Finding funding for education, training and research can be a challenge. This section can help. It is intended to simplify the search process for those in the social work community seeking scholarships, fellowship, and grant opportunities.

The information here has been made possible with funding from the John A. Hartford Foundation and was compiled by the Association for Gerontology in Higher Education, an educational unit of The Gerontological Society of America (GSA). For ease of use, funding opportunities are broken into categories. Click on the appropriate category for more detailed information.

• New Funding Opportunities

New Funding Opportunities from NIH
The National Institute of Health has a number of grant opportunities, which include, but are not limited to the following:

1. Subjective Well-being: Advances in Measurement and Applications to Aging
2. Regional and International Differences in Health and Longevity at Older Ages

For a more complete listing on the NIH funding available for aging-related research, please click here.

Administration on Aging Funding
The Administration on Aging also has a number of grant opportunities. They include, but are not limited to the following:

1. Health Care Fraud Prevention Program Expansion and SMP Capacity Building Grants
2. Strengthening the Aging Network: An Opportunity for Training and Evaluation
3. Implementing the Affordable Care Act: Making it Easier for Individuals to Navigate their Health and Long-Term Care through Person-Centered Systems of Information, Counseling and Access

For a more complete listing on the AoA funding available for aging-related research, please click here.

• General Resources
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• Students
  • The Institute for Geriatric Social Work provides financial and technical support to social work education programs (BSW and MSW) and NASW state chapters to initiate training in aging or expand existing efforts. For more information on IGSW's Small Grants Program, click here.
  • Scholarships, Fellowships, and Grants for Students in Social Sciences, Healthcare, and Political Science
  • Scholarships, Fellowships, and Grants for Students in Clinical Medicine, Bio-medical Sciences, Pharmacology, and Nursing
  
  
• Post-Docs, Faculty & Researchers
  • Grants and Awards for Post-Docs, Faculty, and Researchers in Social Sciences, Healthcare, and Political Sciences
  • Grants and Awards for Post-Docs, Faculty, and Researchers in Clinical Medicine, Biomedical Sciences, Pharmacology, and Nursing

This webpage was last updated on August 18, 2010