Glenn Foundation for Medical Research Postdoctoral Fellowships in Aging Research

The Glenn Foundation for Medical Research Postdoctoral Fellowships in Aging Research provides support for postdoctoral fellows (MD, MD/PhD and PhD) who specifically direct their research towards basic aging mechanisms and/or translational findings that have direct benefits to human aging and healthspan. Created by the Glenn Foundation for Medical Research (GFMR) in partnership with the American Federation for Aging Research (AFAR), this program encourages and furthers the careers of postdoctoral fellows conducting research in the basic biology of aging, as well as translating advances in basic research from the laboratory to the clinic. The program supports research projects concerned with understanding the basic mechanisms of aging as well as projects that have direct relevance to human aging if they show the potential to lead to clinically relevant strategies that address human aging and healthspan. Projects investigating age-related diseases will be considered, but only if approached from the point of view of how basic aging processes may lead to these outcomes. Projects concerning mechanisms underlying common geriatric functional disorders such as frailty will also be considered. Up to 12 one-year fellowships of $80,000 will be awarded in 2026, of which a minimum of $62,652 is to be used for salary and the remainder for allowable expenses including research supplies, equipment, health insurance, and travel to scientific meetings. Recipients are expected to attend the combined Glenn AFAR Grantee Conference and Glenn Workshop on the Biology of Aging. Fellows may be eligible to apply for a second year of funding through the GFMR Postdoctoral Fellowship Continuation award.