Paul B. Beeson Career Development Awards in Aging (K08 and K23)

Submission Date: December 18, 2007

Anticipated number of awards: 8-12; direct costs requested across all years may be no more than $600,000 for three year awards; $700,000 for four year awards; and $800,000 for five year awards.

Letter of Intent due November 18, 2007.

This program provides three to five years of mentored career development support to clinically-trained faculty members in strong research environments to enable them to gain skills and experience in aging research, under the guidance of a mentor or mentors, and to establish an independent program of research in this field. It also includes an annual meeting that allows opportunities to partner with national mentors and fellow awardees.

For more information, please visit the NIH grants webpage.