AFAR Grants for Junior Faculty and Glenn Foundation for Medical Research (GFMR) Grants for Junior Faculty

AFAR Grants for Junior Faculty and Glenn Foundation for Medical Research (GFMR) Grants for Junior Faculty provide up to $160,000 for a one- to two-year award to early career faculty (MDs and PhDs) to conduct research that will serve as the basis for longer term research efforts on the biology of aging. The major goal of this program is to assist in the development of the careers of junior investigators committed to pursuing careers in aging research. The program supports research projects concerned with understanding the basic mechanisms of aging rather than disease-specific research. Projects investigating age-related diseases are supported if approached from the point of view of how basic aging processes may lead to these conditions. Projects concerning mechanisms underlying common geriatric functional disorders are also eligible, as long as these include connections to fundamental problems in the biology of aging. It is anticipated that approximately 10 grants of up to $160,000 each will be awarded in 2026. Up to 8% of funds may be budgeted for overhead or indirect costs (not to exceed $11,852). The award recipients are expected to attend the Glenn Foundation/AFAR Grantee Conference which convenes AFAR and GFMR grant recipients, mentors and leaders in the field to review and disseminate the research progress.