If you previously received the GFMR Postdoctoral Fellowship Continuation Award, you are now eligible to apply again. When preparing your submission, be sure to include the newly required summary of progress from your prior GFMR Fellowship and use the non-fellowship format for your NIH biosketch. Please also note that projects focused solely on health outcomes are now explicitly listed as ineligible.
Funder: American Federation for Aging Research
Due Dates (Anticipated): January 2027 (Full application deadline, projected)
Funding Amounts: $80,000 for one year; minimum $62,652 for salary, remainder for research expenses; no indirect costs allowed; up to 12 awards
Summary: Supports current or former GFMR postdoctoral fellows to continue or expand promising research on the basic biology of aging.
Key Information: Only previous/current GFMR fellows at U.S. non-profits are eligible; strictly clinical or health outcomes projects are not supported.