CHAI Pilot Awards to Advance Measurement of Healthy Aging
The CHAI Pilot Awards fund Columbia researchers to develop or validate innovative measurement tools and methods to advance healthy aging research.
Funder: Columbia University
Due Dates: July 8, 2026 (Full proposal)
Funding Amounts: $33,000 per award; three awards anticipated; one-year funding period
Summary: Supports Columbia researchers developing or validating innovative measurement tools and methodologies to advance healthy aging research.
Key Information: Only assistant, associate, and full professors at Columbia University are eligible.
Description
The CHAI Pilot Awards, administered by the Robert N. Butler Columbia Aging Center as part of the Columbia Healthy Aging Initiative (CHAI), provide pilot funding to foster innovation in the measurement science of healthy aging. The program seeks proposals that develop or validate novel metrics, survey tools, psychometric assessments, performance tests, biochemical assays, composite indices, or new methods for data or biospecimen collection. The ultimate goal is to enhance cohort studies and deepen understanding of the etiology and progression of healthy aging through improved measurement methodologies.
