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AASM Strategic Research Grant

American Academy of Sleep Medicine Foundation

The AASM Foundation is committed to improving patient-centered diagnosis and care for all people with sleep disorders. To ensure that there is a continued advancement in effective diagnosis and care of people with sleep disorders, the AASM Foundation provides research funding through the Strategic Research Grant. This grant is investigator-initiated and supports high-impact research projects aimed at addressing gaps in knowledge that impact the ability to provide optimal, patient-centered, cost-effective diagnosis and care for people with sleep disorders.

Funding Information

The Strategic Research Grant program is organized into three categories to allow flexibility and a range of funding opportunities to potential applicants:

Category I is for those applicants seeking funding for projects up to $250,000 and covers a project period of up to three years.
Category II is for those applicants seeking funding for projects up to $100,000 and covers a project period of up to two years.
Category III is for those applicants seeking funding for projects up to $50,000 and covers a project period of up to one year.

There are no restrictions on the distribution of expenses, however, indirect costs are capped at 8%. The grant is executed as a contract between the AASM Foundation and the grantee’s institution. A sample contract is available here.

This AASM Foundation research grant is supported by AASM Foundation general funds and the Hypersomnia Foundation.

AI Based Application Success Predictor

First, some relevant features of AASM Foundation’s grant programs:

They fund career development, sleep and circadian science, clinical training, community initiatives.

They have specific grant types like Bridge to Success (for early-career investigators who applied for but did not get funded large federal/career development grants)

Also “Focused Projects Grant for Junior Investigators,” “Physician-Scientist Training Grant,” “Junior Faculty Grant,” etc.

They expect deliverables like publication, conference abstracts (e.g. submission to SLEEP meeting) in many cases.

Predictors of Success: What Past Recipients Tend to Share

From examining past AASM Foundation-funded projects (2020-2023, etc.), here are recurring predictors of success:

Early-/Junior-Career Status with Proposition for Independence
Many recipients are in early faculty or junior researcher roles. They often are transitioning toward independent research, or are trying to build up preliminary data for larger grants. For example, Bridge to Success grants are explicitly for those who applied for a federal K-award or equivalent but did not get funding.

Strong Mentorship & Institutional Support
Successful applications often show strong mentorship plans or backing by their institutions—this helps in applications for resubmissions, methods work, or clinical work. Having access to data sources or cohorts also appears beneficial. e.g. multiple projects using large cohorts, leveraging institutional registries or imaging labs.

Relevant, Often Translational or Mechanistic Sleep Science Questions
Grants often propose projects that are mechanistic (biomarkers, physiology, circadian rhythm), or translational (how sleep/circadian dysfunction relates to disease), or public health / population health oriented (health disparities, comorbidities). Eg: studies linking sleep to vascular inflammation or diet timing, or sleep fragmentation in Hispanic populations.

Well-Defined, Feasible Projects with Clear Deliverables
Projects tend to have clearly defined aims, often with measurable outcomes, and often plans for publication or presentation. Also, many grants are pilot or proof-of-concept / feasibility so that they can produce data to support larger future grants.

Bridge Funding / Resubmission Intent
AASM Foundation supports people who have tried obtaining larger external (often federal) funding and need resources to revise/resubmit. People who are in that “bridge” moment often are successful.

Focus on Sleep or Circadian Science with Health Relevance
The science tends to tie into human health outcomes: sleep apnea, metabolic disease, obesity, cardiovascular disease, mental health, risk in specific populations (pregnancy, pediatrics). Projects that address gaps or underserved populations also appear.

Use of Modern or Emerging Methodologies
Many grants use newer tools — e.g. actigraphy, machine learning, imaging, big datasets, circadian rhythm measurements (biomarkers), wearable technologies. Showing methodological sophistication helps.

Geographic & Community Health Relevance / Health Disparities
Some funded projects explicitly focus on sleep health in minority or underserved populations (Hispanics, immigrants, etc.), or on community outreach and sleep education or health equity.

What Makes a Strong AASM Foundation Application (Based on These Predictors)

Putting together the above, here are features you could build in to increase success chances:

Be early-career, or mid-career but with strong reasons for needing a bridge award (e.g. missed a federal funding cycle).

Show mentorship plan and institutional support (facilities, data, collaborator access).

Define a clear research question that is relevant to human sleep health or disease, and preferably translational.

Use modern tools / datasets / cohorts where possible.

If possible, align with health disparities or underserved communities (which seems increasingly emphasized).

Plan explicitly for deliverables — e.g. publications, abstracts, presentations.

If applying for a bridge grant, show how this grant will directly feed into improving and resubmitting a larger federal grant.

Specialties

General Medicine

Sleep Medicine

Others

Eligibility Requirements

The following individuals are eligible to apply:

Sleep scientists with a master’s level degree (MA, MS, MSN, MPH, or equivalent) or higher (MD, DO, DDS, DMD, DNP, DNSc, PharmD, PhD, or equivalent) are eligible to apply.
International applicants, who meet all the eligibility criteria and whose sponsoring organization can accept the payment of grant funds in U.S. dollars, are eligible to apply.

Ineligibility

The following individuals are not eligible to apply:

Individuals who have a financial conflict of interest or have the potential to incur significant financial benefit from the proposed work and beyond the work itself are not eligible to apply.
Current AASM and AASM Foundation Board of Directors members are not eligible to apply and cannot be listed as a PI, co-PI, key personnel, mentor (paid or unpaid) or paid consultant for one year after their term ends.

Note: In rare instances, AASM and AASM Foundation Board members may serve as unpaid consultants on an application, however, this requires Executive Committee approval prior to submitting the application.

Individuals and organizations located in, or operating from, countries subject to U.S. Office of Foreign Assets Control sanctions are not eligible to receive AASM Foundation funding.

Eligible Countries:

United States

Sponsor Details

Sponsor Institute/Organizations: American Academy of Sleep Medicine Foundation

Sponsor Type: Corporate/Non-Profit

Address: 2510 North Frontage Road Darien, IL 60561

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