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Since 1981, AFAR has provided approximately $124 million to more than 2,600 talented investigators and students. To learn more about
each grant, click below or contact the AFAR grant princesses at
the AFAR office (212)703-9977.
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2010 AFAR AWARD PROGRAMS
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AFAR provides up to $75,000 for a one- to two-year award to
junior faculty (M.D.'s and Ph.D.'s) to do research that will
serve as the basis for longer term research efforts. AFAR-supported
investigators study a broad range of biomedical and clinical
topics including the causes of cellular senescence, the role
of estrogen in the development of osteoporosis, the genetic
factors associated with Alzheimer's disease, the effects of
nutrition and exercise on the aging process, and much more.
Since 1981, over 650 AFAR Research Grants have been awarded. The deadline for the 2010 program has passed. The 2011 guidelines will be available in the summer.
Click here for the complete 2010
guidelines and here for the 2010
Application.
The Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Foundation/AFAR New Investigator Awards in Alzheimer's Disease
This program supports research in areas in which more scientific investigation is needed to improve the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of Alzheimer's Disease.
The program also encourages junior investigators in the United States and Israel to pursue research and academic careers in the neurosciences, and Alzheimer's disease in particular.
Up to five one- to two-year awards of $75,000 each will be awarded. The deadline for the 2010 program has passed. If the program is renewed, the 2011 guidelines will be available in the summer. Click here for the complete 2010 guidelines and here for the 2010 Application.
Paul Beeson Career Development
Awards in Aging Research Program
The National Institute on Aging (NIA), The NIH Office of Dietary Supplements, The John A. Hartford
Foundation, Atlantic Philanthropies (USA), the Starr Foundation, and an anonymous donor
are collaborating on this initiative to sustain and promote
the research careers of clinically trained individuals who
are pursuing research careers in aging. Deadline for letter of intent is December 14, 2009 (not required); application receipt date is January 14, 2010.
The K08 RFA can be accessed here and the K23 RFA here.
For additional information about this program, please click here.
The Paul Beeson Career Development Awards in Aging Research Program for the Island of Ireland
This program provides one award of up to €339,390/£228,000 each to outstanding junior physician faculty on the Island of Ireland, who are committed to pursuing academic careers in aging-related research,
teaching and practice. Application Deadline: January 22, 2009.
Click here for the complete 2009 guidelines .
The program was not renewed in 2010.
The Julie Martin Mid-Career Award in Aging Research
Sponsored by the Ellison Medical Foundation, this program encourages outstanding mid-career scientists
who have not been engaged in aging research but whose research is relevant and could lead to novel approaches to aging.
Also eligible are aging researchers whose research is high risk, and thus not attractive to NIH or other traditional sources,
but has the potential for high payoff in advancing our understanding of basic aging. Two four-year awards of $550,000 will be awarded.
The deadline for the 2010 program has passed. The 2011 guidelines will be available in the summer.
Click here for the complete 2010 guidelines and here for the 2010 Application.
Glenn/AFAR Breakthroughs
in Gerontology Award
The goal of the Glenn/AFAR BIG program is to provide timely
support to a pilot research program that
may be of relatively high risk but which offers significant
promise of yielding transforming discoveries in the fundamental
biology of aging. Full-time faculty members at the rank of
Assistant Professor or higher who can demonstrate a strong
record of independence are eligible. Two two-year grants of
up to $200,000 will be awarded. The deadline for the 2010 program has passed. The 2011 guidelines will be available in the summer. Click here for the complete
2010 guidelines and here
for the 2010
Application.
The Cart Fund,
Inc. encourages exploratory and developmental AD
research projects within the United States by providing support for the early and conceptual
plans of those projects that may not yet be supported by extensive
preliminary data, but have the potential to substantially
advance biomedical research. Up to two $250,000 awards will
be awarded in 2010. The 2010 Application Deadline has passed.
Click here for the complete 2010 guidelines.
Ellison Medical Foundation/AFAR
Postdoctoral Fellows in Aging Research Program
The program was developed to address the current concerns about an adequate
funding base for postdoctoral fellows (both MDs and PhDs) who conduct research
in the fundamental mechanisms of aging. Postdoctoral fellows at all levels of
training are eligible. Up to fifteen one-year fellowships ranging from $45,218
to $59,402 will be awarded.
The deadline for the 2010 program has passed. The 2011 guidelines will be available in the summer.
Click here for the complete 2010 guidelines
and here for the 2010
Application.
Medical Student Training in Aging Research (MSTAR) Program
To encourage medical students - particularly budding researchers - to consider a career in academic geriatrics, this program awards short-term scholarships. AFAR has partnered with the NIA and several foundations to continue and strengthen the original Hartford/AFAR Medical Student Geriatric Scholars Program. Application Deadline: February 5, 2010.
Click here for the complete 2010
guidelines.
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