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NIA Research Workforce Supplements

NIA supports a variety of research workforce supplements for K grant or first-time research project grant awardees. These supplements are for qualifying critical life events including: high-risk pregnancy, childbirth, adoption, serious personal health issues, and primary caregiving responsibilities of an ailing immediate family member during the project period of the grant. There are also re-entry supplements that support a new lab member who is re-entering the research workforce after a hiatus and re-integration supplements that support a new lab member who is switching labs due to an unsafe or discriminatory environment.

Prospective applicants should contact the NIA Training Team at [email protected] to confirm eligibility and receive further application instructions.

Highlighted Topics: A Centralized and Simple Resource to Learn About Research Areas of Interest to NIH

Highlighted Topics (HTs) represent selected priority research areas within one or more NIH Institutes, Centers, or Offices.

Recent HTs from NIA include:

• Accelerating Disease Prevention Research by New Approach Methodologies
• Catalyzing Interdisciplinary Research on HIV-Associated Co-occurring Conditions
• Advance the Understanding of Mechanisms Regulating Sex Differences in Response to Exercise
• Cellular Quiescence, Senescence, and Cell Death in Aging and Disease
• RNA Metabolism in Aging and Healthy Lifespan
• Biology- and Physics-Informed Explainable AI Across the Lifespan
• Research on the Role of Post-Translational Modifications in Human Health and Disease
• Enhancing Data Usage and Utility to Advance Biomedical Research

NIH Extramural Loan Repayment Programs

The NIH Loan Repayment Programs (LRPs) are designed to recruit and retain highly qualified health professionals into biomedical or biobehavioral research careers. Applications for fiscal year 2027 Extramural LRP awards will be accepted until November 19, 2026.

NIH Policy Changes and Notices

• NOT-OD-26-120: Accelerated Implementation of DMS Plan Changes for NIH Career Development (K) Awards: Effective immediately, Data Management and Sharing (DMS) plans are no longer required for active, pending, or future K-awards/applicants.
• NOT-OD-26-100: Implementation Update: NIH Data Management and Sharing Plan Requirements: NIH now requires all existing awards and applications subject to the NIH DMS Policy to transition and align with the 2026 DMS Plan format.
• NOT-OD-26-094: NIH is Replacing Letters of Support with Letters of Collaboration to Reduce Administrative Burden

Protecting Financial Well-Being While Preserving Independence

December 2, 2026 | Virtual

Offered by the ASU Roybal Center and the Center for Innovation in Healthy and Resilient Aging, this presentation will explore how person-centered financial-capacity tools can help identify risk while respecting older adults’ values, preferences, autonomy, and right to participate in decisions. Drawing on research involving financial decision-making, early memory loss, scams, and exploitation prevention, Dr. Lichtenberg will offer practical insights for researchers, professionals, older adults, families, and community members seeking to promote both financial safety and independence.

NIA Demography & Economics of Aging and ADRD Annual Workshop

May 20-21 2027 | Rockville, MD & Virtual

Join the NIA Demography and Economics Coordinating Center (DECC) for our first annual workshop! This year’s theme is The Long Arm of Early Life and Biological aging: the workshop will explore how early-life experiences and conditions shape health, cognition, longevity, and well-being later in life. Researchers are invited to share findings, explore innovative data and methods, and connect with colleagues across disciplines through presentations, discussions, and networking opportunities.

Call for proposals: NIA Demography & Economics of Aging Emerging Scholars Program

Visit the site to see the LOI deadlines for each DECC!

The National Institute of Aging Demography & Economics of Aging Emerging Scholar Pilot Project and Mentoring Program supports new and innovative lines of research in each D&E Centers’ population-based social science aging research theme(s). This two-year Program provides training and mentorship to awardees of Emerging Scholars Pilot Projects leading to an R-series or K-series application submission to NIA. Each of the 18 D&E Centers funds and runs their own Emerging Scholars Program, with coordination and support provided by the DECC.

Call for Proposals: Clinical Trials on Behavioral Interventions in Aging

Select Roybal Centers have extended their LOI deadlines!

Each Roybal Center has a unique theme with center-specific application criteria; applicants should refer to the center-specific guidance when applying.

• Emory Roybal Center for Dementia Caregiving Mastery - LOI Deadline: November 16

Paul B. Beeson Emerging Leaders Career Development Award in Aging

Deadline: November 10, 2026

This Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) is designed specifically for applicants proposing research that does not involve leading an independent clinical trial, a clinical trial feasibility study, or an ancillary clinical trial.

Grants for Early Medical/Surgical Specialists' Transition to Aging Research (GEMSSTAR)

Deadline: November 10, 2026

In support of the program's goal, this GEMSSTAR Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) invites applications that propose to conduct transdisciplinary aging research that will yield pilot data and experience for subsequent aging research projects.

Collaborative Program Grant for Interdisciplinary Teams

Deadline: November 17, 2026

This Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) supports interdisciplinary research teams of three to six Program Directors/Principal Investigators (PDs/PIs) to address ambitious and challenging research questions. Collaborative program teams are expected to be integrated, working together to tackle a single focused scientific goal that requires considerable synergy and meaningful team interaction. Program goals should not be achievable through individual efforts or a collection of projects. Teams are encouraged to consider far-reaching objectives that will produce major advances in their fields.

American Aging Association (AGE) Early Career Scholars Program

Deadline: December 1, 2026

Twenty-five scholars will be selected, and will receive a 2-year AGE membership, travel award for the 2027 AGE meeting worth $1300, the opportunity to present your research at the AGE 2027 annual meeting, and will be paired with a senior AGE trainee chapter member for ongoing mentorship.

2026 Real World Data Scholars Program

Deadline: December 3, 2026

This 1-year mentored training program is designed to build practical skills and professional networks for postdoctoral fellows, advanced graduate students, and early-career investigators, interested in using real-world data (RWD) to improve care of people living in nursing homes and assisted living communities, including people living with dementia.

Simons Foundation Fellows-to-Faculty – 2027 Request for Applications

Deadline: December 3, 2026

The Fellows-to-Faculty Award program supports talented early career scientists by facilitating their transition into tenure-track faculty positions. The focus of this program is the $600,000 USD three (3) year faculty research grant. Additionally, fellows engage with a community of investigators and receive mentoring and peer support during their transition.

AGE VOYAGER Grants

Deadline: January 11, 2027

The AGE VOYAGER (Venturing Opportunities for Young AGE Geroscientists in Education and Research) Grants are designed to support AGE Trainee Chapter Members (i.e., members of AGE who are graduate students or postdoctoral fellows) seeking to expand their research skills, professional network, and career opportunities in the field of aging research.

NIA Summer Internship Program (SIP)

Deadline: January 26, 2027 at 12pm ET

This program is for community college, college, graduate and professional students interested in exploring careers in research and healthcare. These are full-time in-person research positions within one of the NIH Institutes and Centers (IC) in the NIH Intramural Research Program (IRP). Research groups are located on all NIH campuses, including the main campus in Bethesda, MD.

Call for Papers: Life Course Economic Context in AD/ADRD Risk and Care

Deadline: March 31, 2027

This special issue will feature papers assessing disparities in AD/ADRD risk and care within this economic context, encompassing both financial factors (e.g., income and wealth) and non-financial factors (e.g., family availability for caregiving). We especially welcome research examining how these economic contexts interact with other factors - including psychosocial, behavioral, demographic, and geographic - related to AD/ADRD risk and care, as well as research that brings a life-course perspective.

ACGME Approved Geriatrics Program for Medical Students

The AGS/ADGAP AIRE Medicine-Geriatrics Integrated Residency and Fellowship (Combined Med-Geri Pathway)trains geriatricians through a four-year (48-month) program that integrates fellowship-level geriatric clinical experiences into an internal medicine or family medicine residency — meeting full geriatric competencies without a separate fellowship year. For more information, please reach out to Jen Sicherman.

AFAR Funding Opportunities

The American Federation for Aging Research has recently released multiple calls for applications for several of their funding opportunities, with upcoming deadlines in the winter.

NIA Demography and Economics Coordinating Center Funding Opportunities

The NIA Demography and Economics Coordinating Center (DECC) has compiled this listing of calls for pilot proposals that may be relevant for the broader RCCN community.

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