AFAR Grants for Junior Faculty and Glenn Foundation for Medical Research (GFMR) Grants for Junior Faculty
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AFAR Grants for Junior Faculty and Glenn Foundation for Medical Research (GFMR) Grants for Junior Faculty support junior investigators studying basic aging mechanisms to build careers in aging research.
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Funder: American Federation for Aging Research
Due Dates (Anticipated): December 2026 (Letter of Intent) | April 2027 (Full application)
Funding Amounts: Up to $160,000 total over one or two years; approximately 10 awards anticipated in the 2026 cycle
Summary: Supports junior faculty investigating basic mechanisms of aging and building careers in aging research.
Key Information: Applicants must be independent investigators conducting research at a U.S.-based nonprofit institution.
Description
The American Federation for Aging Research (AFAR), with major support from the Glenn Foundation for Medical Research, funds biomedical and clinical research that helps junior investigators establish longer-term work in the biology of aging. The program prioritizes fundamental aging processes rather than disease-specific questions.
Research on age-related diseases is within scope when it examines how basic aging processes may lead to those conditions. Studies of common geriatric functional disorders must connect their underlying mechanisms to fundamental problems in aging biology. Projects confined to disease diagnosis or treatment, health outcomes, or the social context of aging are not eligible.
