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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:
Network Infrastructure Support for Emerging Behavioral and Social Research Areas in Aging
Mechanisms, Measurement, and Management of Pain in Aging: from Molecular to Clinical
Medical Management of Older Patients with HIV/AIDS
For a more complete listing on the NIH funding available for aging-related research, please click here.
Practice Change Fellows Program Accepting Applications
The Practice Change Fellows program is seeking applicants for 2010. The two-year program helps nurses, physicians and social workers develop leadership skills and content expertise to improve health care for older adults. The National Council on Aging administers the program with the University of Colorado. Applications are due April 7, 2010. For more information, visit: Practice Change Fellows.
Health and Aging Policy Fellows Program Application
The deadline to apply for a 2010 Health and Aging Policy Fellowship is April 15, 2010. Supported by The Atlantic Philanthropies, this national program seeks to provide professionals in health and aging with the experience and skills necessary to contribute to the development and implementation of health policies that affect older Americans. The program is open to physicians, nurses, social workers, and other clinicians (e.g., pharmacists, dentists, clinical psychologists) with a demonstrated commitment to health and aging issues and a desire to be involved in health policy at the federal, state, or local level. For more information, click here or e-mail Phuong Huynh, Deputy Director of the program.
Request BEL Application Online
Get started on applying for the second cycle of the BSW Experiential Learning (BEL) grant! The FAQ, RFP, and a sample application are available online. Don't let the April 23, 2010 deadline sneak up on you!
- General Resources
- 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
March 10, 2010
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