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Support For Integrating Aging Research Initiatives in Professional Specialty Societies and Meetings

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There has been significant progress in the integration of geriatrics and aging research into the medical and surgical subspecialties as well as in other disciplines, and topics once considered to be geriatric concerns are becoming more common but further integration is needed. Specialty Society meetings provide a superb platform for raising the visibility and integration of geriatrics and aging research among its members and, in turn, for enhancing aging-related research and education, with the goal of improving the care of older persons.

This Clin-STAR Outreach Fund provides up to $4,000 to help increase aging-research related activities at professional societies through a range of activities as outlined below.

Activities could include, but are not limited to:

  • Developing an innovative aging research activity for the annual meeting
  • Developing an aging-research symposium (this could include application for Clin-STAR Distinguished Professor Fund)
  • Setting up aging tracks
  • Establishment or support of an Aging Task Force/Special Interest Group
  • Developing aging-specific research curriculum
  • Creating or updating evidence-based aging-specific best practices/guidelines
  • Creating online materials for specialty society websites
  • Note: NIH/NIA Clin-STAR grant U24AG065204 should be acknowledged in any products stemming from this funding (eg, slide presentation, publications)
Eligibility
  • Clinician-scientists with a doctoral-level, clinical health profession degree.
  • Member of a professional specialty society
  • Specialty society must be based in the United States.
  • Proposed activities must be at specialty societies where aging is not the main focus.
  • Proposed activities for a society meeting can only be held at a US-based venue.
Selection Criteria

Qualifications of the applicant and the proposed activities:

  • Likelihood that the support will have a sustainable impact within the professional specialty society
  • Alignment with Clin-STAR Program’s stated mission to advance transdisciplinary research, training and career development in aging
Application

Investigators may apply at any time. Requests for funding will be reviewed on a first-come, first-serve basis.

The application must include the following information in this order:

  1. A cover letter should include your name, degree(s), academic title, institutional affiliation and email address. In the cover letter please describe the specialty society and proposed activities.
  2. NIH-style biosketch for the applicant(s)
  3. A budget and budget justification for proposed activities (including applicant's time and effort, activity-related expenses, meeting travel expenses up to $1000)
  4. Letter of support from society for proposed activities

Questions regarding this funding initiative can be sent to contact@clin-star.org.

Final narrative report should describe:

  • Activities
  • The number of participants attending the organized activities
  • Content and any promotional materials
  • Deliverables (e.g., curriculum)
  • Expenses
  • Description of overall experience for society and participants
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