Fostering a new generation of researchers in suicide prevention research
The CSRP is committed to creating space for individuals to grow and become acquainted with the tools developed for community use through center research projects and the Methods Core. Read more about our current opportunities below!
CSRP Scholars Program
Applications are now closed for the funding period starting June 1, 2024.
To expand the suicide prevention workforce and train the next generation of clinically-informed suicide prevention researchers, we will provide training, collaboration, and networking opportunities for young investigators (Emerging Scholars) and established (Advanced Collaborating Scholars). Emerging Scholars may be postdocs, residents, or graduate students. The rich and diverse training environment at Mass General Brigham and Harvard and the breadth and depth of expertise of our Center Faculty provide a unique and exceptional opportunity for fulfilling these goals.
Description of Award
The Center for Suicide Research and Prevention (CSRP) is a multidisciplinary, practice-based center aimed at advancing and implementing innovative new suicide prevention research. It will support the development, deployment, and evaluation of practice-ready and clinically-focused interventions aimed at improving the identification and effective treatment of patients at risk of suicide. CSRP is launching the Collaborating Scholars Program in order to support innovative early career and advanced investigators with an interest in suicide research.
The CSRP Scholars Program will support both Emerging Scholars and Advanced Scholars.
- Emerging Scholars are residents, postdoctoral fellows, or graduate students.
- They will have a mentored research training experience, with guidance from a CSRP faculty mentorship team.
- Advanced Scholars are faculty members with the rank of Instructor or higher. This may include researchers who might not be currently focused on suicide prevention, but can offer complementary research perspectives/methods to advance suicide prevention science.
- They will collaborate with one or more CSRP faculty to pursue suicide-related research projects, formulate new collaborative proposals, and enhance the scientific diversity of the CSRP community.
Scholars will be invited to attend and speak at CSRP activities (e.g., conferences, seminars). Scholars will have extensive opportunities to network, build relationships, and collaborate with a growing community of researchers, clinicians, and stakeholders. After the period of CSRP support, they will be invited to continue their affiliation with the Center and participate in Center activities and projects.
Recipients will be selected by the CSRP Training and Workforce Development Committee and will receive up to $50,000 in salary support for one (1) year and are expected to submit one application to the CSRP Pilot Grant Program during their period of support. Salary support is based on the applicant’s home institution salary cap. Emerging scholars will be required to complete an initial Individual Development Plan (IDP) by the end of month 2 to ensure that goals are aligned with the Center’s priorities.
Eligibility and Review Criteria
Eligibility:
- Applicants are required to have a Mass General Brigham or Harvard affiliation.
- U.S. citizens and noncitizens with a Social Security Number (SSN) or Individual Taxpayer Identification Number (ITIN) are eligible to apply.
- Women and those underrepresented in medicine (URiM) are strongly encouraged to apply.
Review Criteria:
Applications will be considered based on:
- Demonstrated interest in suicide-related research;
- Scholarship, including record of publications and funding;
- Diversity of background and research approach;
- Alignment with CSRP mission and goals.
Additional Criteria for Emerging Scholars:
- Quality of recommendation,
- Capacity for future growth and leadership potential,
- Compatibility of research interests with available mentorship and data resources.
Application Requirements
For Emerging Scholars:
- Statement of background, research interests/experience, training goals, and long-term career goals (2-page max);
- Proposed mentor(s) and description of planned research project (including specific aims, background/significance, research approach, and timeline) (2-page max).
For Advanced Scholars:
- Statement of background, experience, and interest in suicide-related research (2-page max);
- Proposed collaboration and research plan (including specific aims, background/significance, research approach, and timeline) (2-page max).
For ALL applicants:
- A NIH-style biosketch.
- Other support: NIH Other Support pages or comparable description of current and pending funding sources.
- Budget and budget justification (1-page max)
- One letter of recommendation commenting on the applicant’s qualifications and proposal. This letter cannot come from the proposed mentor or collaborator.
- One signed attestation from the proposed CSRP mentor (for Emerging Scholars) or collaborator (for Advanced Scholars). Applicants must reach out to potential mentors or collaborators to ensure they are accepting mentees.
Templates for application materials can be found here, through the CSRP Dropbox.
How to Apply
Applicants should apply by utilizing this REDCap application survey.
Due Date: Applications will be accepted until 5:00 pm ET February 15, 2024, for the funding period starting June 1, 2024 – May 31, 2025.
Questions can be directed to the CSRP email: mghCSRP@mgb.org.
We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, gender identity, sexual orientation, pregnancy and pregnancy-related conditions or any other characteristic protected by law.
CSRP Pilot Grant Program
Applications are now closed for the funding period starting June 1, 2024.
We aim to fund one to three pilot grants a year for a total of 10 pilot grants, providing a mechanism to catalyze promising and innovative ideas and new collaborations. Trainees, Emerging Scholars, and established investigators will be eligible for these awards, regardless of their prior involvement with the Center. To advance the Center’s goals of building new collaborations and diversifying the suicide prevention workforce, applicants from minoritized communities will be especially encouraged, as will applications that represent new interdisciplinary collaborations involving investigators from different research domains (e.g., data science and implementation science).
Description of Award
The NIH’s newest practice-based center for suicide research, the Center for Suicide Research and Prevention (CSRP) at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard University, is a multidisciplinary center aimed at advancing and implementing innovative research. In alignment with the NIH’s requirement for practice-based centers to provide opportunities for funded research and the CSRP’s goal to support burgeoning research in suicide prediction and prevention, the CSRP is now accepting applications for pilot grant funding.
The CSRP Pilot Grant Program will support the development, deployment, and evaluation of practice-ready and clinically focused interventions aimed at improving the identification and effective treatment of persons at risk of suicide.
This year, we particularly welcome applications that address the following areas that are priorities for equitable implementation of suicide prevention efforts:
(1) Equity/Disparity
(2) Implementation Science
(3) Ethics/Algorithmic Bias
- Early career investigators with no previous funding and investigators without current funding focused on research in the area of suicide are encouraged to apply.
- Women and investigators underrepresented in medicine (URiM) are strongly encouraged to apply.
- Applications representing new interdisciplinary collaborations (e.g., data science and implementation science) are encouraged to apply.
Selected projects will receive $50,000 to advance their research for one (1) year. Funds can be used flexibly to support salary or research costs. Recipients will be responsible for providing a milestone report at 6 months and a final report at 12 months.
There may be opportunities for administrative, methods design and analytic support through the CSRP Administrative and Method Cores.
Eligibility and Review Criteria
Eligibility:
- U.S. citizens and noncitizens with a social security number (SSN) or Individual Taxpayer Identification Number (ITIN) are eligible to apply.
- Priority will be given to trainees and emerging scholars.
- Applicants are required to have a Mass General Brigham or Harvard affiliation.
Review Criteria:
Applications will be considered based on:
- Alignment with the CSRP mission and goals.
- Standard NIH grant ranking system, emphasizing:
- Feasibility
- Innovation
- Rigor and reproducibility
- Potential for enabling further funded research in practice-based suicide prevention
- Focus on equity/disparity, implementation science, and or ethics/algorithmic bias in the space of suicide research.
Application Requirements
- A cover letter including a description of how the CSRP Pilot Grant Program will fit into the applicant’s future career plans.
- A NIH-style biosketch.
- Research Plan/Project (3-page max, excluding references), including:
- project title;
- specific aims; background/significance, research design and methods;
- timeline for completing the project during the year;
- references.
- Budget and budget justification (1-page max).
- Applicants who choose to use consultants must also email the following to mghcsrp@mgb.org no later than February 15, 2024 at 5:00 pm ET:
- a letter of support from the proposed consultant
- a statement of work from the consultant with their hourly rate and the number of hours required for completion of work
- Applicants who choose to use consultants must also email the following to mghcsrp@mgb.org no later than February 15, 2024 at 5:00 pm ET:
- Applicants must demonstrate or have Principal Investigator (PI) privileges to receive the award (proof of principal investigator (PI) eligibility required for applicants whose institutional rank/affiliation does not already grant them privileges to serve as the principal investigator of their proposal. See FAQ on principal investigator (PI) privileges for more information).
- Optional: one letter of support commenting on the applicant’s qualifications and proposal. All recommendation letters must be submitted with:
- Institutional/affiliation/organizational letter head,
- recommender’s signature, and
- in PDF format.
Templates for application materials can be found here, through the CSRP Dropbox.
How to Apply
Applicants should apply by utilizing this REDCap application survey.
Due Date: Applications will be accepted until 5:00 pm ET February 15, 2024, for the funding period starting June 1, 2024 – May 31, 2025.
For other questions, please refer to the FAQ section below. All other inquiries can be directed to the CSRP email: mghCSRP@mgb.org.
FAQs
Please email us at mghCSRP@mgb.org with any questions not answered below.
Scholars Program FAQs
Pilot Program FAQs