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Pilot Research Grant Program

In the labThe IOA Pilot Grant program is a highly valued component of the IOA serving to support new faculty entering the field of aging and to stimulate multi-disciplinary projects that focus the diverse expertise at the University of Pennsylvania toward aging research. In doing so, the IOA aims to foster the exploration of new directions in the field of aging on a broader scale.

About the Program

The IOA Pilot Grant Program provides initial support in basic science and clinical areas in aging for investigators engaged in biomedical, epidemiological, behavioral or health services research.

A salient goal is to assist Penn faculty in obtaining preliminary data to serve as the basis for grant applications to the NIH or other public or private agencies concerned with aging. Research Grants are given in the maximum amount of $50,000.

Beginning in 2006, with the generous support of The Bingham Trust, the IOA was able to double the number of full Pilot Research Grants given each year to eligible faculty from any of the 12 Schools at the University of Pennsylvania.

Pilot Research Awardees come primarily from the Penn School of Medicine, but grants have been awarded to researchers in the Penn School of Veterinary Medicine, Penn School of Nursing Science, and Penn School of Arts and Sciences. Applications are welcome and are considered from any of Penn's Schools.

Pilot Research Grant Awardees

Click below to see information on awardees and the projects supported by the IOA Pilot Research Grants:

43% of IOA pilot research grant awardees have gone on to receive additional funding to continue their research

IOA Pilot Research Grant Awardee news

  • Richard Schulz, PhD
    Study on "Age and molecular mechanisms contributing to aneuploidy in oocytes" has received additional funding through a federal RO1 grant.

    A quote from a recent Pilot Research Grant Awardee who went on to receive additional federal funding to continue his research

Request for Proposals for 2011 IOA Pilot Research Grants and the Penn Alzheimer's Disease Core CenterRequest for Proposals - 2011 IOA Pilot Research Grants and the Penn Alzheimer's Disease Core Center (ADCC)