Invest in the future of sleep health before 30 June

With the end of the financial year not far away, now is the perfect time to consider a tax-deductible donation to ASA’s newest venture, the Sleep Research Future Fund.
 
We launched the Sleep Research Future Fund at Sleep DownUnder last year, with seven ‘foundation donors’ kicking off our capital fundraising initiative with donations of $1000 or more.

Launch of the Sleep Research Future Fund by Sutapa Mukherjee at Sleep DownUnder 2023

 
Whether you’re in a position to become a foundation donor or not, every donation, large or small, will contribute to our ambitious plans to support early career sleep researchers well into the future.
 
Sleep research is drastically underfunded relative to the prevalence and scope of sleep problems. While Australia and New Zealand have been at the forefront of global sleep research for several decades, we now run the risk of losing this world-leading role in the future of sleep health. The ASA has taken action to help fill this critical gap through the creation of a philanthropic arm of the ASA, called the Sleep Research Future Fund, that will generate income in perpetuity to support early career sleep researchers and their work.  
 
By focusing on early career researchers, we will create an impact well into the future as those researchers grow throughout their careers. 

• A two-year post-doctoral fellowship will cost up to $150,000 per year (Level B). 
• A three-year PhD scholarship will cost around $35,000 per year. 
• A one-off small project grant of $50,000 will help get great ideas off the ground and develop the case for larger research investment.