Sponsored by The Ellison Medical Foundation, this program was designed for outstanding mid-career scientists who propose new directions of high importance to biological gerontology. Projects that are high risk but high yield are particularly encouraged if they have the potential for leading to major new advances in our understanding of basic mechanisms of aging.
Projects investigating age-related diseases are also supported, 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 are also encouraged, as long as these include fundamental mechanisms in the biology of aging. Projects that deal strictly with clinical problems such as the diagnosis and treatment of disease, health outcomes, or the social context of aging are not eligible.
Recipients of this award are expected to attend the AFAR Grantee Conference. The purpose of the meeting is to promote scientific and personal exchanges among recent AFAR grantees and experts in aging research.
- The applicant must be an Associate Professor or equivalent who was promoted to that position (with or without tenure) after December 1, 2010.
- The proposed research must be conducted at any type of not-for-profit setting in the United States. Individuals who are employees in the NIH Intramural program are not eligible.
- Recipients, past or present, of the Ellison Medical Foundation Senior Scholar Award in Aging are not eligible to apply for this award.
The following criteria are used to determine the merit of an application:
- Qualifications of the applicant
- Quality and promise of the proposed research, and potential for a high-payoff for advancing our understanding of basic aging processes. New and innovative, high-risk, proposals unlikely to be funded by the NIH, will receive priority scoring.
- Excellence of the research environment
Questions about eligibility or suitability of the research project can be addressed to grants@afar.org.
The deadline for the LOI is December 16, 2013, at 5:00 p.m. EST. All applicants will be notified of the outcome by January 31, 2014, and a sub set of applicants will be invited to submit a full application. The deadline for receipt of final application is March 17, 2014.
All LOI candidates who are invited to submit applications must have it endorsed by their institution. Final awards are announced by early June. The award start date is July 1, 2014. AFAR will not provide reviewer critiques to any applicants at any review level.
Please refer to the Julie Martin Mid-Career Award instruction sheet and LOI for complete application procedures. Incomplete LOI’s cannot be considered. LOI’s should be submitted through the website www.afar.org/grants/.
For the For Letter of Intent Form, click here.
Two four-year awards of $500,000 will be made in 2014, at the level of $125,000 per year. In addition, up to 10% ($50,000) may be requested for administrative/indirect costs.
If you are using animals in your research, please review Principles of Animal Use for Gerontological Research.
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- See more at: http://www.afar.org/research/funding/midcareer/#sthash.vjO4Y3go.dpuf
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