Capacity Building Connection

Research Opportunities and Information for Training Program Fellows and Alumni

ACHIEVE, RRT, LEAD, CHILD-GRF & SMART Global Fellows
Training Programs

May 2026

Highlights

• NYU Center for Advancement and Dissemination of Intervention Optimization (CADIO)’s “The Suubi+Adherence4Youth Study: A Multi-Site Factorial Experiment in Uganda to Promote Viral Suppression Among Adolescents with HIV” with Dr. Fred Ssewamala
  Friday, May 1, 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm CT
• The Rhoda and Bernard Sarnat International Prize in Mental Health
  Application deadline: Wednesday, May 20
• The Annual Symposium on Global Cancer Research (ASGCR): From Local Discovery to Global Impact  
  Tuesday, September 15 – Thursday, September 17
  Abstract deadline: Friday, May 8
  Virtual

Training and Research Support Opportunities

• Harvard Medical School’s Pediatric Mind-Body Medicine Symposium — Advancing Integrative Whole-Person Care in Children, Adolescents and Young Adults
  Thursday, May 7 – Friday, May 8
  $795
• Mental Health Innovation Network Monthly Newsletter and Online Resources

Funding

• GFCR Decentralized Clinical Trial Initiative Grant Program from Gateway for Cancer Research
  Application deadline: Friday, May 15
• The Rhoda and Bernard Sarnat International Prize in Mental Health
  Application deadline: Wednesday, May 20
• American Psychological Association (APA) Early-career and Mid-career Award for Outstanding Contributions to Benefit Children, Youth, and Families
  Application deadline: Sunday, May 31
• Gilead HIV Research Scholars Program
  Application deadline: Thursday, June 25
• Emerging Global Leader Award – K43 Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed
  Application deadline: Thursday, December 3
• Emerging Global Leader Award – K43 Independent Clinical Trial Required
  Application deadline: Thursday, December 3
• Dissemination and Implementation Research in Health (R03 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
  Application due date: Multiple dates
• Dissemination and Implementation Research in Health (R21 Clinical Trial Optional)
  Application due date: Multiple dates

 Presentations and Talks

• NYU Center for Advancement and Dissemination of Intervention Optimization (CADIO)’s “The Suubi+Adherence4Youth Study: A Multi-Site Factorial Experiment in Uganda to Promote Viral Suppression Among Adolescents with HIV” with Dr. Fred Ssewamala
  Friday, May 1, 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm CT

• Harvard Webinar Series: Frontiers in Global Mental Health Featuring Charlene Sunkel
  Thursday, May 7, 7:00 am – 8:30 am CT

• NYU Langone Health’s “Reproductive Epidemiology, Analysis, Policy and Related Outcomes (REAPRO) Collaborative Seminar”
  Friday, May 8, 11:00 am – 12:00 pm CT

• NIH Office of Research on Women’s Health’s 10^th Anniversary Vivian W. Pinn Symposium, “From Gaps to Gateways: Advancing Research on Chronic Conditions in Women”
  Monday, May 11, 7:30 am – 4:00 pm CT

• NIH Office of Disease Prevention’s Early Stage Investigator Lecture, “From Screening to Precision Prevention: AI in Breast Cancer Detection and Care”
  Monday, May 11, 10:00 am – 11:00 am CT

• NIH Office of Disease Prevention’s Early Stage Investigator Lecture, “Innovating Recovery: Advancing Pediatric Concussion Care with Physiologic Measures and Digital Health”
  Tuesday, May 12, 10:00 am -11:00 am CT

• American Academy of Arts and Sciences and American Psychological Association’s “How Can Tech Companies and Practitioners Work Together to Safely Provide Mental Health Care Using AI?” webinar
  Monday, May 18, 11:00 am – 12:00 pm CT

• WashU School of Public Health’s “Rethinking Global Health in a Changing World”
  Wednesday, May 20, 11:00 am – 12:30 pm CT

Conferences

• The Annual Symposium on Global Cancer Research (ASGCR): From Local Discovery to Global Impact  
  Tuesday, September 15 – Thursday, September 17
  Abstract deadline: Friday, May 8
  Virtual

• Global Conference on Child and Adolescent Mental Health: Bold Ideas for Brighter Futures
  Monday, May 18 – Wednesday, May 20
  Cape Town, South Africa

• NYU CADIO and d3center’s Conference on Intervention Optimization: Science & Practice, Present & Future
  Monday, May 18 – Wednesday, May 20
  Bethesda, US

• 1^st Implementation Science Research in HIV and Infectious Disease (ISHI) Conference 2026
  Wednesday, June 3 – Friday, June 5
  Cape Town, South Africa

• 27^th World Congress of International Association for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Allied Professions: Facing Challenges in a Constantly Changing World – Empowering Child and Adolescent Mental Health by Evidence-Based Approaches
  Wednesday, July 1 – Saturday, July 4
  Hamburg, Germany

• 8^th International Association for Youth Mental Health Conference
  Monday, November 23 – Friday, November 27
  Dublin, Ireland

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