The BBRF Independent Investigator Grant provides two years of funding up to $100,000 to associate professor-level scientists or equivalent who are independent principal investigators. It supports basic and clinical research relevant to schizophrenia, major affective disorders, and other serious mental illnesses, facilitating innovative research during the critical period before sustained funding.
Eligible applicants are scientists at the associate professor level or equivalent who are independent principal investigators with national competitive support. Assistant professors with NIH R01 grants also qualify.
