American Board of Sleep Medicine Junior Faculty Research Award

The American Sleep Medicine Foundation (ASMF) is pleased to announce the 2012 grant cycle for the American Board of Sleep Medicine (ABSM) Junior Faculty Research Award. Physicians (MD or DO) who are certified in sleep medicine by the American Board of Sleep Medicine of by a member board of the American Board of Medical Specialties, and are within 10 years post sleep medicine fellowship and who hold faculty appointments are eligible to apply for this award. The awards will include research expenses such as salary support, supplies and overhead for the awardees.

Through this award, the ASMF aims to assist new faculty in the development of a career in academic sleep medicine. The ASMF will award a grant of $50,000 spread over two years to one applicant per year. The host institution must not have received funding for an ABSM Junior Faculty Research Award within two years of the application in order to be considered for this award. The award recipient will be recognized at SLEEP 2012.

A grant review committee appointed by the ASMF Executive Board will evaluate the proposals to determine the award recipients. Review will be based on the quality of the scientific proposal, the potential contribution of this work to the academic development of the institution, as well as to the development of the applicant’s academic career in sleep medicine, and the degree of institutional material support of the applicant’s research career development in sleep that is evident in the application.

Download ASMF Junior Faculty Research Award application

Candidates must complete the application process before October 17, 2011. The final decision of ABSM Junior Faculty Research awardees will be made by February 10, 2012.

For questions about the ABSM Junior Faculty Research Award or other ASMF inquires, please contact Lisa Wallis, ASMF Coordinator at 630-737-9700 or lwallis@aasmnet.org.