Grants

Grant Opportunities

Center for Scientific Review's Early Career Reviewer (ECR) Program

The program aims to help early career scientists become more competitive as grant applicants through first-hand experience with peer review and to enrich and diversify Center for Scientific Review’s pool of trained reviewers.

K12 Massachusetts General Hospital Career Development Program in Substance Use and Addiction Research Fellowship

Mass General Hospital and Harvard Medical School are delighted to announce a new round of funding for post-doctoral clinician scientists and junior faculty (MD, PhD or equivalent) to receive support for training and career development in Substance Use and Addiction Medicine. Scholars will be sponsored for 2-3 years of salary, project support and intensive mentored research training and career development. Applications are now being accepted to start the program in July 2021. Applications from women and minorities are highly encouraged. Deadline for applications is November 13, 2020.

2021 The Paul Janssen Fellowship

The 2021 Paul Janssen Fellowship in Translational Neuroscience Research at Columbia University is awarded to an outstanding young investigator (MD or PhD) who is interested in conducting research in neuroscience as it relates to psychiatric disease and medicine. The recipient of the fellowship receives a stipend for up to two years and is assigned both a basic science mentor and a clinical investigator mentor from Columbia University. Application period: September 10 - November 9, 2020

Scholarships to Enhance and Empower Diversity (The SEED Fund)

The Scholarships to Enhance and Empower Diversity (SEED) fund is a perpetual fund developed to support the training and mentoring of the brightest trainees from diverse backgrounds who will impact future generations through neuroscience. It is part of the American Psychological Foundation (APF) Fund for Racial and Ethnic Diversity and is administered by the APA Minority Fellowship Program (MFP).

American Foundation for Suicide Prevention

Our research grants program seeks to: Encourage established investigators to undertake innovative approaches and explore new directions in suicide research; Encourage talented new investigators to enter the field of suicide research through grants that provide training support and mentoring; Provide seed money for pilot projects that show promise in opening up new areas of suicide research.

American Psychiatric Association: Research Colloquium for Junior Investigators

The Research Colloquium for Junior Investigators program is presented by APA in conjunction with the Committee on Research Training of the Council on Research. The purpose of the Research Colloquium is to provide guidance, mentorship and encouragement to young investigators in the early phases of their training. *The APA is sponsored in part by ACNP.

The Brain and Behavior Research Foundation (NARSAD)

Funds research regarding psychiatric disorders. Offers grants for researchers at a university or nonprofit research institution.

The Else Kröner Fresenius-Stiftung Foundation

The foundation was founded in 1983 by the entrepreneur Else Kröner, b. Fernau. The charitable Else Kröner-Fresenius-Foundation is dedicated to the promotion of medical research and supports medical-humanitarian projects.

The McKnight Foundation

Offers grants for neuroscience research as part of the McKnight Endowment Fund for Neuroscience.

Stanley Medical Research Institute

The Stanley Medical Research Institute (SMRI) is a nonprofit organization supporting research on the causes of, and treatments for, schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. Since it began in 1989, SMRI has supported more than $550 million in research in over 30 countries around the world.