Klingenstein Third Generation Foundation Fellowship Program

The Klingenstein Third Generation Foundation awards fellowship grants each year to postdoctoral or junior faculty investigators studying the causes, prevention and treatment of ADHD or depression in children and adolescents, with particular attention to young people from low-income families, under-resourced communities and other minoritised populations. The fellowship supports a two-year research project, with a primary mentor, that could lead to federal funding and other national research awards. Each award is $50,000 per year for two years ($100,000), with second-year funding contingent on progress. Fellowship areas are ADHD and depression; applications include a one-page research abstract, a lay synopsis and a seven-page research proposal.

Candidates must be in a department of psychology, psychiatry, pediatrics, developmental pediatrics, social work, public health or education, be nominated by their department chair (one nominee per fellowship area: ADHD and depression) and have a primary mentor for the project. They must hold a PhD or MD, have completed clinical training, be at the postdoctoral or junior faculty level and work at a U.S.-based institution where all project research is completed. Investigators who already hold an NIH R01 or equivalent are not eligible. Applications are due at 11:59 pm EST on November 20, 2026.