[ MQ Foundation | Research funding on mental health ]

The MQ Foundation Fellows Award supports talented researchers with bold ideas from across the globe, who aspire to be the next generation leaders in mental health research, as they establish their independence.

MQ seeks to fund a diverse research portfolio that reflects a bio-psycho-social approach to mental health. Research may involve theoretical, experimental, social sciences or medical humanities approaches, and must have a focus on children and young people (which we define as from prenatal development up to 24 years of age). Projects should focus on genuine impact by charting, informing, developing and/or testing preventative or therapeutic interventions.

Who can apply:

• Early career scientists, clinician-scientists and researchers anywhere in the world and from all disciplines related to mental health research.
• Applicants must be able to demonstrate that they are either newly independent or will be independent by the time the awards are finalised in the summer of 2020.
• They must hold a PhD, DPhil, DClinPsy, MBBS, MD or equivalent.
• have accumulated 3-7 years by January 2020 of postdoctoral research or equivalent.

• EPFL internal deadline for Institutional Support Letter: 27 March 2020
• Deadline for Expression of Interest: 3 April 2020 at 17:00 BST
• Invitation to submit a full proposal: late May 2020
• Deadline for Full Proposals: 7 July 2020 at 17:00 BST
• Invitation to the interview: September 2020
• Interview: 21 September 2020 in London
• Decision: 12 October 2020