CHEST Research Grant in Sleep Medicine

• CHEST membership is required at the time of application.
• Applicants must be licensed physicians. Physicians-in-training (residents or fellows), other health care professionals, or clinical researchers with relevant experience will also be accepted.
  • Although applicants may be at later career stages, special consideration will be given to young investigators and applicants in early stages of their career.
  • “Young Investigators” and “Early Career” are defined as residents/fellows/other health care researchers with relevant experience or practicing physicians who have completed their post-graduate training within the last 7 years.
• Teams are encouraged to apply but must have a representative to serve as the Principal Investigator (PI) who will apply as an individual and will receive recognition, if awarded.
• Institutional review board approval must be sought/received for all projects to ensure protection of subjects.
• Not-for-profit organizations and institutions are eligible to apply.

The following individuals are not eligible to apply for CHEST-supported grants:

• Active CHEST grantees, including those with active no cost extension (NCE) requests
• Members of the CHEST Board of Regents or Board of Advisors, as well as their family members

• Applications and application components (including attachments) must be submitted in English.
• Applications and all required documents must be submitted prior to the deadline via the Grants Management System for consideration.
• No emailed or mailed proposals will be accepted.
• Current members of the CHEST Board of Regents or Board of Advisors are not permitted to write letters of support.

Application components to be addressed within the Grants Management System:

• Research plan (≤750 words for each question and component below)
  • Background/Importance
  • Hypothesis/Aims
  • Research Approach – include methods, protocols, expected outcomes, statistical analysis
  • Investigative Team and Research Environment
  • Challenges and Solutions
• Community Impact (≤750 words for each question and component below)
  • Community Identity
  • Community Needs
  • Community Impact
• Project Timeline (≤750 words)
• Lay abstract (≤300 words)

Required document uploads:

• Bibliography supporting project research
• Budget (download the budget template)
• Current curriculum vitae – NIH biosketch or general cv accepted
• Two support letters
  • Note: Current members of the CHEST Board of Regents or Board of Advisors are not permitted to write letters of support.
  • One from your institution
  • Young Investigator or Early Career – One from your supervisor or mentor
    • “Young Investigators” and “Early Career” are defined as residents/fellows/other health care researchers with relevant experience or practicing physicians who have completed their post-graduate training within the last 7 years.
  • Later career stages – One from senior staff to whom you report
• Human Subjects Involvement
  • IRB status – IRB approval must be acquired no later than 3 months after receiving grant award.
    • CHEST may rescind award if grantee does not receive IRB approval within 3 months of award.
• Current W9 for your institution or equivalent international W8BEN

• Higher-level translational research project preferred (T1-T5); basic (cellular or animal) research projects will not be considered. [See Translational Research Definitions]
• Only direct costs will be allowed. Indirect costs are not allowed.
  • PI salaries will not be supported. For a complete list of budget allowances, please see the FAQs.
• It is viewed favorably for the application to indicate institutional commitment to the project and to include fiscal support in addition to the grant funds being sought.

Requirements Once Funded

• Provide interim progress reports as requested.
• Provide final written report on the project addressing research and results 90 days after programs end (December of that calendar year).
• Provide final budget reconciliation of project funds.
• Submit the results from your project to the CHEST Annual Meeting for presentation within a year following grant completion.
• Maintain CHEST membership for the duration of the grant project, including NCE requests.

Expectations Once Funded

• Become active in supporting CHEST's philanthropic efforts, from sharing your story to help attract future grant applications, to volunteering your time to support CHEST activities.
• Join and participate in a CHEST Network closely related to grant project focus.