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The Hevolution Foundation Scientific Conferences Fund supports high quality conferences, scientific meetings and workshops relevant to its mission to drive efforts to extend healthy human lifespan and understand the processes of aging. Proposals for the support of scientific meetings, conferences, and workshops relevant to the mission of the Hevolution Foundation will be considered. Up to $10,000 per meeting may be requested, but the Hevolution Foundation will determine the final amount based on several factors, including the number of expected attendees, duration of the meeting, and meeting venue. Larger support may be considered on a case-by-case basis. The fund has supported meetings such as the 4th Annual MAC Aging Research Symposium, Immunity and Aging, Targeting Molecular Mechanisms of Aging, and Biology of Aging Symposium IV 2023. Applications are reviewed on a quarterly basis with four annual deadlines. Meeting organizers must submit proposals for meetings that will occur at least three months after the next quarterly deadline and up to one year in advance.

The Diana Jacobs Kalman/AFAR Graduate Student Awards in Geroscience recognizes talented graduate students who show great promise to become the next generation of leaders in aging research. To be considered for the award, a candidate must be nominated by their PhD mentor or other leader in geroscience, aging research or a related discipline. The award recognizes students enrolled in MD, DO, PhD, or combined-degree programs in the United States, who have a strong academic record, have a track record of high-quality and relevant research in geroscience, biology of aging, or related discipline, are highly motivated and inquisitive, and show promise to become leaders in geroscience and aging research. Up to ten awards will be awarded in 2026. Each award is $5,000 and should be used towards research and/or academic advancement such as workshops, conferences, etc. The award will be paid to the institution, not to the awardee. Nominations are reviewed based on leadership potential rather than a research project, with evaluation criteria including scientific potential, originality of ideas, independence, potential to advance the field of geroscience and/or aging research, evidence of resilience, leadership, mentorship of peers, contributions to collaborative science, and quality and impact of contributions relative to opportunity.