Glenn Foundation for Medical Research and AFAR Grants for Junior Faculty
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Glenn Foundation for Medical Research and AFAR Grants for Junior Faculty support early-career faculty studying basic aging mechanisms to build longer-term research programs and careers in aging biology.
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Funder: Glenn Foundation for Medical 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
Summary: Supports junior faculty studying basic mechanisms of aging to establish longer-term research and careers in aging biology.
Key Information: Applicants must be independent junior investigators conducting research at a U.S.-based not-for-profit institution by the award start.
Description
The Glenn Foundation for Medical Research and the American Federation for Aging Research (AFAR) support early-career faculty with MDs or PhDs who are committed to careers in aging research. Administered by AFAR, the program funds projects that can form the basis of longer-term investigations into the basic biology of aging, rather than disease-specific research.
Age-related disease research is eligible when it examines how fundamental aging processes lead to those conditions. Research on common geriatric functional disorders may also qualify when connected to fundamental aging biology. Supported work has explored cellular senescence, mitochondrial function, metabolism, immune changes, stem cell aging, autophagy, and the aging brain. The program aims to develop both the investigator’s research and a sustained career in understanding aging.
