The Paul B. Beeson Emerging Leaders Career Development Award in Aging (K76)
The Paul B. Beeson Emerging Leaders Career Development Award in Aging (K76) supports early-stage clinician-scientists’ research and leadership development to improve older adults’ health outcomes.
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Funder: American Federation for Aging Research
Due Dates: November 10, 2026 (Application deadline) | June 12, 2028 (Closing date)
Funding Amounts: Up to $225,000 in direct costs annually for up to five years; seven to ten awards anticipated in 2027
Summary: Supports early-stage clinician-scientists developing independent aging research programs and leadership skills to improve older adults’ health outcomes.
Key Information: Applicants must maintain Early Stage Investigator status and be U.S. citizens or permanent residents by award time.
Description
The Beeson K76 is a collaboration among the National Institute on Aging (NIA), the American Federation for Aging Research (AFAR), and the John A. Hartford Foundation. It supports clinically trained early-stage investigators, primarily physicians, who have begun establishing research careers and demonstrated leadership potential. The award develops the tools, skills, and resources needed to lead transformative changes in theory, practice, and health outcomes for older people.
This funding opportunity supports research that does not involve leading an independent clinical trial, clinical trial feasibility study, or ancillary clinical trial. Applicants may propose a research experience within a clinical trial led by a mentor or co-mentor. Alongside research development, the program emphasizes evidence of past leadership, commitments to future leadership, and mentor support for those goals.
