Must be an ACSM national member in good standing before applying; Grantees must remain ACSM members through the life of the grant; Student research grant applicants must have graduate student status at the start of and during the grant term; Previous grantees must submit final grant and expenditure reports prior to receiving another award; Applicants may only submit one application per year
Requirements
PI must be a graduate student, post-doctoral fellow, or faculty/staff at the research institution; PI must assume personal responsibility for research; Student investigators must provide advisor contact information; Applications must adhere to specific font, margin, and page formatting requirements; All uploaded documents must be in PDF format (10mb or smaller)
Application materials
Online application portal entry; PDF documents following specific formatting guidelines; Letter of Agreement (LOA); W-9 form; IRB documentation
How to apply
Review all instructions and policy statements; Prepare application and research proposal as the Principal Investigator; Submit via the online application portal by the deadline; Submit required post-award documentation (LOA, W-9, IRB) by May 1, 2026
Important dates
Application Portal Opens: September 8, 2025; Application Portal Closes: November 7, 2025; Applicants Notified: Week of March 23, 2026; Post-Award Documents Due: May 1, 2026; Funding Period Begins: July 1, 2026; Funding Period Ends: June 30, 2027
Contact
foundation@acsm.org
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