The Brain & Behavior Research Foundation lauches their NARSAD Young Investigator Grant to enable young promising investigators conducting neurobiological research to either extend their research fellowship training or to begin careers as independent research faculty. The program is intended to facilitate innovative research opportunities and supports basic, as well as translational and/or clinical investigators, however, research must be relevant to our understanding, treatment and prevention of serious psychiatric disorders such as schizophrenia, bipolar, mood and anxiety disorders, or early onset brain and behavior disorders.

Areas of interest: The Foundation is interested in supporting the full range of relevant neurobiological and psychobiological basic science, as well as, clinical grants which can include careful studies using qualitative research approaches or research generating preliminary data to explore a new hypothesis generated by clinical experience or large sample studies. Some possibilities include:

1. Support for an add-on study to identify a biomarker in the context of an ongoing clinical trial.

2. Determining if a computer-based cognitive or other remediation enhances effectiveness of a cognitive agents.

3. Proof of principle study in a few subjects to see if efficacy is detected with a new treatment.

4. Testing a novel hypothesis within an already established data set.

5. Research on productive work outcomes

Eligibility:

1. Applicants must have a doctoral level degree (e.g., M.D. with [minimum PGY-IV] training, Ph.D., Psy.D., Pharm.D., etc.) and already be employed in research training, or be in a faculty research position. The YI Grant is intended to support advanced post-doctoral fellows, instructors and assistant professors (or equivalent).

2. Applicants must have on-site mentor or senior collaborator who is an established investigator in areas relevant to psychiatric disorders.

3. Applicants may only apply twice for an initial YI Grant;

Funding scheme: The program offers up to $30,000 a year for up to 2-years projects.

The Foundation allows considerable flexibility in the use of funds: equipment, stipends, etc., are all acceptable as long as the support is in the service of the NARSAD Grant research project. Institutional overhead is not supported by this Program.

Official deadline for application: February 19, 2014 (11:59 P.M. ET)

Further information: HERE

Guidelines: HERE