URL: https://klingenstein.org/klingenstein-third-generation-foundation/fellowship-program/applying/
Objectives
The Klingenstein Third Generation Foundation awards fellowship grants annually to outstanding postdoctoral or junior faculty candidates who are investigating the causes, prevention, and treatment of children and adolescents with ADHD or depression, especially those from low-income families and under-resourced communities, or other minoritized populations that may have limited supports and resources. The Fellowship supports two-year research projects that could lead to federal funding and other national research awards.
The Foundation supports research that produces direct and tangible benefits to children and their families, while also supporting promising, early career scientists. It particularly encourages postdoctoral or junior faculty candidates from underrepresented and minoritized groups and/or with lived experience applicable to their work to apply.
Funding Information
$50,000 per year over a 2-year period ($100,000 total) with payment in the second year contingent on sufficient progress during the first year.
Eligibility
To be eligible, candidates:
- Must hold a PhD or MD and have completed all clinical training in their field
- Must currently be in a department of psychology, psychiatry, pediatrics, developmental pediatrics, social work, or public health, or education
- Should be at the postdoctoral or junior faculty level on a trajectory for attaining faculty status
- Must be nominated by their Department Chair
- Have a primary mentor for the project
The Foundation also considers applicants:
- Who have or have applied for K awards
- Who are in T32 or other research training programs
- Who have not yet applied for a K award and hope to use a KTGF fellowship as a steppingstone to K or other awards
Investigators who have already received major research awards (e.g. NIH R01 or equivalent level of funding) are not eligible to apply.
Internal Selection Process
The internal selection process depends on whether your grants are managed by BU (CRC and BUMC) or Boston Medical Center. If you are unsure whether your grants are managed by BU or BMC, please consult the BUMC Home Institution Finder. Use that information to guide which process you follow below.
The following applies to both processes:
- Eligible Department Chairs may nominate only one investigator for each of the two fellowship areas: ADHD and depression.
- Interested applicants should follow the appropriate process below to apply directly. Department Chairs will only be involved in the internal selection process as necessary.
BU Process
Interested applicants should submit the following materials via InfoReady Review by: 11/4/2025
- 1-page Research Abstract describing the proposed project and written for a scientific audience outside of the specific field and containing the following sections: aims/hypotheses, design, methods, and anticipated outcomes; References may be included on 1 additional page
- NIH-style Biosketch including research projects
- List of other funding sources and pending funding
- Department Chair contact information
- Name and Contact Information for Primary Mentor
As necessary, the relevant Department Chair will review internal applications and select institutional nominees.
BMC Process
If you are a BUMC faculty member who works in BMC space or you are a fellow whose faculty advisor is a BMC investigator, please contact the Program Manager of Strategic Research Growth, Carolina Giudice (carolina.giudice@bmc.org) by 11/4/2025.
BMC investigators do not need to submit applications through InfoReady Review for this LSO. The internal deadlines listed below apply to both BMC and BU applicants. BMC investigators should contact Carolina for guidance on next steps.
Deadlines
Internal Materials Day: Tuesday, November 4, 2025 by 11:59 p.m. ET
Anticipated Notification Day: Monday, November 24, 2025
External Materials DAy: Monday, December 15, 2025