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Launching early-career scientists and advancing evidence-based treatments and interventions for youth mental health.
The AIM Clinical Science Fellowship (“CSF”) supports postdoctoral researchers implementing evidence-based youth mental health innovations – new therapies, diagnostic tools, early interventions, and emerging technologies. Fellows lead a one-year project designed for short-term dissemination, adoption, or scale, while meaningfully engaging a youth co-researcher through AIM’s Ideas Lab.
Application window: February 1 – March 15, 2026 (11:59 p.m. PST)
Award: $25,000–$50,000 total project budget
Duration: 1 year
Awards available: Approximately 3-5 fellows
Focus: Implementation or dissemination of evidence-based approaches
Population: Children, adolescents, young adults (birth-26)
Award Selection & Notification: May, 2026
This fellowship is designed for postdoctoral researchers across psychiatry, psychology, neuroscience, public health, and related behavioral or social sciences who are ready to move evidence-based youth mental health research into real-world settings.
You’re a strong fit if you:
Are implementing or disseminating an evidence-based youth mental health approach
Can demonstrate readiness for near-term real-world impact
Work with or for youth from birth to age 26
Have support from a senior researcher or program advisor
Are excited to partner with youth as co-researchers
Applications open: February 1, 2026
Application deadline: March 15, 2026 (11:59 p.m. PST)
Notification of selection: By May 30, 2026
Anticipated start: July 1 or September 1, 2026
Review the full application materials before starting. Once begun, the application must be completed in a single session.
