Career Development Opportunities
Compiled by the AGE TC Grants/Meetings/Opportunities Committee
Fall 2026 Journal Club: Epigenetics & Aging
The Longevity Research Circle (LRC) is inviting early-career researchers to participate in its virtual Fall 2026 Journal Club on Epigenetics & Aging.
The series will connect trainees across Toronto, the San Francisco Bay Area, and other research communities through an introductory meeting during the week of October 12, followed by three biweekly discussions of seminal papers in the field.
Participants will have the opportunity to nominate papers and will each present and discuss one key figure during one session. The small-group format is designed to encourage substantive scientific discussion, provide low-stakes practice engaging with primary literature, and build connections among undergraduate researchers, graduate students, postdocs, research staff, and other early-career scientists across institutions.
Participants from all institutions and regions are welcome. Meeting times will be selected primarily around Eastern and Pacific Time based on participant availability.
Register:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe3efwZzIQk9gvOfHqGMBdYuHkdHaYYFxWcbQ-FteVZzBPetg/viewform?usp=header
Learn more about the Longevity Research Circle:
https://longevityresearchcircle.org/
American Aging Association (AGE) Awards
Link: https://www.americanagingassociation.org/awards
Discipline: various, check specific opportunity
Target group: various, check specific opportunity
US Citizenship requirement: not specified
Deadline: various, check specific opportunity
Note: opportunities may be available only to AGE members
American Federation for Aging Research (AFAR)
Link: https://www.afar.org/scientific-awards
Discipline: various e.g. mentoring award or award of distinction, check specific opportunity
Target group: various, check specific opportunity
US Citizenship requirement: not specified
Deadline: various, check specific opportunity
AGS/AGING Learning Collaborative: Including Older Adults with Multiple Chronic Conditions in Research
Link: https://mccresearch.agscocare.org/
Discipline: aging & multiple chronic conditions research
Target group: early career investigators
US Citizenship requirement: none
Deadline: online curriculum, self-directed
Center for Retirement Research at Boston College, Summer Research Program for Undergraduate Students
Link: https://crr.bc.edu/about-us/opportunities/undergraduate-fellowship-program/
Discipline: retirement income security
Target group: undergraduate students
US Citizenship requirement: not specified
Deadline: check specific funding opportunity
Clin-STAR Health Equity Research Scholars Program
Link: chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://clin-star.org/uploads/images/DEIA-Scholars-Program-RFA-2024.pdf
Discipline: aging (general)
Target group: early-career, clinician-scientists meeting the NIH Early-Stage Investigators definition
US Citizenship requirement: not specified
Deadline: March/April
Clin-STAR Mini-Sabbatical Support
Link: https://clin-star.org/mini-sabbatical-support
Discipline: clinical research on aging (general)
Target group: clinical early career investigator
US Citizenship requirement: not specified
Deadline: rolling
Early Career Scholar’s Program, American Aging Association (AGE)
Link: https://www.americanagingassociation.org/tc-news
Discipline: Aging and age-related diseases, biomedical sciences
Target group: underrepresented minorities who are undergraduate students, postbacc students, graduate student or post-doctoral fellows
US Citizenship requirement: none
Deadline: check opportunity
Gerontological Society of America (GSA) Awards
Link: https://www.geron.org/Membership/Member-Center/Awards
Discipline: various, check specific opportunity
Target group: various, check specific opportunity
US Citizenship requirement: not specified
Deadline: various, check specific opportunity
Note: opportunities may be available only to GSA members
GeroScience Outstanding Publication Awards
Link: https://www.americanagingassociation.org/journal
Target group: Research papers or reviews published in GeroScience
Deadline: March
GeroScience Peer Review Training Program
Link:https://www.americanagingassociation.org/geroscience-peer-review-training-program
Discipline: Aging (general) pertinent to GeroScience
Target group: trainees
US Citizenship requirement: none
Deadline: rolling
Note: available only to AGE members
Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL) Biology of Aging Advanced Research Training Summer Course
Link: https://www.mbl.edu/education/advanced-research-training-courses/course-offerings/biology-aging
Discipline: aging (general)
Target group: graduate students and post-doctoral fellows
US Citizenship requirement: none
Deadline: TBD, check opportunity
Mentored Research Training in Aging and Surgery (MERITAS)
Link: https://csph.brighamandwomens.org/meritas/
Discipline: aging and surgery
Target group: surgical residents from any surgical specialty with an interest in researching aging
US Citizenship requirement: United States citizens or legal resident
Deadline: March
Michigan Center for Urban African American Aging Research (MCUAAAR)
Link: https://mrdrc.isr.umich.edu/research-mentoring-and-funding/
Discipline: retirement income security, focused on the well-being of older African-Americans and/or disparities among different race/ethnic groups
Target group: Junior faculty and research scientists/ investigators
US Citizenship requirement: not specified
Deadline: check funding opportunity
NIA Summer Trainee in Aging Research Program (STAR)
Link: https://www.nia.nih.gov/nia-summer-internship
Discipline: N/A
Target group: students enrolled at least half-time in an accredited U.S. high school, college, or university
US Citizenship requirement: U.S. citizen or permanent resident
Deadline: February
Note: additional information https://www.training.nih.gov/research-training/pb/sip/#before-you-apply
NIA Butler-Williams Scholars Program
Link:https://www.nia.nih.gov/research/osp/butler-williams-scholars-program
Discipline: N/A
Target group: junior faculty, senior post-doctoral fellows
US Citizenship requirement: U.S. citizen or permanent resident
Deadline: April
Oklahoma NSC Mentorship Program
Link: https://oklahomanathanshockcenteronaging.org/mentor-program/
Discipline: Aging (general)
Target group: clinical early career investigator
US Citizenship requirement:
Deadline:
US National Academy of Medicine Healthy Longevity Global Competition, Catalyst Award
Link: https://nam.edu/initiatives/grand-challenge-healthy-longevity/u-s-nam-catalyst-award-competition-round-2-2021/
Discipline: any discipline, but focus on promoting health, functioning, meaning, purpose and/or dignity as people age
Target group: any
US Citizenship requirement: U.S. citizen, legal resident alien, or non-resident alien with a valid visa
Deadline: January
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