NIA at 50: Celebrating aging research advances and career opportunities
Richard J. Hodes & Amy Kelley, NIA
2024 marks NIA’s 50th anniversary! Since 1974, NIA research has resulted in significant contributions to the health and well-being of older adults and laid the foundation for continued knowledge gains. Stay tuned for future celebrations of this milestone, including an opportunity to shape our next 50 years. Read the full blog post here.
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FUNDING & CAREER DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES
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HIV/Aging Pilot Program
Concept Proposal Deadline: January 12, 2024
Pilot funding for aging research, focusing the application of geroscience to better understand aging in people with HIV (PWH). The award will fund 2-4 applicants at $40,000 each. These are intended to be one-year pilot grants. For more information, and to apply, see the HARC website here.
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Call for Abstracts: NHATS/NSOC Conference on Caregiving to Older Adults with Dementia
Abstract Deadline: January 15, 2024
The National Health and Aging Trends Study (NHATS) and the National Study of Caregiving (NSOC) are accepting abstracts for conference papers and posters. The goal of this conference is to bring together scholars working with NHATS and/or NSOC who are interested in family, unpaid, and paid care for older adults living with dementia. The conference will be held June 19-20, 2024 in Ann Arbor. View details and apply here.
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GEAR 2.0 - Advancing Dementia Care Pilot Project Grant Program
Deadline: January 19, 2024
The Geriatric Emergency care Applied Research (GEAR) 2.0 Network is accepting applications for a pilot funding opportunity dedicated to promoting transdisciplinary research in geriatric emergency medicine that will advance emergency medical care for persons living with dementia and their care partners. View details and apply here.
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Glenn Foundation for Medical Research Postdoctoral Fellowships in Aging Research
Deadline: January 25, 2024
Provides support for postdoctoral fellows (MD, MD/PhD and PhD) who specifically direct their research towards basic aging mechanisms and/or translational findings that have direct benefits to human aging and healthspan. View details and apply here.
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PREPARE Challenge (Pioneering Research for Early Prediction of Alzheimer's and Related Dementias EUREKA Challenge)
Deadline: January 31, 2024
The goal of the PREPARE Challenge is to inform novel approaches to early detection that might ultimately lead to more accurate tests, tools, and methodologies for clinical and research purposes. View competition details here.
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Apply to attend the Annual Workshop on U.S. State Policies, Population Health, and Aging (CAPS-Syracuse)
Deadline: February 1, 2024
The 2024 Annual Workshop on U.S. State Policies, Population Health, and Aging will be held on May 21, 2024 in person at Syracuse University. The objective of the workshop is to build the research capacity for examining how U.S. state contexts, and their changes in recent decades, have affected population health across the adult life course. Support for travel expenses (up to $2000) is available for ten Workshop Fellows. View details and apply here.
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I-REACH Scholar Program
Deadline: February 2, 2024
Scholars will be matched with two I-REACH mentors who will advise them during the program. They will undergo CIMER training to maximize the impact of mentorship and will complete I-REACH’s unique foundational curriculum on aging, disparities and cancer.. View details and apply here.
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Director of the Division of Aging Biology
National Institue on Aging
The position is in the Office of the Director (OD), National Institute on Aging (NIA), located in Bethesda, MD and reports directly to the NIA Director. See details here.
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Senior Program Advisor for Development and Testing of Interventions Targeting Aging Mechanisms
National Institue on Aging
The National Institute on Aging (NIA), a major research component of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), is seeking exceptional candidates for Full-Time Remote eligible position of Senior Program Advisor for Development and Testing of Interventions Targeting Aging Mechanisms ($155,700 - $235,600) See details here.
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Interested in learning more about any of the NIA centers programs? Looking for more detailed information on pilot funding, webinars, resources and more? Visit the coordinating center websites below.
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