BBRF Young Investigator Grants

The BBRF Young Investigator Grants provide early-career researchers with pilot funding to launch independent research careers in neuroscience and psychiatry. Grants award up to $35,000 per year for two years (totaling $70,000) to enable investigators to extend fellowship training or begin independent faculty research. The program aims to help researchers gather pilot data for larger grants and has funded investigators worldwide since 1987. Applications are submitted via an online grant portal and follow annual deadlines.

Research grant funding: up to $35,000 per year for two years (total $70,000) to support pilot research and early independent research activities.

Promising investigators seeking to extend research fellowship training or to begin careers as independent research faculty in neuroscience and psychiatry.

Submit an online application through the BBRF grant portal; application period for 2026 ran from 2026-02-04 to 2026-03-04. Application guidelines and resources are provided on the BBRF site.