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Funding Opportunities for Researchers in Aging

Funding Opportunities in Aging

The following funding opportunities are for research projects focusing on aging or age related disease(s), listed by area of focus.

Click here for more information on NIH grants, cycles and applications.

Additional Funding Opportunities (Listed By Area of Focus):

Research Grants Cancer

Cardiology

Chronic and Degenerative Diseases Associated with Aging

Diabetes Genomic Studies
Geriatric Medicine and Geriatric Training (Geriatric) Nursing Mental Health

Molecular/Cellular/
Biology of Aging

Neurodegenerative Disease / Alzheimer's / Parkinson's / Dementia / Cognitive Impairment Neurovascular
Other (Miscellaneous Including Outreach and Education) PENN Funding Opportunities Psychiatry (Geriatric)
Sleep Social Services - Adult Day Care Programs, etc. Sociobehavioral Studies
Stem Cell Research Technologies for Successful Aging Vision Disorders
Paul B. Beeson Career Development Awards in Aging    

PENN Funding Opportunities.......................................................

Research Grants.........................................................................

2013 Postdoctoral Fellowship
Sponsor: Association for Frontotemporal Dementia
Deadline: 11/16/2012 (LOI); 01/07/2013

New Investigator Awards in Alzheimer's Disease
Sponsor: American Federation for Aging Research
Deadline(s): 12/17/2012

Glenn/AFAR Scholarships for Research in the Biology of Aging
Sponsor: American Federation for Aging Research
Deadline: 01/15/2013

Research Grants
Sponsor: American Federation for Aging Research
Deadline(s): 12/17/2012

New Investigator Awards
Sponsor: American Geriatrics Society
Deadline(s): 12/03/2012

Grants Program
Sponsor: Coins for Alzheimer's Research Trust Fund (CART)
Deadline(s): 12/01/2012

Glenn/AFAR Breakthroughs in Gerontology (BIG) Awards
Sponsor: American Federation for Aging Research
Deadline(s): 12/17/2012

Julie Martin Award in Aging Research
Sponsor: American Federation for Aging Research
Deadline(s): 12/17/2012

Research Grants
Sponsor: U.S.-Israel Binational Science Foundation (BSF)

Aging Research Dissertation Awards to Increase Diversity (R36)
Sponsor: National Institute on Aging/NIH/DHHS
Deadline(s): 01/07/2013

Research Grants
Sponsor: Orentreich Foundation for the Advancement of Science, Inc.
Deadline(s): none given

Meetings, Conferences, and Networks for Research Partnerships to Improve Functional Outcomes (R13)
Sponsor: National Institutes of Health

AHRQ Small Research Grant Program (R03)
Sponsor: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality/DHHS
Deadline(s): 02/16/2013, 06/16/2013, 10/16/2013, 02/16/2014

National Institute on Aging: Revision Requests for Active Program Projects (P01)
Sponsor: National Institute on Aging/NIH/DHHS
Deadline(s): 01/07/2013, 01/25/2013, 05/07/2013, 05/25/2013, 09/07/2013

Conference Grants
Sponsor: Alzheimer's Association
Deadline(s): N/A

Grants for Alzheimer's Disease Drug Discovery (R21)
Sponsor: National Institute on Aging/NIH/DHHS
Deadline(s): 02/16/2013

Ruth Landes Memorial Research Fund
Sponsor: Reed Foundation
Deadline(s): N/A

Cancer..........................................................................................

Cardiology....................................................................................

Chronic and Degenerative Diseases Associated with Aging..............................................................................................

Mechanisms Mediating Osteoarthritis in Aging (R21)
Sponsor: National Institute on Aging/NIH/DHHS
Deadline(s): 01/07/2013; 02/16/2013; 05/07/2013; 06/16/2013; 09/07/2013; 10/16/2013; 01/07/2014; 02/16/2014; 05/07/2014; 06/16/2014; 09/07/2014; 10/16/2014; 01/07/2015

Mechanisms Mediating Osteoarthritis in Aging (R01)
Sponsor: National Institute on Aging/NIH/DHHS
Deadline(s): 01/07/2013; 02/05/2013; 05/07/2013; 06/05/2013; 09/07/2013; 10/05/2013; 01/07/2014; 02/05/2014; 05/07/2014; 06/05/2014; 09/07/2014; 10/05/2014; 01/07/2015

Asthma in Older Adults (R01)
Sponsor: National Institute on Aging/NIH/DHHS
Deadline(s): 01/07/2013; 02/05/2013; 05/07/2013; 06/05/2013; 09/07/2013

Asthma in Older Adults (R21)
Sponsor: National Institute on Aging/NIH/DHHS
Deadline(s): 01/07/2013; 02/16/2013; 05/07/2013; 06/16/2013; 09/07/2013

Asthma in Older Adults (R03)
Sponsor: National Institute on Aging/NIH/DHHS
Deadline(s): 01/07/2013; 02/16/2013; 05/07/2013; 06/16/2013; 09/07/2013

T1 Translational Research: Novel Interventions for Prevention and Treatment of Age-Related Conditions (R21)
Sponsor: National Institute on Aging/NIH/DHHS
Deadline(s): 01/07/2013; 02/16/2013; 05/07/2013; 06/16/2013; 09/07/2013; 10/16/2013; 1/07/2014; 02/16/2014; 5/07/2014; 06/16/2014; 09/07/2014

Critical Illness and Injury in Aging (R03)
Sponsor: National Institute on Aging/NIH/DHHS
Deadline(s): 01/07/2013

Critical Illness and Injury in Aging (R21)
Sponsor: National Institute on Aging/NIH/DHHS
Deadline(s): 01/07/2013

Clinical Trial Planning Grants for Critical Illness and Injury in Aging (R34)
Sponsor: National Institute on Aging/NIH/DHHS
Deadline(s): 01/07/2013

Critical Illness and Injury in Aging (R01)
Sponsor: National Institute on Aging/NIH/DHHS
Deadline(s): 01/07/2013

Diabetes.......................................................................................

Potential Effects of Metformin on Aging and Age-Related Conditions: Small-Scale Clinical Studies and Secondary Analysis of Controlled Clinical Studies (R01)
Sponsor: National Institute on Aging/NIH/DHHS
Deadline(s): 02/05/2013; 05/07/2013; 06/05/2013; 09/07/2013; 10/05/2013; 01/07/2014; 02/05/2014; 05/07/2014; 06/05/2014; 09/07/2014; 10/05/2014; 01/07/2015; 02/05/2015; 05/07/2015; 06/05/2015; 09/07/2015; 10/05/2015; 01/07/2016

Genomic Studies.............................................................................

Behavioral and Social Genomics of Aging: Opportunities in the Health and Retirement Study (R01)
Sponsor: National Institute on Aging/NIH/DHHS
Deadline(s): 01/07/2013; 02/05/2013; 05/07/2013; 06/05/2013; 09/07/2013; 10/05/2013; 01/07/2014; 02/05/2014; 05/07/2014; 06/05/2014; 09/07/2014

Geriatric Medicine and Geriatric Training...............................

Patricia G. Archbold Predoctoral Scholar Award
Sponsor: American Academy of Nursing
Deadline(s): 01/11/2013

Claire M. Fagin Postdoctoral Fellowship Program
Sponsor: American Academy of Nursing
Deadline(s): 01/11/2013

Limited Competition: Continuation of the National Institute on Aging Multicenter Clinical Trial The LIFE Study (U01)
Sponsor: National Institute on Aging/NIH/DHHS
Deadline(s): 12/28/2012; 04/26/2013

T2 Translational Research:  Research Leading to New Health Care Practices, Community Programs and Policies Affecting Older Persons (R21)
Sponsor: National Institute on Aging/NIH/DHHS
Deadline(s): 01/07/2013; 02/16/2013; 05/07/2013; 06/16/2013; 09/07/2013; 10/16/2013; 01/07/2014; 02/16/2014; 05/07/2014; 06/16/2014; 09/07/2014

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

American Heart Association and Association of Specialty Professors Offer Geriaric Cardiology Fellowships
Sponsor: American Heart Association and Association of Specialty Professors
Deadline(s): Various

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

Nursing.........................................................................................
Mental Health...............................................................................

 

Molecular/Cellular/Biology of Aging.........................................

Single Cell Studies in Aging Research (R01)
Sponsor: National Institute on Aging/NIH/DHHS
Deadline(s): 01/07/2013; 02/05/2013; 05/07/2013; 06/05/2013; 09/07/2013; 10/05/2013; 01/07/2014; 02/05/2014; 05/07/2014; 06/05/2014; 09/07/2014

Single Cell Studies in Aging Research (R21)
Sponsor: National Institute on Aging/NIH/DHHS
Deadline(s): 01/07/2013; 02/16/2013; 05/07/2013; 06/16/2013; 09/07/2013; 10/16/2013; 01/07/2014; 02/16/2014; 05/07/201406/16/2014; 09/07/2014

Network Infrastructure Support for Emerging Areas of Research in the Basic Biology of Aging (R24)
Sponsor: National Institute on Aging/NIH/DHHS
Deadline(s): 01/07/2013; 01/25/2013; 5/07/2013; 05/25/2013; 09/07/2013; 09/25/2013; 01/07/2014;01/25/2014; 05/07/2014; 05/25/2014; 09/07/2014

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

Identification and Characterization of Molecular Targets Within the mTOR Pathway With Potential to Impact Healthspan and Lifespan (R21)
Sponsor: National Institute on Aging/NIH/DHHS 
Deadline(s): 02/16/2013

National Institute on Aging: Co-Funding Scheme
Sponsor(s): Biotechnology & Biological Sciences Research Council and National Institute on Aging
Deadline(s): 01/10/2013

Neurodegenerative Disease / Alzheimer's / Parkinson's / Dementia / Cognitive Impairment.................................................

RFA-AG-13-014--Alzheimer's Disease Therapeutics Program (U01)
Sponsor: National Institute on Aging/NIH/DHHS
Deadline(s): 12/14/2012; 01/14/2013

Limited Competition: Brain Disorders in the Developing World:  Research Across the Lifespan (R01)
Sponsor: Fogarty International Center/NIH/DHHS
Deadline(s): 01/14/2013; 02/14/2013; 03/11/2013; 04/11/2013

Brain Disorders in the Developing World: Research Across the Lifespan (R21)
Sponsor: Fogarty International Center/NIH/DHHS
Deadline(s): 01/14/2013; 02/14/2013; 03/11/2013; 04/11/2013

RFA-AG-13-015--Alzheimer's Disease Prevention Trials (R01)
Sponsor: National Institute on Aging/NIH/DHHS
Deadline(s): 12/17/2012; 01/13/2013

RFA-AG-13-013--Interdisciplinary Approach to Identification and Validation of Novel Therapeutic Targets for Alzheimer's Disease (R01)
Sponsor: National Institute on Aging/NIH/DHHS
Deadline(s): 12/17/2012; 01/13/2013

Alzheimer's Disease Pilot Clinical Trials (R01)
Sponsor: National Institute on Aging/NIH/DHHS
Deadline(s): 02/05/2013; 06/05/2013; 10/05/2013

Limited Competition: Revision(s) to the Dominantly Inherited Alzheimer Network (U19)
Sponsor: National Institute on Aging/NIH/DHHS
Deadline(s): 01/07/2013; 01/25/2013; 05/07/2013; 05/25/2013; 09/07/2013

Alzheimer's Disease Drug Development Program (U01)
Sponsor: National Institute on Aging/NIH/DHHS
Deadline(s): 01/07/2013; 02/05/2013; 05/07/2013; 06/05/2013; 09/07/2013; 10/05/2013; 01/07/2014; 02/05/2014; 05/07/2014; 06/05/2014; 09/07/2014; 10/05/2014; 01/07/2015

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

Drug Discovery for Nervous System Disorders (R21)
Sponsor: NIMH/NIA/NIH/DHHS
Deadline(s): none given

The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Disease(MJFF)-Rapid Response Innocation Award
Sponsor: Michael J. Fox Foundation (MJFF)
Deadline(s): N/A

Neurovascular.............................................................................

 

Other.............................................................................................

Implications of the Economic Downturn for Health, Wealth, and Work at Older Ages (R01)
Sponsor: National Institute on Aging/NIH/DHHS
Deadline(s): 01/07/2013; 02/05/2013; 05/07/2013; 06/05/2013; 09/07/2013; 10/05/2013; 01/07/2014; 02/05/2014; 05/07/2014; 06/05/2014; 09/07/2014; 10/05/2014; 01/07/2015

Advancing Diversity in Aging Research (ADAR) through Undergraduate Education (R25)
Sponsor: National Institute on Aging/NIH/DHHS
Deadline(s): 01/07/2013; 01/25/2013; 05/07/2013; 05/25/2013; 09/07/2013; 09/25/2013; 01/07/2014; 01/25/2014; 05/07/2014; 05/25/2014; 09/07/2014; 09/25/2014; 01/07/2015

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

Grants Program
Sponsor: Metropolitan Life Foundation
Deadline(s): none given

RFP--Development and Maintenance of a Multigenotypic Aged Mouse Colony
Sponsor: National Institute on Aging/NIH/DHHS
Deadline(s): N/A

Postdoctoral Fellowship
Sponsor: CSIRO Australia
Deadline(s): N/A

Development and Characterization of Animal Models for Aging Research (R01)
Sponsor: National Institute on Aging/NIH/DHHS
Deadline(s): 01/07/2013

Development and Characterization of Animal Models for Aging Research (R21)
Sponsor: National Institute on Aging/NIH/DHHS
Deadline(s): 01/07/2013

Graduate & Undergraduate Fellowship Awards
Sponsor: American Foundation for Aging Research
Deadline(s): N/A

Selected Topics in Transfusion Medicine (R01)
Sponsor: NIH
Deadline(s): N/A

Aging Studies in the Pulmonary System (R01)
Sponsor: National Institute on Aging/NIH/DHHS
Deadline(s): 01/07/2013, 02/05/2013, 05/07/2013

National Institute on Aging Revision Requests for Active Cooperative Agreements (U01)
Sponsor: National Institute on Aging/NIH/DHHS
Deadline(s): N/A

Identification and Characterization of Molecular Targets Within the mTOR Pathway With Potential to Impact Healthspan and Lifespan (R21)
Sponsor: National Institute on Aging/NIH/DHHS
Deadline(s): 02/16/2013

Psychiatry (Geriatric)..................................................................

Sleep..............................................................................

Social Services - Adult Day Care Programs, etc.

Sociobehavioral Studies in Aging.............................................

Social Neuroscience and Neuroeconomics of Aging (R01)
Sponsor: National Institute on Aging/NIH/DHHS
Deadline(s): 02/5/2013; 02/5/2014 (for new applications); 03/5/2012; 03/5/2013; 03/5/2014 (for resubmission applications)

Social Neuroscience and Neuroeconomics of Aging (R21)
Sponsor: National Institute on Aging/NIH/DHHS
Deadline(s): 02/16/2013; 02/16/2014 (for new applications); 03/16/2012; 03/16/2013; 03/16/ 2014 (for resubmission applications)

Behavioral and Social Genomics of Aging: Opportunities in the Health and Retirement Study (R01)
Sponsor: National Institute on Aging/NIH/DHHS
Deadline(s): 01/07/2013; 02/05/2013; 05/07/2013; 06/05/2013; 09/07/2013; 10/05/2013; 01/07/2014; 02/05/2014; 05/07/2014; 06/05/2014; 09/07/2014

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): 01/08/2013

Translational Research to Help Older Adults Maintain their Health and Independence in the Community (R01)
Sponsor: National Institute on Aging/NIH/DHHS
Deadline(s): 01/07/2013, 02/05/2013, 05/07/2013, 06/05/2013, 09/07/2013, 10/05/2013, 01/07/2014

Translational Research to Help Older Adults Maintain their Health and Independence in the Community (R21)
Sponsor: National Institute on Aging/NIH/DHHS
Deadline(s): 01/07/2013, 02/16/2013, 05/07/2013, 06/16/2013, 09/07/2013, 10/16/2013, 01/07/2014, 02/16/2014, 05/07/2014

Stem Cell Research.....................................................................

 

Technologies for Successful Aging..........................................

Vision Disorders..........................................................................

 

Paul B. Beeson Career Development Awards in Aging...........................................

RFA-AG-13-011--Paul B. Beeson Clinical Scientist Development Award in Aging (K08)
Sponsor: National Institute on Aging/NIH/DHHS
Deadline(s): 11/06/2012; 12/06/2012