Description
This Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) focuses on understanding bidirectional relationships between social media use and adolescent mental health, psychiatric symptoms, and risk or resilience for psychopathology. The NOFO is targeted towards adolescents, broadly defined as 10-20 years of age, who have increasing access to social media and greater autonomy in their use of digital platforms. The funding will support research grants to study the influences of social media on adolescent mental health.
Key points to consider:
• The NOFO defines social media as internet-based communication platforms and applications that enable interactions between users by sharing or consuming information.
• No effectiveness/efficacy trials will be accepted.
• The funding opportunity is open to various types of applicants, including for-profit organizations, small businesses, private institutions of higher education, and non-profits.
• The application deadline is October 20, 2025.