site with the mentor and expected to continue via phone or video contact at least monthly. At the end of the year, all awardees must submit a final report that details whether training goals were met and progress toward collaborative research products (conference abstracts, grant proposals, and/or manuscripts).
Application
To apply for a 2023 Mentored Collaboration Grant, applicants must complete the online application* which includes a letter of support from the mentor and a plan for mentorship activities (written by mentee in consultation with the mentor).
SRSF Mentored Collaboration Grant Eligibility Checklist:
Mentee and Mentor must be and remain active SRS Members.
Mentee should be an SRS trainee or early career member at the post-undergraduate level (i.e., graduate students, postdocs, interns, residents, and fellows). Consideration will be given to regular members early in their careers.
Mentor letter, including potential for collaborative research products, as indicated on application.
Mentee intent/plans, goals for research products and budget.
A completed application.
If applicable, applicant must provide Visa documentation for travel to the intended mentor’s lab.
Mentee final report at end of one year, describe tangible results and progress toward research products in relation to the intent, plans, and goals stated in the application.
2020 Award Recipients
Janet Cheung – The University of Sydney, Australia
Cassandra Godzik-Dziobek – Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center and Dartmouth College
Misol Kwon – University of Buffalo
Po-Yang Tsou, MD – Driscoll Children’s Hospital
2019 Award Recipients
Sammy S. Dhaliwal, MSc, MS – The George Washington University
Remington Mallett – University of Texas at Austin
Oluwatosin Olorunmoteni – Obafemi Awolowo University
Darian Sidebottom – Washington State University
2018 Award Recipients
Samantha Riedy – Washington State University
Stephen Thankachan, PhD – Harvard Medical School