Funding Opportunities for Researchers in Aging
Funding Opportunities in Aging
The following funding opportunities are for research projects focusing on aging or aging-related disease(s). Opportunities with significant awards are listed first, followed by additional funding opportunities listed by area of focus.
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Additional Funding Opportunities (Listed By Area of Focus):
PENN Funding Opportunities.......................................................
Research Grants.........................................................................
Research Grants
Sponsor: Orentreich Foundation for the Advancement of Science, Inc.
Deadline(s): none given
Harmonization of Longitudinal Cross-National Surveys of
Aging (R21)
Sponsor: National Institute on Aging/NIH/DHHS
Deadline(s): 02/16/2010, 06/16/2010, 10/16/2010
Meetings, Conferences, and Networks for Research Partnerships to Improve Functional Outcomes (R13)
Sponsor: National Institutes of Health
Midcareer Investigator Award in Mouse Pathobiology Research (K26)
Sponsor:
National Institute on Aging (NIA)
Deadline(s): 11/12/2009
ELSI Small Research Grant Program (R03)
Sponsor:
National Human Genome Research Institute/NIH/DHHS
Deadline(s): 02/16/2010, 06/16/2010, 10/16/2010
ELSI Regular Research Program (R01)
Sponsor:
National Human Genome Research Institute/NIH/DHHS
Deadline(s): 02/05/2010, 06/05/2010, 10/05/2010
Aging Research Dissertation Awards to Increase Diversity (R36)
Sponsor: National Institute on Aging/NIH/DHHS
Deadline(s): 01/07/2010, 05/07/2010, 06/16/2010, 09/07/2010, 10/16/2010, 01/07/2011
Mid-Career Investigators Invited to Apply for 2010 Julie Martin Award in Aging Research
Sponsor: Ellison Medical Foundation
Deadline(s): 12/15/2009
American Federation for Aging Research Accepting Applications for 2010 Research Grants
Sponsor: American Federation for Aging Research
Deadline(s): 12/15/2009
Alzheimer's Association International Research Grant Program
Sponsor: Alzheimer's Association
Deadline(s): 12/01/2009
Cancer..........................................................................................
Translational Research at the Aging/Cancer Interface
(TRACI) (R01)
Sponsor: National Institute on Aging/NIH/DHHS
Deadline(s):
02/05/2010,
06/05/2010,
10/05/2010,
02/05/2011,
06/05/2011
Translational Research at the Aging/Cancer Interface
(TRACI) (R21)
Sponsor: National Institute on Aging/NIH/DHHS
Deadline(s):
02/05/2010,
06/05/2010,
10/05/2010,
02/05/2011,
06/05/2011
Cardiology....................................................................................
Chronic and Degenerative Diseases Associated with Aging..............................................................................................
Vulnerable Dendrites and Synapses in Aging and Alzheimers Disease (R01)
Sponsor: National Institute on Aging/NIH/DHHS
Deadline(s): 01/07/2010, 02/05/2010, 05/07/2010, 06/05/2010, 09/07/2010, 10/05/2010, 01/07/2011, 02/05/2011, 05/07/2011, 09/07/2011, 10/05/2011, 01/07/2012
Renal Function and Chronic Kidney Disease in Aging (R01)
Sponsor: National Institute on Aging/NIH/DHHS
Deadline(s): 01/07/2010, 02/05/2010, 05/07/2010, 06/05/2010, 09/07/2010, 10/05/2010, 01/07/2011, 02/05/2011, 05/07/2011, 06/05/2011, 09/07/2011, 10/05/2011, 01/07/2012, 02/05/2012
Mechanisms, Measurement, and Management of Pain in Aging: from Molecular to Clinical (R01)
Sponsor: National Institute on Aging/NIH/DHHS
Deadline(s): 01/07/2010, 02/05/2010, 05/07/2010, 06/05/2010, 09/07/2010, 10/05/2010, 01/07/2011, 02/05/2011, 05/07/2011, 06/05/2011, 09/07/2011, 10/05/2011, 01/07/2012, 02/05/2012, 05/07/2012, 06/05/2012
Mechanisms, Measurement, and Management of Pain in Aging: from Molecular to Clinical (R21)
Sponsor: National Institute on Aging/NIH/DHHS
Deadline(s): 01/07/2010, 02/16/2010, 05/07/2010, 06/16/2010, 09/07/2010, 10/16/2010, 01/07/2011, 02/16/2011, 05/07/2011, 06/16/2011, 09/07/2011, 10/16/2011, 01/07/2012, 02/12/2012, 05/07/2012, 06/16/2012, 09/07/2012
Mechanisms, Measurement, and Management of Pain in Aging: from Molecular to Clinical (R03)
Sponsor: National Institute on Aging/NIH/DHHS
Deadline(s): 01/07/2010, 02/16/2010, 05/07/2010, 06/16/2010, 09/07/2010, 10/16/2010, 01/07/2011, 02/16/2011, 05/07/2011, 06/16/2011, 09/07/2011, 10/16/2011, 01/07/2012, 02/12/2012, 05/07/2012, 06/16/2012, 09/07/2012
The Role of Apolipoprotein E, Lipoprotein Receptors and CNS Lipid Homeostasis in Brain Aging and Alzheimer's Disease (R01)
Sponsor: National Institute on Aging/NIH/DHHS
Deadline(s): 01/07/2010, 02/05/2010, 05/07/2010, 06/05/2010, 09/07/2010, 10/05/2010, 01/07/2011, 02/05/2011, 05/07/2011, 06/05/2011, 09/07/2011, 10/05/2011, 01/07/2012, 02/05/2012, 05/07/2012, 06/05/2012, 09/07/2012
Harmonization of Longitudinal Cross-National Surveys of Aging (R21)
Sponsor: National Institute on Aging/NIH/DHHS
Deadline(s): 02/16/2010, 06/16/2010
Diabetes.......................................................................................
Geriatric Medicine and Geriatric Training...............................
Grant Programs
Sponsor: Hartford (John A.) Foundation, Inc.
Deadline(s): n/a
T. Franklin Williams Scholars Program
Sponsor:
Association of Specialty Professors (ASP)
Emerging Scholar and Professional Organization Interdisciplinary Paper Award (Temporarily Suspended)
Sponsor: Gerontological Society of America
Deadline(s): N/A
Nursing.........................................................................................
Mental Health...............................................................................
Molecular/Cellular/Biology of Aging.........................................
Application of Metabolomics for Translational and Biological Research (R01)
Sponsor: multiple NIH centers/institutes
Application of Metabolomics for Translational and Biological Research (R21)
Sponsor: multiple NIH centers/institutes
Thyroid in Aging (R03)
Sponsor: National Institute on Aging/NIH/DHHS
Deadline(s): 01/07/2010, 2/16/2010, 05/07/2010, 06/16/2010, 09/07/2010, 10/16/2010, 01/07/2011
Thyroid in Aging (R21)
Sponsor: National Institute on Aging/NIH/DHHS
Deadline(s): 01/07/2010, 2/16/2010, 05/07/2010, 06/16/2010, 09/07/2010, 10/16/2010, 01/07/2011
Transdisciplinary Research on Fatigue and Fatigability in Aging (R21)
Sponsor: National Institute on Aging/NIH/DHHS
Deadline(s): 01/07/2010, 2/16/2010, 05/07/2010, 06/16/2010, 09/07/2010, 10/16/2010, 01/07/2011, 02/16/2011, 05/07/2011
Thyroid in Aging (R01)
Sponsor: National Institute on Aging/NIH/DHHS
Deadline(s): 01/07/2010, 2/05/2010, 05/07/2010, 06/05/2010, 09/07/2010, 10/05/2010, 01/07/2011
Transdisciplinary Research on Fatigue and Fatigability in Aging (R01)
Sponsor: National Institute on Aging/NIH/DHHS
Deadline(s): 01/07/2010, 2/05/2010, 05/07/2010, 06/05/2010, 09/07/2010, 10/05/2010, 01/07/2011, 02/05/2011, 05/07/2011
RFA-AG-10-009--Nathan Shock Centers of Excellence in Basic Biology of Aging (P30)
Sponsor: National Institute on Aging/NIH/DHHS
Deadline(s): 11/12/2009, 12/11/2009
Neurodegenerative Disease / Alzheimer's / Parkinson's / Dementia / Cognitive Impairment.................................................
Academic Grant Programs
Sponsor: Institute for the Study of Aging
Deadline(s): none given
Conference Grants
Sponsor: Institute for the Study of Aging
Deadline(s): none given
Conference Grants
Sponsor: Alzheimer's Association
Deadline(s): at any time; recommended 3 mos prior to conference planned
Drug Discovery for Nervous System Disorders (R21)
Sponsor: NIMH/NIA/NIH/DHHS
Deadline(s): none given
Alzheimer's Disease Drug Development Program (U01)
Sponsor: National Institute on Aging/NIH/DHHS
Deadline(s):01/04/2010,
09/01/2010,
01/03/2011, 09/01/2011,
02/02/2009,
10/01/2009,
02/01/2010,
10/01/2010,
02/01/2011, 10/01/2011
Research on the Cognitive Sequelae of Parkinson's Disease (R01)
Sponsor: National Institute of Neurological and Stroke/NIH/DHHS
Deadline: 01/07/2010, 02/05/2010, 05/07/2010, 06/05/2010, 09/07/2010, 10/05/2010, 01/07/2011, 02/05/2011, 05/07/2011, 06/05/2011, 09/07/2011, 10/05/2011, 01/07/2012
Research on the Cognitive Sequelae of Parkinson's Disease (R21)
Sponsor: National Institute of Neurological and Stroke/NIH/DHHS
Deadline: 01/07/2010, 02/16/2010, 05/07/2010, 06/16/2010, 09/07/2010, 10/16/2010, 01/07/2011, 02/16/2011, 05/07/2011, 06/16/2011, 09/07/2011, 10/16/2011, 01/07/2012
Brain Disorders in the Developing World: Research Across the Lifespan (R21)
Sponsor: Fogarty International Center/NIH/DHHS
Deadline(s): 04/14/2010, 05/14/2010, 07/23/2010, 08/23/2010
Alzheimer's Disease Pilot Clinical Trials (R01)
Sponsor: Fogarty International Center/NIH/DHHS
Deadline(s): 02/05/2010, 06/05/2010, 10/05/2010
Mouse Models Containing Human Alleles: Novel Tools to Study Brain Function (R21/R33)
Sponsor: National Institute of Mental Health/NIH/DHHS
Deadline(s): 01/28/2010, 05/28/2010, 01/28/2011
Brain Disorders in the Developing World: Research Across the Lifespan (R01)
Sponsor: Fogarty International Center/NIH/DHHS
Deadline(s): 04/16/2010, 05/14/2010, 08/23/2010
Alzheimer's Disease Drug Development Program (U01)
Sponsor: National Institute on Aging/NIH/DHHS
Deadline(s): 01/04/2010, 02/01/2010, 03/01/2010, 09/01/2010, 10/01/2010, 11/01/2010, 01/03/2011, 02/01/2011, 03/01/2011, 09/01/2011, 10/01/2011, 11/01/2011
Mechanisms Underlying the Links Between Psychosocial Stress, Aging, the Brain and the Body (R01)
Sponsor: National Institute on Aging/NIH/DHHS
Deadline(s): 01/07/2010, 02/05/2010, 05/07/2010, 06/05/2010, 09/07/2010, 10/05/2010, 01/07/2011, 02/05/2011, 05/07/2011, 06/05/2011, 09/07/2011, 10/05/2011, 01/07/2012, 02/05/2012, 05/07/2012, 06/05/2012, 09/07/2012
Ellison Medical Foundation/AFAR Postdoctoral Fellows in Aging Research Program
Sponsor: American Federation for Aging Research
Deadline(s): 12/15/2009
Neurovascular.............................................................................
Probes for Microimaging The Nervous System (SBIR [R43/R44])
Sponsor: National Institute on Aging/NIH/DHHS
Deadline: 12/05/2009
Optimization of Small Molecule Probes for the Nervous System (R21)
Sponsor: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke/NIH/DHHS
Deadline (s): 01/07/2010, 02/16/2010, 05/07/2010, 06/16/2010, 09/07/2010, 10/16/2010, 01/07/2011, 02/16/2011, 05/07/2011, 06/16/2011, 09/07/2011, 10/16/2011, 01/07/2012, 02/16/2012, 05/07/2012, 06/16/2012, 09/07/2012
Other.............................................................................................
Grants Program (For projects concerned with aged women; for hospital construction, maintenance, and equipment purchases; and for research concerning heart disease or cancer)
Sponsor: Rippel (Fannie E.) Foundation
Deadline(s): none given
Grant Programs (For projects on academic geriatrics and training, and integrating and improving health-related services)
Sponsor: Hartford (John A.) Foundation, Inc.
Deadline(s): none given
Grants Program
Sponsor: Metropolitan Life Foundation
Deadline(s): none given
Harmonization of Longitudinal Cross-National Surveys of
Aging (R21)
Sponsor: National Institute on Aging/NIH/DHHS
Deadline(s):
02/16/2010, 06/16/2010
Exploratory/Developmental Grant for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) Studies of Humans (R21)
Sponsor: National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine/NIH/DHHS
Deadline(s): 01/07/2010, 02/16/2010, 05/07/2010, 06/16/2010, 09/07/2010, 10/16/2010, 01/07/2011, 02/16/2011, 05/07/2011
Bioengineering and Obesity (R01)
Sponsor: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute/NIH/DHHS
Deadline(s): 01/07/2010, 02/05/2010, 05/07/2010
Predictive Multiscale Models of the Physiome Health and Disease (R01)
Sponsor: National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering/NIH/DHHS
Deadline(s): 12/14/2009, 01/14/2010, 04/14/2010, 05/14/2010, 08/16/2010, 09/15/2010
Promoting Careers in Aging and Health Disparities Research, {K01}
Sponsor: National Institute on Aging/NIH/DHHS
Deadline(s): 01/07/2010, 02/12/2010, 05/07/2010, 06/12/2010, 09/07/2010, 10/12/2010, 01/07/2011, 02/12/2011, 05/07/2011, 06/12/2011, 09/07/2011, 10/12/2011, 01/07/2012, 02/12/2012, 05/07/2012
General Grants Program
Sponsor: Retirement Research Foundation
Deadline(s): 02/01/2010
Bioenergetics, Fatigability, and Activity Limitations in Aging (R01)
Sponsor: National Institute on Aging/NIH/DHHS
Deadline(s): 01/07/2010, 02/05/2010, 05/07/2010, 06/05/2010, 09/07/2010, 10/05/2010, 01/07/2011, 02/05/2011, 05/07/2011, 06/05/2011, 09/07/2011, 10/05/2011, 01/07/2012, 02/05/2012, 05/07/2012, 06/05/2012, 09/07/2012
Bioenergetics, Fatigability, and Activity Limitations in Aging (R21)
Sponsor: National Institute on Aging/NIH/DHHS
Deadline(s): 01/07/2010, 02/16/2010, 05/07/2010, 06/16/2010, 09/07/2010, 10/16/2010, 01/07/2011, 02/16/2011, 05/07/2011, 06/16/2011, 09/07/2011, 10/16/2011, 01/07/2012, 02/16/2012, 05/07/2012, 06/16/2012, 09/07/2012
Bioenergetics, Fatigability, and Activity Limitations in Aging (R03)
Sponsor: National Institute on Aging/NIH/DHHS
Deadline(s): 01/07/2010, 02/16/2010, 05/07/2010, 06/16/2010, 09/07/2010, 10/16/2010, 01/07/2011, 02/16/2011, 05/07/2011, 06/16/2011, 09/07/2011, 10/16/2011, 01/07/2012, 02/16/2012, 05/07/2012, 06/16/2012, 09/07/2012
RFP--Development and Maintenance of a Multigenotypic Aged Mouse Colony
Sponsor: National Institute on Aging/NIH/DHHS
Deadline(s): N/A
AHRQ Small Grant Program for Conference Support (R13)
Sponsor: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
Deadline(s): 12/21/2009, 02/22/2010, 04/20/2010, 06/21/2010, 08/20/2010, 10/20/2010, 12/20/2010, 02/22/2011, 04/20/2011, 08/22/2011, 10/20/2011, 12/20/2011, 02/21/2012, 04/20/2012, 06/20/2012, 08/20/2012, 10/22/2012
AHRQ Grant Program for Large or Recurring Conferences (R13)
Sponsor: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
Deadline(s): 12/12/2009
Leadership in Aging Fellowship
Sponsor: Brookdale Foundation Group
Deadline(s): 11/05/2009
The McKnight Endowment Fund for Neuroscience 2010 McKnight Scholar Awards
Sponsor: McKnight Ebdowment Fund for Neuroscience
Deadline(s): 01/04/2010
CART (Coins for Alzheimer's Research Trust) Fund
Sponsor: American Federation for Aging Research
Deadline(s): 12/01/2009
Glenn/AFAR Breakthroughs in Gerontology Awards
Sponsor: American Federation for Aging Research
Deadline(s): 12/15/2009
Julie Martin Award in Aging Research
Sponsor: American Federation for Aging Research
Deadline(s): 12/15/2009
RFA-HS-10-003--Recovery Act 2009 Limited Competition: AHRQ Clinical and Health Outcomes Initiative in Comparative Effectiveness (CHOICE) Grants (R01)
Sponsor: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality/DHHS
Deadline(s): 11/18/2009, 12/16/2009
RFA-HS-10-004--Recovery Act 2009 Limited Competition: Innovative Adaption and Dissemination of AHRQ Comparative Effectiveness Research Projects (iADAPT) (R18)
Sponsor: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality/DHHS
Deadline(s): 11/18/2009, 12/16/2009
Exploratory/Developmental Grant for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) Studies of Humans (R21)
Sponsor: National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine/NIH/DHHS
Deadline(s): 01/07/2010
Secondary Analyses of Existing Data Sets and Stored Biospecimens to Address Clinical Aging Research Questions (R01)
Sponsor: National Institute on Aging/NIH/DHHS
Deadline(s): 02/05/2010, 05/07/2010, 06/05/2010, 09/07/2010, 10/05/2010, 01/07/2011, 02/05/2011, 05/07/2011, 06/05/2011, 09/07/2011, 10/05/2011, 01/07/2012, 02/05/2012, 05/07/2012, 06/05/2012, 09/07/2012, 10/05/2012, 01/08/2013
Postdoctoral Fellowship
Sponsor: CSIRO Australia
Deadline(s): N/A
T. Franklin Williams Research Scholars Award
Sponsor: AGS Foundation for Health in Aging
Deadline(s): 01/08/2010
Postdoctoral Training Program in the Study of Aging
Sponsor: RAND
Deadline(s): 02/08/2010
Secondary Analyses of Existing Data Sets and Stored Biospecimens to Address Clinical Aging Research Questions (R01)
Sponsor: National Institute on Aging/NIH/DHHS
Deadline(s): 02/05/2010, 05/07/2010, 06/05/2010, 10/05/2010, 01/07/2011, 02/05/2011, 05/07/2011, 06/05/2011, 09/07/2011, 10/05/2011, 01/07/2012, 02/05/2012, 05/07/2012, 06/05/2012, 09/07/2012, 10/05/2012, 01/08/2013
Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Invites Nominations for Clinical Scientist Development Award
Sponsor: Philanthropy News Digest (PND)
Deadline(s): 11/17/2009
Development and Characterization of Animal Models for Aging Research (R01)
Sponsor: National Institute on Aging/NIH/DHHS
Deadline(s): 02/05/2010, 05/07/2010, 06/05/2010, 09/07/2010, 10/05/2010, 01/07/2011, 02/05/2011, 05/07/2011, 06/05/2011, 09/07/2011, 10/05/2011, 01/07/2012, 02/05/2012, 05/07/2012, 06/05/2012, 09/07/2012, 10/05/2012, 01/07/2013
Development and Characterization of Animal Models for Aging Research (R21)
Sponsor: National Institute on Aging/NIH/DHHS
Deadline(s): 02/16/2010, 05/07/2010, 06/16/2010, 09/07/2010, 10/16/2010, 01/07/2011, 02/16/2011, 05/07/2011, 06/16/2011, 09/07/2011, 10/16/2011, 01/07/2012, 02/16/2012, 05/07/2012, 06/05/2012, 09/07/2012, 10/16/2012, 01/07/2013
2010 Rosalinde & Arthur Gilbert Foundation/AFAR New Investigator Awards in Alzheimer's Disease
Sponsor: American Federation for Aging Research (AFAR)
Deadline(s): 12/15/2009, 12/15/2009
Psychiatry (Geriatric)..................................................................
Sleep.............................................................................................
Social Services - Adult Day Care Programs, etc.
Sociobehavioral Studies in Aging.............................................
Archiving and Development of Socialbehavioral Datasets in Aging Related Studies (R03)
Sponsor:
National Institute on Aging/NIH/DHHS
Deadline(s):
01/07/2010, 02/16/2010, 05/07/2010 06/16/2010, 09/07/2010
RFA-AG-10-006--Effects of Gene-Social Environment Interplay on Health and Behavior in Later Life (R01)
Sponsor:
National Institute on Aging/NIH/DHHS
Deadline(s):
11/09/2009
Network Infrastructure Support for Emerging Behavioral and Social Research Areas in Aging (R24)
Sponsor:
National Institute on Aging/NIH/DHHS
Deadline(s):
12/07/2009, 12/28/2009, 01/25/2010, 04/07/2010, 04/26/2010, 05/25/2010, 08/09/2010, 08/25/2010, 09/25/2010
Stem Cell Research.....................................................................
Directed Stem Cell Differentiation for Cell based Therapies for Heart, Lung and Blood Diseases (SBIR [R43/R44])
Sponsor:
National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute/NIH/DHHS
Deadline(s): 12/05/2009, 01/07/2010, 04/05/2010, 05/07/2010, 08/05/2010, 09/07/2010, 12/10/2010, 01/07/2011, 04/05/2011, 05/07/2011, 08/05/2011, 09/07/2011, 12/05/2011, 01/07/2012, 04/05/2012, 05/07/2012, 08/05/2012, 09/07/2012
Directed Stem Cell Differentiation for Cell based Therapies for Heart, Lung and Blood Diseases (SBIR [R41/R42])
Sponsor:
National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute/NIH/DHHS
Deadline(s): 12/05/2009, 01/07/2010, 04/05/2010, 05/07/2010, 08/05/2010, 09/05/2010, 12/05/2010, 01/07/2011, 04/05/2011, 05/07/2011, 08/05/2011, 09/07/2011, 12/05/2011, 01/07/2012, 04/05/2012, 05/07/2012, 08/05/2012, 09/07/2012
Technologies for Successful Aging..........................................
Vision Disorders..........................................................................
Paul B. Beeson Career Development Awards in Aging...........................................