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.
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Additional Funding Opportunities (Listed By Area of Focus):
PENN Funding Opportunities.......................................................
Research Grants.........................................................................
Medical Research Grants - Established Investigator Awards
Sponsor: Progeria Research Foundation
Deadline(s):
05/03/2013
Medical Research Grants - Specialty Awards
Sponsor: Progeria Research Foundation
Deadline(s):
05/03/2013
Medical Research Grants - Innovator Awards
Sponsor: Progeria Research Foundation
Deadline(s):
05/03/2013
Network and Infrastructure Support for Development of Interdisciplinary Aging Research (R24)
Sponsor: National Institute on Aging/NIH/DHHS
Deadline(s): 05/07/2013; 05/25/2013; 09/07/2013; 09/25/2013; 01/07/2014; 01/25/2014; 05/25/2014; 09/25/2014; 01/07/2015
NIA Program Project Applications (P01)
Sponsor: National Institute on Aging/NIH/DHHS
Deadline(s): 05/07/2013; 05/25/2013; 09/07/2013
Small Business Innovation Research Program - Grant
Sponsor: National Institute on Aging/NIH/DHHS
Deadline(s): 04/05/2013; 05/07/2013; 08/05/2013; 09/07/2013; 12/05/2013; 01/07/2014
NIA Clinical Trial Planning Grant Program (R34)
Sponsor: National Institute on Aging/NIH/DHHS
Deadline(s): 06/16/2013; 10/16/2013; 02/16/2014; 06/16/2014; 0/16/2014; 02/16/2015; 06/16/2015; 10/16/2015
Grants Program
Sponsor: Retirement Research Foundation
Deadline(s): 05/01/2013; 08/01/2013
Research Grants
Sponsor:
U.S.-Israel Binational Science Foundation (BSF)
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): 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): 05/07/2013, 05/25/2013, 09/07/2013
Conference Grants
Sponsor: Alzheimer's Association
Deadline(s): N/A
Ruth Landes Memorial Research Fund
Sponsor: Reed Foundation
Deadline(s): N/A
Cancer..........................................................................................
Translational Research at the Aging/Cancer Interface (TRACI) (R01)
Sponsor: National Institute on Aging/NIH/DHHS
Deadline(s): 05/07/2013; 06/05/2013; 9/07/2013; 10/05/2013; 01/07/2014; 02/05/2014; 05/07/2014; 06/05/2014; 09/07/2014; 0/05/2014; 01/07/2015; 02/05/2015; 05/07/2015
Translational Research at the Aging/Cancer Interface (TRACI) (R21)
Sponsor: National Institute on Aging/NIH/DHHS
Deadline(s): 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; 0/16/2014; 01/07/2015; 02/16/2015; 05/07/2015
Cardiology....................................................................................
Chronic and Degenerative Diseases Associated with Aging..............................................................................................
Acute Kidney Injury in Older Adults (R01)
Sponsor: National Institute on Aging/NIH/DHHS
Deadline(s):
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;
02/05/2016;
05/07/2016
Acute Kidney Injury in Older Adults (R21)
Sponsor: National Institute on Aging/NIH/DHHS
Deadline(s):
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;
02/16/2015;
05/07/2015;
06/16/2015;
09/07/2015;
10/16/2015;
01/07/2016;
02/16/2016;
05/07/2016
Acute Kidney Injury in Older Adults (R03)
Sponsor: National Institute on Aging/NIH/DHHS
Deadline(s):
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;
02/16/2015;
05/07/2015;
06/16/2015;
09/07/2015;
10/16/2015;
01/07/2016;
02/16/2016;
05/07/2016
Pain in Aging (R01)
Sponsor: National Institute on Aging/NIH/DHHS
Deadline(s): 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
Pain in Aging (R21)
Sponsor: National Institute on Aging/NIH/DHHS
Deadline(s): 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; 02/16/2015; 05/07/2015; 06/16/2015; 09/07/2015; 10/16/2015; 01/07/2016
Pain in Aging (R03)
Sponsor: National Institute on Aging/NIH/DHHS
Deadline(s): 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; 02/16/2015; 05/07/2015; 06/16/2015; 09/07/2015; 10/16/2015; 01/07/2016
Mechanisms Mediating Osteoarthritis in Aging (R21)
Sponsor: National Institute on Aging/NIH/DHHS
Deadline(s): 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): 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): 05/07/2013; 06/05/2013; 09/07/2013
Asthma in Older Adults (R21)
Sponsor: National Institute on Aging/NIH/DHHS
Deadline(s): 05/07/2013; 06/16/2013; 09/07/2013
Asthma in Older Adults (R03)
Sponsor: National Institute on Aging/NIH/DHHS
Deadline(s): 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): 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
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):
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): 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
National Institute on Aging Analysis of Alzheimer's Disease Genome Sequencing Project Data [U19]
Sponsor: National Institute on Aging/NIH/DHHS
Deadline(s): 05/07/2013; 05/25/2013
Geriatric Medicine and Geriatric Training...............................
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): 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): 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.........................................
Development and Characterization of Animal Models for Aging Research (R01)
Sponsor: National Institute on Aging/NIH/DHHS
Deadline(s): 05/07/2013
Development and Characterization of Animal Models for Aging Research (R21)
Sponsor: National Institute on Aging/NIH/DHHS
Deadline(s): 05/17/2013
Single Cell Studies in Aging Research (R01)
Sponsor: National Institute on Aging/NIH/DHHS
Deadline(s): 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): 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): 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
Neurodegenerative Disease / Alzheimer's / Parkinson's / Dementia / Cognitive Impairment.................................................
Biotechnology Grants
Sponsor: Alzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation
Deadline(s): 08/22/2013; 11/21/2013
Limited Competition: Brain Disorders in the Developing World: Research Across the Lifespan (R01)
Sponsor: Fogarty International Center/NIH/DHHS
Deadline(s): 04/11/2013
Brain Disorders in the Developing World: Research Across the Lifespan (R21)
Sponsor: Fogarty International Center/NIH/DHHS
Deadline(s): 04/11/2013
Alzheimer's Disease Pilot Clinical Trials (R01)
Sponsor: National Institute on Aging/NIH/DHHS
Deadline(s): 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): 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): 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.............................................................................................
Small Business Technology Transfer Program
Sponsor: National Institute on Aging/NIH/DHHS
Deadline(s): 04/05/2013; 05/07/2013; 08/05/2013; 09/07/2013; 12/05/2013; 01/07/2014
Regional and International Differences in Health and Longevity at Older Ages (R01)
Sponsor: National Institute on Aging/NIH/DHHS
Deadline(s): 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; 02/05/2016; 05/07/2016; 06/05/2016; 09/07/2016
Regional and International Differences in Health and Longevity at Older Ages (R21)
Sponsor: National Institute on Aging/NIH/DHHS
Deadline(s): 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; 02/16/2015; 05/07/2015; 06/16/2015; 09/07/2015; 10/16/2015; 01/07/2016; 02/16/2016; 05/07/2016; 06/16/2016; 09/07/2016
Regional and International Differences in Health and Longevity at Older Ages (R03)
Sponsor: National Institute on Aging/NIH/DHHS
Deadline(s): 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; 02/16/2015; 05/07/2015; 06/16/2015; 09/07/2015; 10/16/2015; 01/07/2016; 02/16/2016; 05/07/2016; 06/16/2016; 09/07/2016
Fatigability, Activity Limitations, and Bioenergetics in Aging (R01)
Sponsor: National Institute on Aging/NIH/DHHS
Deadline(s):
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
Biodemography of Aging (R01)
Sponsor: National Institute on Aging/NIH/DHHS
Deadline(s): 02/03/2014; 03/03/2014
Biodemography of Aging (R03)
Sponsor: National Institute on Aging/NIH/DHHS
Deadline(s): 02/03/2014; 03/03/2014
SHIFT Award: Small Businesses Helping Investigators to Fuel the Translation of Scientific Discoveries (SBIR: R43/R44)
Sponsor: National Institute on Aging/NIH/DHHS
Deadline(s): 04/05/2013; 05/07/2013; 08/05/2013; 09/07/2013; 12/05/2013; 01/07/2014
Solid Organ Transplantation: Older Donors and Recipients (R01)
Sponsor: National Institute on Aging/NIH/DHHS
Deadline(s): 06/05/2013; 10/05/2013; 02/05/2014; 06/05/2014; 10/05/2014; 02/05/2015; 06/05/2015; 10/05/2015
Solid Organ Transplantation: Older Donors and Recipients (R21)
Sponsor: National Institute on Aging/NIH/DHHS
Deadline(s): 06/16/2013; 10/16/2013; 02/16/2014; 06/16/2014; 10/16/2014; 02/16/2015; 06/16/2015; 10/16/2015
Implications of the Economic Downturn for Health, Wealth, and Work at Older Ages (R01)
Sponsor: National Institute on Aging/NIH/DHHS
Deadline(s): 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): 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
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): 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
Psychiatry (Geriatric)..................................................................
Sleep..............................................................................
Social Services - Adult Day Care Programs, etc.
Sociobehavioral Studies in Aging.............................................
Research and Evaluation on the Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation of Elderly Individuals
Sponsor: National Institute of Justice/Department of Justice
Deadline(s):
05/20/2013
Behavioral and Social Genomics of Aging: Opportunities in the Health and Retirement Study (R01)
Sponsor: National Institute on Aging/NIH/DHHS
Deadline(s): 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
Translational Research to Help Older Adults Maintain their Health and Independence in the Community (R01)
Sponsor: National Institute on Aging/NIH/DHHS
Deadline(s): 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): 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...........................................
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