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Grants & Funding

American Foundation for Suicide Prevention

Published Date: May 08, 2008

Program Information

Program Name:
Pilot Grant Awards
Program URL:
http://www.afsp.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=home.viewPage&page_ID=0535FDA2-FA7D-AAE8-D7A9A6BCFFE3574B
Type of Scientists Funded:
Initial PhD Postdoc, Advanced PhD Postdoc, Initial MD Postdoc, Advanced MD Postdoc, Junior Faculty, Administrator, Senior Scientist/Faculty
Program Description:
The Foundation's Pilot Grants Program awards grants of up to $30,000 for one or two years for studies of the clinical, biological, or psychosocial aspects of suicide. These grants enable established investigators to pursue promising leads that emerge from their other investigations and help investigators to develop preliminary data for the submission of larger funding requests to granting agencies.

Public Contact Information

Name: Bethany Koestner
Title:
Organization: American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
Department:
Address: American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
120 Wall Street, 22nd Floor
New York, New York 10005
Phone: 888-333-2377
Fax:
E-mail: grants@afsp.org
Country: United States

Program Award Term and Application Process

  • Award Term Fixed or Variable?    Variable
  • Minimum Term    1  Year
  • Maximum Term    2  Years
  • Award Renewable?    Yes
  • Renewable term fixed or variable?    Variable
  • Minimum Term    1  Year
  • Maximum Term    2  Years
  • Does an individual or institution apply to the program?    Individual
  • Is there an application deadline?    Yes
  • Application deadline(s):
     06/15/2008

Program FUNDS

  • Stipend Information:

  • Annual stipend type:    Variable
  • Minimum:    $ 0
  • Maximum:    $ 30000

  • Research Allowance Information:

  • Annual research allowance type:    Not Applicable

  • Indirect Costs (Institutional Funds) Information:

  • Indirect costs type:    Not Applicable

  • Other Costs Information:

  • Other Costs type:    Not Applicable

Program Eligibility Requirements

Research Areas:
Biology, Clinical Research, Epidemiology, Genetics, Neuroscience, Pharmacology, Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences
Application by invitation or nomination only?
No
Are awards limited to specific groups?
None provided
Must applicants be U.S. citizens and/or permanent residents?
No
U.S. geographic limits?
No
International geographic limits?
No
Institutional limits?
Yes
Non-research activity allowed for postdoctoral and junior faculty awards?
No
If yes, specify at least one of the following: percentage time and activities allowed

Program competition information

  • Number of Applicants in Most Recent Competition Year:   
  • Number of Awards in Most Recent Competition Year:   
  • Institutional Award Rates   
    Category # Applicants # Awards
    Institutional Awards    
  • Awardee's subsequent careers/accomplishments tracked after end of term?    No
  • Total dollars awarded in the most recent competition year