AACAP Pilot Research Award for Junior Faculty and Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellows

Funding Agency:
American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP)

The AACAP Pilot Research Award for Early Career Faculty and Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellows offers $15,000 for child and adolescent psychiatry fellows and early career faculty who have an interest in beginning a career in child and adolescent psychiatry research.

Deadline: Apr. 1, 2024

Agency Website

Eligibility Requirements

  • Candidates must be board eligible/certified in child and adolescent psychiatry or enrolled in a child psychiatry residency or fellowship program.
  • Candidates must have a faculty appointment in an accredited medical school or be in a fully accredited child and adolescent psychiatry clinical research or training program.
  • At the time of application, candidates may not have more than two years of research experience following graduation from residency/fellowship training.
  • Candidates must not have any previous significant, individual research funding in the field of child and adolescent mental health. These include the following: NIMH/NIH funding (Small Grants, R-01) or similar foundation or industry research funding. Candidates who have received or are currently receiving "T32" funding support are eligible to apply.
  • Candidates must either be AACAP members or have a membership application pending (not paid by the award) and agree to submit a poster presentation on his or her research for AACAP’s 72nd Annual Meeting in Chicago, IL, October 20-25, 2025.

Amount

$15,000

Funding Type

Award

Eligibility

Junior Faculty
Medical Fellow/Resident

Category

Medical
Medical - Clinical Science

External Deadline

April 1, 2024