BBRF Young Investigator Grant
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The BBRF Young Investigator Grant provides support for the most promising young scientists conducting neurobiological research. Two-year awards up to $70,000, or $35,000 per year are provided to enable promising investigators to either extend research fellowship training or begin careers as independent research faculty. Basic and/or clinical investigators are supported, but research must be relevant to serious brain and behavior disorders such as schizophrenia, mood disorders, anxiety disorders or child and adolescent mental illnesses.
WHEN TO APPLY?
The application period for the 2020 BBRF Young Investigator Grant is now closed. Thank you for applying. To be notified of future application periods, please join our email list.
GRANT GUIDELINES
- Application guidelines (subject to change)
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BBRF Independent Investigator Grant
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The BBRF Independent Investigator Grant provides support for investigators during the critical period between the initiation of research and the receipt of sustained funding. A two-year grant up to $100,000 or $50,000 per year is provided to scientists at the associate professor level or equivalent who are clearly independent and have won national competitive support as a principal investigator. Please note that an assistant professor who is a principal investigator on a NIH R01 grant is now eligible for the BBRF Independent Investigator Grant. Basic and/or clinical investigators are supported, but research must be relevant to schizophrenia, major affective disorders, or other serious mental illnesses. The program is intended to facilitate innovative research opportunities.
WHEN TO APPLY?
We are in the process of determining the acceptance period for the BBRF Independent Investigator Grant applications. Please join our email list and visit our website for updates or additional information in the upcoming months.
GRANT GUIDELINES
*Subject to change
GRANT AMOUNT
Up to $100,000 for two year
Up to $50,000 for one year
BBRF Distinguished Investigator Grant
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The BBRF Distinguished Investigator Grant provides support for experienced investigators (full professor or equivalent) conducting neurobiological and behavioral research. A one-year grant of $100,000 is provided for established scientists pursuing innovative projects in diverse areas of neurobiological research. Areas of particular interest to the Scientific Council's Selection Committee include patient populations with unique or unusual characteristics and central nervous system developments.
WHEN TO APPLY?
We are in the process of determining the acceptance period for the BBRF Distinguished Investigator Grant applications. Please join our email list and visit our website for updates or additional information in the upcoming months.
GRANT GUIDELINES
GRANT AMOUNT
$100,000 for one year
