{"id":28330,"date":"2025-10-08T14:10:24","date_gmt":"2025-10-08T19:10:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ahs.uic.edu\/inside-ahs\/?post_type=news&#038;p=28330"},"modified":"2025-10-08T14:10:24","modified_gmt":"2025-10-08T19:10:24","slug":"funding-for-early-career-development-in-aging-and-health-loi-due-12-1-2025","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/ahs.uic.edu\/inside-ahs\/news-stories\/funding-for-early-career-development-in-aging-and-health-loi-due-12-1-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Funding for early career development in aging and health  \u2013 LOI Due 12\/1\/2025"},"template":"","news_categories":[17,18],"news_tags":[],"class_list":["post-28330","news","type-news","status-publish","hentry","news_categories-grants","news_categories-research"],"acf":{"intro_text_subtitle":"","hide_subtitle":false,"intro_text_body":"<p>UIC\u2019s <strong>Center for Health in Cognitive Aging: Joining Population Science and Health Promotion <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/cognitivehealthaging.uic.edu\/\"><strong>(CHECA)<\/strong><\/a>, one of the RCMAR centers funded by the National Institute on Aging (<a href=\"https:\/\/nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nia.nih.gov%2F&amp;data=05%7C02%7Ceachavez%40uic.edu%7Cb763a5b625a741ab8d9808de0699f2ca%7Ce202cd477a564baa99e3e3b71a7c77dd%7C0%7C0%7C638955455436384560%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=ssz%2Bqqg5fKD7bhcNBlTrySlZnbG3JgXl%2FfT1JhiErik%3D&amp;reserved=0\">NIA<\/a>) of NIH, is now accepting letters of intent (LOI) for the 2026-2027 CHECA <a href=\"https:\/\/cognitivehealthaging.uic.edu\/pilot-projects\/\">Scientist Program<\/a>. The CHECA Scientist Program provides <strong>pilot funding and tailored mentorship <\/strong>designed to support investigators in the development of a competitive grant proposal to be submitted to the National Institute on Aging. We invite early-career faculty from various backgrounds to submit a LOI to apply for the CHECA Scientist Program. Click <a href=\"https:\/\/uofi.box.com\/s\/v18hl8qbnxav1w71ucwttvk3v7dga8ao\">here<\/a> for details (e.g., eligibility, resources available).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Key Dates<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Letter of Intent (LOI): Submit <a href=\"https:\/\/nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fuic.infoready4.com%2F%23competitionDetail%2F1994244&amp;data=05%7C02%7Ceachavez%40uic.edu%7Cb763a5b625a741ab8d9808de0699f2ca%7Ce202cd477a564baa99e3e3b71a7c77dd%7C0%7C0%7C638955455436412609%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=X9qfVADX7RUEclC%2FmLZlNGl0g863ir5dHCVNnwT4ds0%3D&amp;reserved=0\">here<\/a> by Monday, December 1, 2025, 11:59 pm CDT.\n<ul>\n<li>LOI is REQUIRED but not binding to pilot proposal submission.<\/li>\n<li>Proposal submission due Tuesday, January 20, 2026, 11:59 pm CDT.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Upcoming<\/strong> Webinars \u201cScientist Program\/Pilot Application\u201d: Click on a date to register<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/uic.zoom.us\/meeting\/register\/fyH55fvKSGW6UtW_20j67A\">Tuesday, October 14th 1:00 \u2013 2:00 pm<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/uic.zoom.us\/meeting\/register\/Yamuhm-NRuSWo_sJwgzQoQ\">Thursday, October 30th 3:00 \u2013 4:00 pm<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/uic.zoom.us\/meeting\/register\/ajX1ScIURD2Gg0Klq__XSQ\">Tuesday, November 18th 1:00 \u2013 2:00 pm<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>You will meet the CHECA leadership team and learn about (a) CHECA and its mission, (b) requirements of the CHECA Scientist Program, and (c) the application process.<\/li>\n<li>You will have time to ask questions and discuss your ideas.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Questions? <\/strong>Review our FAQs <a href=\"https:\/\/uofi.box.com\/s\/v18hl8qbnxav1w71ucwttvk3v7dga8ao\">here<\/a> or contact <a href=\"mailto:checa@uic.edu\">checa@uic.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n","intro_text_excerpt":"","content_author":"Maria Caceres","content_sticky":false,"intro_text_include_image":false,"news_include_thumbnail":false,"components":false,"SEO_meta_description":""},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ahs.uic.edu\/inside-ahs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/28330","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ahs.uic.edu\/inside-ahs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ahs.uic.edu\/inside-ahs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ahs.uic.edu\/inside-ahs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/28330\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":28331,"href":"https:\/\/ahs.uic.edu\/inside-ahs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/28330\/revisions\/28331"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ahs.uic.edu\/inside-ahs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28330"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"news_categories","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ahs.uic.edu\/inside-ahs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news_categories?post=28330"},{"taxonomy":"news_tags","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ahs.uic.edu\/inside-ahs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news_tags?post=28330"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}