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Expressió d'interès - Expression of interest

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Objectiu de la convocatòria
The YI Grant provides funding to enable promising investigators to either extend research fellowship training or begin careers as independent research faculty in psychiatric brain and behavior disorder research. The goal is to help early-career researchers establish themselves in neuroscience and psychiatry and generate pilot data to support applications for larger federal and university grants.
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The program aims to facilitate innovative research and supports basic, translational, and clinical investigators studying serious psychiatric disorders, including schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, mood and anxiety disorders, and early-onset brain and behavior disorders. Supported research includes neurobiological, psychobiological, and clinical studies, including qualitative research and projects generating preliminary data to explore new hypotheses.

Disorders such as autism, Alzheimer's disease, and Parkinson's disease are supported only when primary psychiatric disorders are included in the research design. Transdiagnostic approaches involving multiple disorders are encouraged.
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HMRIB and PSMAR staff who need more information should contact:
Research Grants and Contracts Office. C/ Doctor Aiguader, 88. 08003 Barcelona. Tel.: 93.316.04.00.
Carol Barnwell: [email protected] Ext.: 1670
Marta López: [email protected] Ext.: 1576
Júlia Vidal: [email protected] Ext.: 1736
Convocatòria (URL)
https://bbrfoundation.org/grants-prizes/bbrf-young-investigator-grants
Requisits
  • Applicants must have a doctoral level degree (e.g., M.D. with minimum PGY-IV training, PhD, PsyD, PharmD, etc.) and be employed in a research training or faculty research position. The YI Grant supports advanced post-doctoral fellows, instructors, and assistant professors (or equivalent).
  • Individuals who have served or are serving as principal investigators on an NIH R01 grant or equivalent (e.g., VA Merit Review grant), or those at the rank of associate professor or equivalent, are not eligible.
  • Applicants must have an on-site mentor or senior collaborator who is an established investigator in areas relevant to psychiatric disorders. The mentor/sponsor role is usually extensive for fellowship extensions (mentor) and advisory for applicants initiating independent research (sponsor).
  • Applicants may only apply three times for an initial YI Grant.
  • Applicants are eligible for a maximum of two YI Grants. Prior grantees who are still advanced post-doctoral fellows, instructors, or assistant professors may apply for a second grant, but grants cannot overlap in time.
  • Only one principal investigator is allowed per application.
    • Dotació
    $35,000 per year
    Durada
    2 years
    Documentació
  • Face sheet
  • Abstract
  • Applicant CV
  • Proposal
  • Research training/career plans
  • Budget
  • Mentor/Sponsor letter
  • Mentor CV – NIH biosketch
  • References
  • Collaborator letter
  • Institutional assurance letter
    • AVÍS IMPORTANT
    Applications must be submitted through the BBRF website by 11:59 PM (Eastern Time) on the deadline date.

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    Arxiu
    2026-bbrf-young-investigator-grant-application-guidelines.pdf