Clin-STAR Early Career Lecture Fund

Support to encourage early career investigators in the field of aging research to present findings at an annual scientific or medical specialty association meeting where aging-related research is not the primary focus.

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About the Clin-STAR Early Career Lecture Fund

Are you an early career clinician-scientist interested in travel funds to present your aging-related research in a lecture at an annual scientific or medical specialty association meeting?

The Clin-STAR Coordinating Center provides support to encourage early career investigators in the field of aging research to present findings at an annual scientific or medical specialty association meeting where aging-related research is not the primary focus.

The American Federation for Aging Research offers a similar funding opportunity, called the Dorothy Dillon Eweson Lecture Series to bring the issues of aging and age-related diseases and conditions to the forefront of medical association conferences for a range of disciplines.

The Award

The Clin-STAR Early Career Lecture Fund provides selected early career clinician-scientists with aging research lecture funding up to a maximum of $2,000 to cover travel expenses and meeting-related fees. Funding for participation as a speaker in a panel discussion will also be considered. Poster presentations do not meet the criteria for this lecture fund.

Eligibility and Application

The Clin-STAR Coordinating Center is now accepting applications to participate in Clin-STAR Early Career Lecture Fund. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis. The application can be downloaded here.

To be eligible for this award, you must:

  • Be a member of the Clin-STAR database
  • Be an Early Career Investigator as defined by NIH
  • Have been accepted as a speaker/presenter and provide a confirmation letter
  • Not have received support through a Lecture Series from AFAR or Clin-STAR in the last three years
  • Meeting venue and travel must be in the United States

Applicants can expect to receive a decision one month after submitting their application.

If you have any questions about the program, please contact Andrea Sherman at AFAR at andrea@afar.org.

Funded Examples

Lectures and meetings have included:

Emergency department care transition barriers: a qualitative study of care partners of older adults with cognitive impairment.
American College Emergency Physicians, October 2022

Loneliness Explains the Association between Social isolation and Depressive Symptoms among Older Persons with HIV.

Association of Nurses in AIDS Care, November 2022

Senescence biomarkers in hematologic malignancy, hematopoietic transplantation, and cellular therapy.

American Society of Hematology, December 2022

Black Americans nearing end of life in home health: Structural vulnerability and value-based purchasing.

American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine/Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association: Annual Assembly of Hospice and Palliative Care, March 2023

Aerobic exercise effects on brain function and neuroplasticity across the lifespan and disease.

American Society of Neurorehabilitation, March 2023

Holistic Surgical Care for Older Adults: A Toolbox for Surgeons: Tailoring the Surgical Plan: Patient-Centered Goals & Decision Making.

American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons Annual Scientific Meeting, June 2023

Resources and Opportunities for Career Development and Advancement in Rehabilitation Research from Clin-STAR and LeaRRn.

American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine (ACRM), October 2023