Understanding Cerebellar Contributions to Cognitive and Affective Functions in Aging and Alzheimer's Disease/Alzheimer's Disease-Related Dementias
This grant will fund research on how the cerebellum affects thinking and emotions in aging and Alzheimer’s, using various study methods to better understand and target these processes.
Funder: National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Due Dates: October 6, 2026 (estimated, forecasted)
Funding Amounts: R01 mechanism; award ceiling/floor not yet specified; typical R01 duration up to 5 years.
Summary: Supports research on the cerebellum’s role in cognitive and affective functions during aging and in Alzheimer's disease/related dementias.
Key Information: Forecasted opportunity—application period not yet open.
Description
The National Institute on Aging (NIA) plans to release a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) soliciting research applications focused on understanding the cerebellum's contributions to cognitive and affective functions in healthy aging, Alzheimer's disease (AD), and Alzheimer's disease-related dementias (ADRD). This initiative encourages a range of research approaches, including basic studies using human or animal models, secondary analyses of existing datasets, and investigations into the cerebellum as a potential intervention target to promote cognitive reserve or delay/prevent AD/ADRD onset.
Applications are not being accepted at this time; this is an advance notice to allow researchers time to develop collaborations and responsive projects. The anticipated funding mechanism is the NIH R01 research project grant.
