Glenn Foundation for Medical Research Postdoctoral Fellowships in Aging Research Grant

Glenn Foundation for Medical Research Postdoctoral Fellowships in Aging Research Grant

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: American Federation for Aging Research
Amount: US $54,840 - US $75,000
Last Updated: November 05, 2025

Summary

The Glenn Foundation for Medical Research Postdoctoral Fellowships in Aging Research Grant aims to support postdoctoral fellows in their research on the biology of aging. In partnership with the American Federation for Aging Research, this program offers up to 10 grants of $75,000 each for one year, emphasizing the need for research that translates basic aging biology into clinical applications. Applicants must be postdoctoral fellows in qualified non-profit settings in the U.S. and meet specific eligibility criteria.

Overview

Glenn Foundation for Medical Research Postdoctoral Fellowships in Aging Research Grant The Glenn Foundation for Medical Research(“GFMR”), in partnership with the American Federation for Aging Research (AFAR), created the Glenn Foundation for Medical Research Postdoctoral Fellowships in Aging Research to encourage and further the careers of postdoctoral fellows who are conducting research in the basic biology of aging, as well as translating advances in basic research from the laboratory to the clinic. The award is intended to provide significant research and training support to permit these postdoctoral fellows to become established in the field of aging. The GFMR Postdoctoral Fellowship program supports research projects concerned with understanding the basic mechanisms of aging as well as projects that have direct relevance to human aging if they show the potential to lead to clinically relevant strategies that address human aging and health span. Projects investigating age-related diseases will be considered, but only if approached from the point of view of how basic aging processes may lead to these outcomes. Projects concerning mechanisms underlying common geriatric functional disorders such as frailty will also be considered. Projects that are strictly clinical in nature such as the diagnosis and treatment of disease, health outcomes, or the social context of aging are not eligible. It is anticipated that up to 10 one-year grants will be awarded in 2024. The grant is $75,000, of which a minimum of $54,840 is to be used for salary and the remainder to be used for allowable expenses (research supplies, equipment, health insurance, travel to scientific meetings where the Fellow is presenting his/her biology of aging research, and relevant research and educational training). Funds for indirect costs or overhead are not allowed.

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. The applicant must be a postdoctoral fellow (MD and/or PhD degree or equivalent) at the start date of the award (July 1, 2024). The proposed research must be conducted at a qualified not-for-profit setting in the United States. Individuals who are employees in the NIH Intramural program are not eligible. Postdoctoral fellows in laboratories that receive support as part of a Paul F. Glenn Center for Biology of Aging Research are not eligible to apply. Applicants who will have received more than 5 years of postdoctoral training at the time of the start of the award must provide a justification for the additional training period. Fellows may not hold any concurrent funding for the same research project.Former GFMR postdoctoral fellowship awardees may apply if the criteria above are met.The Medical Student Training in Aging Research (MSTAR) and Beeson Career Development programs require that the applicant is a US citizen or permanent resident.AFAR New Investigator Awards in Aging Biology and Geroscience Research are open to researchers who are located in Canada or the United States of America.

Ineligibility

Individuals who are employees in the NIH Intramural program are not eligible.Projects that are strictly clinical in nature such as the diagnosis and treatment of disease, health outcomes, or the social context of aging are not eligible.Funds for indirect costs or overhead are not allowed.Postdoctoral fellows in laboratories that receive support as part of a Paul F. Glenn Center for Biology of Aging Research are not eligible to apply.