One Mind Rising Star Awards 2025

Sponsor

One Mind

Program

One Mind Rising Star Awards

Description

The One Mind Rising Star Awards identify and fund pivotal, innovative research on the causes of and cures for brain health conditions by supporting the most promising emerging leaders in the field of neuropsychiatry. The goal of the One Mind Rising Star Research Awards is to build capacity and accelerate research on neuropsychiatric disorders by recognizing and funding promising, early career investigators through a competitive grants process.

This year, in celebration of its 20th anniversary, One Mind will award up to three Rising Star Awards, each providing a $300,000 research grant ($100,000 per year for three years).

Eligibility

• Applicants must be independent investigators (faculty or equivalent) already employed at the rank of assistant or associate professor (or equivalent).
• Applicants should be within 6 years of their initial independent appointment to qualify as an early-career investigator.
• Applicants must have a doctoral level degree (e.g., MD, PhD, PsyD, PharmD, etc.) with demonstrated academic excellence, leadership, and research productivity in scientific fields relevant to mental health and psychiatry.
• Pre-doctoral students, postdoctoral fellows, instructor-level faculty, and professors are not eligible to apply.
• Applicants can apply for the award only one time per year for a maximum of three times in their career.
• We encourage researchers of all backgrounds who meet the requirements to apply.
• Non-US citizens who are working within a US institution or organization are welcome to apply.
• One Mind reserves the sole right to decide if an applicant meets the eligibility requirements.

Eligibility of Grant Proposals:

• The 2025 One Mind Rising Star Awards will support grant proposals spanning basic/preclinical, translational, and clinical research for psychiatric disorders.
• These include, but are not limited to, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder, eating disorders, post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety disorders, and suicidality.
• Transdiagnostic investigations and research that bring us closer to precision psychiatry will be given special attention. Illustrative examples include metabolomics biomarkers, gut microbiome-brain interactions, psychedelics, closed-loop neurostimulation, (AI/ML)-based biomarkers, and predictive analytics-based models for evaluating risk or treatment efficacy.
• Outside the scope:
  • Autism spectrum disorder, attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder, and neurodegenerative disorders are out of scope.
  • Studies solely focused on addiction/substance use disorders (SUD) are outside the scope. Studies at the intersection of SUD and psychiatric disorders are within scope.

Prize

This year, up to 3 awards of $300,000 each will be given. This award will be distributed as $100,000/year over 3 years.

Awardees will gain exclusive access to the Rising Leaders Lab, a program designed to equip them with the skills, network, and opportunities to drive meaningful impact in neuroscience research and mental health. Through leadership training, networking, and executive coaching, they will develop expertise in media engagement, negotiation, communication, personal branding, and impactful leadership. Workshops, webinars, and one-on-one mentorship with subject-matter experts will further empower them to become thought leaders shaping the future of mental health.

How to Apply

Please submit the nomination directly on the One Mind webpage. Please also submit a copy of the full nomination to research.services@uoguelph.ca.

For More Information

Please contact ailsakay@uoguelph.ca or visit to the One Mind Rising Star Research Awards website.