Call for Applications: American Foundation for Suicide Prevention Research Grants - Faculty & Postdoc awards

[Debra L. Martin]

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.

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.

AFSP offers five types of research grants:

Distinguished Investigator Grants 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.

Standard Research Grants of up to $75,000 over two years are awarded 
to individual investigators at any level.

Young Investigator Grants 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.

Postdoctoral Research Fellowships 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.

Pilot Grants 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.

NOTE: The Foundation does not reimburse the sponsoring institution 
for any overhead or indirect costs associated with any of its grants 
or fellowships.

Visit the AFSP Web site for complete program information and 
application instructions: 
http://www.afsp.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=home.viewPage&page_ID=0535FDA2-FA7D-AAE8-D7A9A6BCFFE3574B

Deadline: Applications are due on June 15, 2008.

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Debra L. Martin, Programs Manager
MIT
Vice President for Research Office, 11-268
77 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge, MA  02139
617-258-0310, 617-252-1003 (fax)
debra at mit.edu
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