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<div>The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
(http://www.afsp.org/) is the leading not-for-profit organization
dedicated to understanding and preventing suicide through research and
education and to reaching out to people with mood disorders and those
impacted by suicide.</div>
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<div>AFSP research grants support studies that aim to increase
understanding of the causes of suicide and factors related to suicide
risk, or to test treatments and other interventions designed to
prevent suicide. Investigators from all academic disciplines are
eligible to apply, and both basic science and applied research
projects will be considered, providing the study has an essential
focus on suicide or suicide prevention. AFSP grants are awarded for
one- or two-year periods.</div>
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<div>AFSP offers five types of research grants:</div>
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<div><font size="+1"><b>Distinguished Investigator Grants</b></font>
of up to $100,000 over two years are awarded to investigators at the
level of associate professor or higher with an established record of
research and publication on suicide.</div>
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<div><font size="+1"><b>Standard Research Grants</b></font> of up to
$75,000 over two years are awarded to individual investigators at any
level.</div>
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<div><font size="+1"><b>Young Investigator Grants</b></font> of up to
$85,000 over two years are awarded to investigators at the level of
assistant professor or lower. In addition to a maximum of $75,000 for
the investigator's research, these grants provide an additional
$10,000 ($5,000 per year) for an established suicide researcher who
will mentor the young investigator.</div>
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<div><font size="+1"><b>Postdoctoral Research Fellowships</b></font>
of up to $100,000 over two years are awarded to investigators who have
received a Ph.D., M.D., or other doctoral degree within the preceding
six years and have not had more than three years of fellowship
support. Fellows receive a progressive stipend of $42,000 in the first
year and $46,000 in the second, with an institutional allowance of
$6,000 per year.</div>
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<div><font size="+1"><b>Pilot Grants</b></font> of up to $30,000 over
one or two years are awarded to investigators at any level. These
grants provide seed money for new projects that have the potential to
lead to subsequent larger investigations.</div>
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<div><font size="+1"><b>NOTE: The Foundation does not reimburse the
sponsoring institution for any overhead or indirect costs associated
with any of its grants or fellowships.</b></font></div>
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<div>Visit the AFSP Web site for complete program information and
application instructions:
http://www.afsp.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=home.viewPage&page_ID=05<span
></span>35FDA2-FA7D-AAE8-D7A9A6BCFFE3574B</div>
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<div>Deadline: Applications are due on June 15, 2008.</div>
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Debra L. Martin, Programs Manager<br>
MIT<br>
Vice President for Research Office, 11-268<br>
77 Massachusetts Avenue<br>
Cambridge, MA 02139<br>
617-258-0310, 617-252-1003 (fax)<br>
debra@mit.edu</div>
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