# Simpler Grants.gov #PAR-27-096

NIA GEMSSTAR Grant for Early-Career Aging Research

**Buyer:** National Institute on Aging (NIA)
**Posted:** September 01, 2026
**Respond By:** July 16, 2028
**Identifier:** PAR-27-096
**NAICS:** 541720

The National Institute on Aging is offering the GEMSSTAR research grant to support early-career clinician-scientists pursuing aging-focused research.
- **Government buyer:** National Institutes of Health (NIH), through the National Institute on Aging (NIA); no further sub-agency or office is identified.
- **Program:** Grants for Early Medical/Surgical Specialists’ Transition to Aging Research (GEMSSTAR).
- **Purpose:** Support early-career clinicians trained in medical or surgical specialties as they conduct transdisciplinary aging- or geriatrics-focused research and generate pilot data for future research.
- **Key requirements:** Applications should include a Professional Development Plan and identify a supportive research environment. NIA will consider the environment’s support for aging-focused research.
- **Award amount:** Maximum award is $125,000.
- **Eligibility restriction:** Foreign organizations and non-U.S. components of U.S. organizations are ineligible; applications involving foreign subawards or subcontracts are not eligible for funding.
- **OEMs and vendors:** None named. This is a research grant, not a purchase of products or services.

### Description

The Grants for Early Medical/Surgical Specialists' Transition to Aging Research (GEMSSTAR) program supports early-career clinician-scientists trained in medical or surgical specialties as they develop careers in aging- or geriatric-focused research. Applications are invited for transdisciplinary aging research that will generate pilot data and experience for subsequent research projects. Candidates should include a Professional Development Plan and identify a supportive research environment. The award maximum is $125,000.

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