Glenn Foundation for Medical Research Postdoctoral Fellowships in Aging Research

Glenn Foundation for Medical Research Postdoctoral Fellowships in Aging Research is sponsored by American Federation for Aging Research (AFAR) and Glenn Foundation for Medical Research. This fellowship supports postdoctoral scientists conducting research in aging.

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2025 AFAR Awards of Distinction Glenn Foundation for Medical Research Postdoctoral Fellowships in Aging Research Application Procedures and Timeline This program was developed to provide 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 .

Postdoctoral fellows at all levels of training are eligible. Up to twelve one-year fellowships of $80,000 will be awarded in 2026.

The Glenn Foundation for Medical Research (GFMR), in partnership with the American Federation for Aging Research (AFAR), created the Glenn Foundation for Medical Research Postdoctoral Fellowships in Aging Research to encourage and further the careers of postdoctoral fellows who are conducting research in the basic biology of aging, as well as translating advances in basic research from the laboratory to the clinic .

The award is intended to provide significant research and training support to permit these postdoctoral fellows to become established in the field of aging.

The GFMR Postdoctoral Fellowship 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.

Projects that are strictly clinical in nature such as the diagnosis and treatment of disease, health outcomes, or the social context of aging are not eligible. It is anticipated that up to 12 one-year grants will be awarded in 2026.

The grant is $80,000, of which a minimum of $62,652 (*see note below) is to be used for salary and the remainder to be used for allowable expenses (research supplies, equipment, health insurance, travel to scientific meetings where the Fellow is presenting his/her biology of aging research, and relevant research and educational training). Funds for indirect costs or overhead are not allowed.

* The applicant’s salary/stipend must equal or exceed NIH pay scale for postdoctoral fellowships, appropriate to the level of training, https://www. niaid. nih.

gov/grants-contracts/salary-cap-stipends . Thus, if the NIH stipend minimum for the corresponding level of experience exceeds $62,652, additional award funds may be taken as salary to meet the NIH standard. Recipients of this award are expected to attend the combined Glenn AFAR Grantee Conference and Glenn Workshop on the Biology of Aging; funds will be allocated from the grant for this purpose.

The goal of the meeting is to promote scientific and personal exchanges among recent AFAR grantees and experts in aging research. If awarded, GFMR Postdoctoral Fellows may be eligible to apply for a second year of funding though the GFMR Postdoctoral Fellowship Continuation award . The applicant must be a postdoctoral fellow (MD and/or PhD degree or equivalent) by the deadline date of the LOI submission, January 27, 2026.

The proposed research must be conducted at a qualified not-for-profit setting in the United States. Individuals who are employees in the NIH Intramural program are not eligible. Postdoctoral fellows in laboratories that receive support as part of a Paul F.

Glenn Center for Biology of Aging Research are not eligible to apply. Applicants who have received more than 5 years of postdoctoral training at the time of the start of the award must provide a justification for the additional training period.

Former GFMR postdoctoral fellowship awardees are not eligible to apply, but may be eligible to apply for GFMR postdoctoral fellowship Continuation Awards Fellows may not hold any concurrent funding for the same research project. We welcome applicants from all groups including those underrepresented in the biomedical sciences.

The following criteria are used to determine the merit of an application: Qualifications of the applicant Quality of the proposed research (*see note below) Proposed career development plan, and training opportunities for the applicant Excellence of the research environment Likelihood that the applicant will pursue a career in aging research Mentor's strength and qualifications to guide the applicant's research and career planning * We recognize that most applicants’ postdoctoral projects will be multi-year projects.

As such, the applicant should describe the overall project but indicate the scope of the work that is being proposed for the year to be funded by a Fellowship if awarded. Application Procedures and Timeline Please refer to the Letter of Intent instructions . Incomplete or late submissions will not be considered.

All Letters of Intent must uploaded here . The Letters of Intent will be reviewed by a committee. A subset of applicants will be invited to submit a full application which will be reviewed by a Selection Committee.

The Selection Committee’s recommendations will be presented to AFAR and GFMR which will make final funding decisions. Please review this link which includes suggestions for submitting an LOI or application to AFAR. Click here for our Frequently Asked Questions page.

If you are using animals in your research, we strongly encourage you to review Guidelines for Aging Rodent Research . AFAR will not provide reviewer critiques to any applicants at any review level.

LOI deadline: January 27, 2026 Results of LOI review: Mid-May 2026 Deadline for full application: Late June 2026 Award Announcements: Late July 2026 Award Start Date: July 1, 2026 (but can be negotiated as long as in calendar year 2026) Investigators will be required to submit narrative and financial reports within three months following the end date of the award. Glenn Foundation for Medical Research Founded by Paul F.

Glenn in 1965, the mission of the Glenn Foundation For Medical Research is to extend the healthy years of life through research on mechanisms of biology that govern normal human aging and its related physiological decline, with the objective of translating research into interventions that will extend healthspan with lifespan. Funding Updates Newsletter The Paul B.

Beeson Emerging Leaders Career Development Award in Aging (K76) Who is Eligible: Early-stage investigators with a clinical doctoral degree Award Amount: $225,000 in direct costs per year Award Period: Up to 5 years Deadline: November 10, 2026 AFAR Grants for Junior Faculty and Glenn Foundation for Medical Research (GFMR) Grants for Junior Faculty Who is eligible: Independent Early Stage Investigators Research area: Biology of aging Amount of award: $160,000 Award period: 1 or 2 years Number of awards given: Approximately 10 Deadline for LOI: The deadline has passed for 2026 The Sagol Network GerOmic Award for Junior Faculty Who is eligible: Independent Junior Faculty Research area: Aging-related -omics research Amount of award: $160,000 Award period: 1 or 2 years Number of awards given: 1 Letter of Intent Deadline: The deadline has passed for 2026 Glenn Foundation for Medical Research Postdoctoral Fellowship Continuation Awards Who is Eligible: Current or former GFMR Postdoctoral Fellows in Aging Research Research Focus: Basic and translational research that builds on early discoveries that show translational potential for clinical relevant strategies Award Amount: $80,000 (a minimum of $62,652 is to be used for salary and the remainder to be used for allowable expenses) Letter of Intent Deadline : The deadline has passed for 2026 Glenn Foundation for Medical Research Discovery Award Who is Eligible: Full-time faculty at the rank of Assistant Professor or higher Research Focus: Biology of aging Letter of Intent Deadline: The deadline has passed for 2026 McKnight Brain Research Foundation Innovator Awards in Cognitive Aging and Memory Loss Who is eligible: Independent Assistant and Associate Professors Research area: Cognitive Aging and Memory Loss Amount of award: $750,000 Number of awards given: Two Deadline for Letter of Intent: The deadline has passed for 2026 Diana Jacobs Kalman/AFAR Graduate Student Awards in Geroscience Who is Eligible: MD, DO, PhD, or combined degree students who have completed at least two years by October 1, 2026 Research Area: Geroscience and the Biology of aging Nomination Deadline: The deadline has passed for 2026 Hevolution Foundation Scientific Conferences Fund Who is eligible: Non-profit organizations, public and private universities, colleges, laboratories and government agencies in North America (Canada, United States of America, and Mexico), the United Kingdom, and countries in the European Union Amount of award: Up to $10,000 per meeting Deadline: we are not currently accepting applications Medical Student Training in Aging Research (MSTAR) Program Who is Eligible: Any allopathic or osteopathic medical student in good standing, who will have successfully completed one year of medical school at a U.S. institution by June 2026.

Interested students should be in touch directly with the National Training Centers to determine their eligibility and program deadline.