Pilot Grants Program

The Geriatrics Center, using support provided by the National Institute on Aging's Claude Pepper Older Americans Independence Center, supports an annual competition for those seeking pilot grant support to start a research project focused on aging or diseases of the elderly. Applicants must be full-time faculty members at the University of Michigan . Projects are typically funded for $40,000 (direct costs, plus applicable indirect costs) for the first year, with multi-year projects also given consideration under special circumstances. A request for applications, with additional details about format and relationship to Center initiatives, is typically issued every November, with applications due in February and funding available for winning applicants by June. For a listing of prior recipients and their projects click here. For more details of the 2008 Pilot Grant Competition click here. For a downloadable application form click here.