Grant opportunity
SNF Global Center Research Fellowship 2026
The Child Mind Institute's SNF Global Center Research Fellowship supports early-career researchers at eligible LMIC institutions to lead child and adolescent mental health research projects.
- Funder
- Child Mind Institute
- Full application deadline
- Full application deadline: Jun 15, 2026
- Award
- Up to USD 550,000 over four to five years
- Applicant
- Early-career researchers in LMIC institutions
- Discipline
- Biomedical Sciences
- Region
- Global South
- Posted
- May 21, 2026
Call summary
Overview
The SNF Global Center Research Fellowship is a four-to-five-year funding and career development programme for early-career researchers advancing child and adolescent mental health research in low- and middle-income countries.
Who can apply
- Applicants must be nominated by an eligible institution before applying; non-nominated candidates are not eligible.
- Eligible institutions must be established in and demonstrate a research record within low- and middle-income countries.
- Candidates should be early-career researchers, within ten years of completing a doctoral degree, and able to dedicate at least 50 percent of their full-time work to the programme.
What it supports
- Research projects that can transform mental health outcomes for young people in the fellow's country and beyond.
- Child and adolescent mental health research, locally rooted innovation, international mentorship, training, career development, and network building.
- Potential focus areas include mechanisms of mental illness, treatment and prevention, equity in access to care, and early identification or intervention for vulnerable populations.
Funding and duration
The programme will award two grants, each providing up to USD 550,000 over four to five years for research and career development activities.
Full application deadline
Full application deadline: Jun 15, 2026
How to apply
Eligible institutions must nominate candidates by 1 June 2026. Nominated candidates submit complete applications through the official SurveyMonkey Apply portal by 15 June 2026 at 11:59 p.m. U.S. Eastern Time.
Call details
About the opportunity
The SNF Global Center Research Fellowship is a four-to-five-year funding and career development programme for early-career researchers advancing child and adolescent mental health research in low- and middle-income countries.
Child Mind Institute lists this opportunity for Early-career researchers in LMIC institutions, Biomedical Sciences, Global South.
This listing is written for researchers, students, universities, NGOs, research teams, policy professionals and academic institutions searching for Biomedical Sciences grants, fellowships, scholarships, conferences, workshops and funding opportunities in Global South contexts.
Eligibility
Applicants must be nominated by an eligible institution before applying; non-nominated candidates are not eligible.
Eligible institutions must be established in and demonstrate a research record within low- and middle-income countries.
Candidates should be early-career researchers, within ten years of completing a doctoral degree, and able to dedicate at least 50 percent of their full-time work to the programme.
Funding and benefits
The programme will award two grants, each providing up to USD 550,000 over four to five years for research and career development activities.
Themes and supported activities
Research projects that can transform mental health outcomes for young people in the fellow's country and beyond.
Child and adolescent mental health research, locally rooted innovation, international mentorship, training, career development, and network building.
Potential focus areas include mechanisms of mental illness, treatment and prevention, equity in access to care, and early identification or intervention for vulnerable populations.
Deadline and timeline
Full application deadline: Full application deadline: Jun 15, 2026.
Applicants should confirm the exact deadline time, time zone, required documents, portal steps and any institutional approvals on the official call page before submitting.
How to apply
Eligible institutions must nominate candidates by 1 June 2026. Nominated candidates submit complete applications through the official SurveyMonkey Apply portal by 15 June 2026 at 11:59 p.m. U.S. Eastern Time.
Before applying, check eligibility rules, budgets, attachments, page limits, partner requirements, cost-share conditions and whether the opportunity uses an expression of interest, full proposal, registration or nomination stage.