Glenn Foundation for Medical Research Discovery Award Grant

Glenn Foundation for Medical Research Discovery Award Grant

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: American Federation for Aging Research
Amount: US $525,000
Last Updated: November 05, 2025

Summary

The Glenn Foundation for Medical Research Discovery Award, in partnership with the American Federation for Aging Research, aims to fund innovative research that explores the biological mechanisms of normal aging. This award supports projects with a strong potential for groundbreaking discoveries, particularly from researchers new to the aging field. Up to two awards of $525,000 over three years will be granted, promoting scientific collaboration at designated conferences.

Overview

The Program The Glenn Foundation for Medical Research (GFMR) in collaboration with the American Federation for Aging Research (AFAR), has established the Glenn Foundation Discovery Award. This Award was created to support research projects with strong potential to develop pioneering discoveries for understanding the underlying biological mechanisms that govern normal human aging and its related physiological decline. Relevant proposals from any branch of biology are eligible. This funding program specifically seeks to include principal investigators who may not have previously worked in the area of aging, but whose research and expertise are applicable to understanding the biological mechanisms of normal aging and its relevance to age-associated health decline. Projects that characterize aging as a disease, or that focus on specific diseases are discouraged unless the research plan provides direct connections to the biology of aging and/or the prospect of a translational discovery relevant to improving human healthspan. Up to two three-year awards will be made. Each award is for $525,000 payable in annual installments of $175,000 per year, of which a maximum of 8% may be used for indirect expenses or institutional overhead (not to exceed $12,963 per year). Recipients of this award are expected to attend the combined AFAR Grantee Conference and Glenn Workshop on Biology of Aging. The purpose of the meetings is to promote scientific and personal exchanges among recent AFAR and GFMR grantees and other invited scientists in aging research.

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. To be eligible, the applicant :Must be a full-time faculty member at the rank of Assistant Professor or higher at the time of the LOI deadline. To be competitive at the Assistant Professor level, a candidate would be expected to have established R01 or equivalent funding.Must have a strong record of independent publication beyond the postdoctoral levelMust conduct the proposed research at qualified not-for-profit setting in the United States.Former AFAR Research Grant for Junior Faculty awardees may apply;

Ineligibility

The Glenn Foundation Discovery Award does not substitute for the R01 funding mechanism, but supports new, rather than incremental, research projects in established laboratories.The applicant cannot be a Principal Investigator supported through the Paul F. Glenn Centers for Biology of Aging Research.Former Glenn Foundation Breakthrough In Gerontology awardees may NOT apply. If you are applying for this year's Glenn Foundation for Medical Research and AFAR Grant for Junior Faculty, you may NOT also apply for the GFMR Discovery Award.