AACAP Research Programs and Resources

AACAP’s Annual Meeting Scientific Proceedings

• 2023
• 2022
• 2021
• 2020
• 2019
• 2018
• 2017
• 2016

AACAP’s Research Committee

• Research Committee Charge
• Annual Report of the AACAP Research Committee
  • 2023
  • 2022
  • 2021
  • 2019
  • 2018
• Research Institute
• Research Symposium

AACAP Research Awards Portfolio

• AACAP Drs. Gabrielle and Harold Carlson Psychopharmacology Research Award
• AACAP Elaine Schlosser Lewis Award in Attention Deficit Disorder
• AACAP Jeanne Spurlock Research Fellowship in Substance Abuse and Addiction 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
• Brain and Behavior Research Foundation
• Klingenstein Third Generation Foundation
• NIDA Office of Diversity and Health Disparities
• NIH Roadmap Funding Opportunities
• Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute
• Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
• Wellcome

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.  

Request Form - Letter of Support