CHAI Pilot Awards to Advance Measurement of Healthy Aging
CHAI Pilot Awards fund innovative research to develop or validate new methods for measuring healthy aging in scientific studies at Columbia University.
Funder: Columbia University
Due Dates: July 8, 2026 (CHAI Pilot Awards proposal deadline)
Funding Amounts: $33,000 per award; three awards anticipated; 1-year duration
Summary: Supports innovative measurement science for healthy aging research across all disciplines at Columbia University.
Key Information: Open to assistant, associate, and full professors at Columbia University.
Description
The CHAI Pilot Awards, administered by the Robert N. Butler Columbia Aging Center as part of the Columbia Healthy Aging Initiative (CHAI), are designed to foster innovation in the measurement of healthy aging. These pilot grants aim to support the development or validation of novel approaches to measuring healthy aging, enabling the next generation of cohort studies to better understand the etiology and progression of healthy aging. Proposals may focus on new metrics, survey instruments, psychometric tools, physical or cognitive performance tests, biochemical assays, composite indices, or improved methods for data or biospecimen collection.
