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How to Do CAP Research Workshop Series: A DEI Initiative

The “How to do CAP research: A DEI initiative” workshop series, sponsored by AACAP’s Abramson Fund, aims to support individuals at all career stages interested in CAP research, and to foster the incorporation of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) principles in research endeavors.

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AACAP Research Awards Portfolio

  • AACAP Leatherman-Drell-Ritvo Fund Grant Award
  • AACAP Drs. Gabrielle and Harold Carlson Psychopharmacology Research Award
  • AACAP Elaine Schlosser Lewis Award in Attention Deficit Disorder
  • AACAP Jeanne Spurlock, MD, Research Fellowship in Substance Use Disorders for Minority Medical Students
  • AACAP Junior Investigator Award
  • AACAP Norbert and Charlotte Rieger Award in Scientific Excellence
  • AACAP Pilot Research Awards
  • AACAP Summer Medical Student Fellowship
  • Klingenstein Third Generation Foundation Award for Research in Depression or Suicide, supported by the Klingenstein Third Generation Foundation
  • NIDA-AACAP Resident Training Award in Substance Use Disorders

Please refer to the AACAP Honors Books for information on previous award recipients

Outside Funding/Award Opportunities

  • American Foundation for Suicide Prevention Research Grant Awards
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For more information, contact the Department of Research, Grants, and Workforce at 202-966-7300 or email research@aacap.org.

Letter of Support Requests

Through oversight from AACAP’s Research Committee, letters of support are oftentimes provided for AACAP member-led grant research proposals that are aligned with AACAP’s mission and research the clinical, pharmacological, training, or therapeutic aspects of child and adolescent psychiatry. 

If you are seeking a letter of support from AACAP, please complete the form and submit with a sample letter. All letters of support must be requested no later than 30 days before the grant submission deadline. A request for letter of support does not guarantee that one will be provided. Your request will be reviewed and only requests approved by the AACAP President will receive a letter of support.  

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