The major goal of the program is to identify emerging scientific leaders by building a cadre of outstanding research scientists across the United States to lead transformative research in the field of cognitive aging.<\/p>\n
The program targets full-time independent investigators at the rank of Assistant Professor or Associate Professor (or equivalent) with established independent research programs who have already demonstrated a firm commitment to cognitive aging research. It will add substantial start-up support for a period of three years to help these investigators develop and\/or expand an outstanding research program in cognitive aging and memory loss.<\/p>\n
One award will be made to support innovative studies focusing on\u00a0clinical translational research<\/strong>\u00a0and another will support innovative studies of\u00a0basic biological mechanisms<\/strong> underlying cognitive aging and age-related memory loss. It is expected that the proposed research will yield transformative discoveries and thus proposals are invited that are high risk\/high gain in nature and that would be less suitable for conventional sources of funding. For example, this support could be deployed towards conducting a pilot clinical trial, developing proof-of concept interventions to ameliorate age associated cognitive impairment, gather preclinical data to accelerate testing of potential interventions, and further study the mechanistic basis of age-associated cognitive impairment in relevant experimental models with a view to identifying novel treatment targets.<\/p>\n Two 3-year awards of $750,000 (USD) each will be made in 2026, of which a maximum of 10% may be used for indirect expenses or institutional overhead.<\/p>\n See more information here<\/a>.<\/p>\n