Grants & Funding

American Foundation for Aging Research

Published Date: December 14, 2006

Program Information

Program Name:

General AFAR Grants

Program URL:

http://www.AmericanAgingResearch.org

Type of Scientists Funded:

Master's Student, Early Doctoral Student, PhD Dissertation Student, Medical Student, MD/PhD Student, Initial PhD Postdoc, Advanced PhD Postdoc, Initial MD Postdoc, Advanced MD Postdoc

Program Description:

General AFAR Grants. We accept applications year round for our general grants. Awards are open to students who are in bachelors, masters, Ph.D., MD, DDS, DVM degree programs and are conducting research at an institution in the United States. AFAR offers $500 for undergraduates, $1,000 for graduates. These awards are renewable each semester.

Public Contact Information

Program Award Term and Application Process

• Award Term Fixed or Variable?    Fixed
• If fixed, enter total term?    6  Weeks
• Award Renewable?    Yes
• Renewable term fixed or variable?    Fixed
• If fixed, enter total term?    6  Weeks
• Does an individual or institution apply to the program?    Individual
• Is there an application deadline?    No

Program FUNDS

• Stipend Information:
  
  
• Annual stipend type:    Variable
• Minimum:    $ 0
• Maximum:    $ 1000
• Stipend Details:   
  Awardees may use their funds to reimburse tuition or for lab and travel expenses related to their research. Awardees choose how much of their award will go to each of these needs.
• 
  Research Allowance Information:
  
  
• Annual research allowance type:    Variable
• Minimum:    $ 0
• Maximum:    $ 1000
• Research Allowance Detail:    Awardees may use their funds to reimburse tuition or for lab and travel expenses related to their research. Awardees choose how much of their award will go to each of these needs.
• 
  Indirect Costs (Institutional Funds) Information:
  
  
• Indirect costs type:    Variable
• Minimum:    $ 0
• Maximum:    $ 1000
• Indirect Costs (Institutional Funds) Details:    Awardees may use their funds to reimburse tuition or for lab and travel expenses related to their research. Awardees choose how much of their award will go to each of these needs.
• 
  Other Costs Information:
  
  
• Other Costs type:    Variable
• Minimum:    $ 0
• Maximum:    $ 1000
• Other Costs Details:    Awardees may use their funds to reimburse tuition or for lab and travel expenses related to their research. Awardees choose how much of their award will go to each of these needs.

Program Eligibility Requirements

Research Areas:

Biochemistry, Bioengineering, Biology, Cancer, Cell Biology, Chemistry, Disease-Specific Research: Alzheimer's Parkinson's, Genetics, Immunology, Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Neuroscience, Pharmacology, Other (specify): aging process

Application by invitation or nomination only?

No

Are awards limited to specific groups?

None provided

Must applicants be U.S. citizens and/or permanent residents?

No

U.S. geographic limits?

Yes

Details (specify region, state or other restrictions):

Must attend degree program in U.S.

International geographic limits?

Institutional limits?

No

Non-research activity allowed for postdoctoral and junior faculty awards?

Not Applicable

If yes, specify at least one of the following: percentage time and activities allowed

Program competition information

• Number of Applicants in Most Recent Competition Year:   
• Number of Awards in Most Recent Competition Year:   
• Institutional Award Rates   

  Category	# Applicants	# Awards
  Institutional Awards

• Awardee's subsequent careers/accomplishments tracked after end of term?   
  
• Total dollars awarded in the most recent competition year