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2027 AITC Annual National Research Award Competition: Letters of Intent Now Open

LOIs due November 16, 2026

The NIA-funded Artificial Intelligence and Technology Collaboratories (AITC) for Aging Research is accepting letters of intent for its 2027 Annual National Research Award Competition. The competition funds AI and technology projects that improve the health and well-being of older adults, people living with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias, and their caregivers. Awards of up to $200,000 (non-clinical trial) or $300,000 (clinical trial) in direct costs are available over up to 24 months. U.S. universities, health systems, nonprofits, companies, and government organizations are eligible.


Key details:

Call for Applications | MAPCI 2026: Methods for Adapting & Personalizing Cancer Control Interventions

April 6-9, 2027 | Ann Arbor, MI

Who it’s for: Researchers working anywhere along the cancer control continuum–including health behavior change, prevention, early detection, diagnosis, treatment, survivorship, and end-of-life care—who want to propose research to develop adaptive interventions, including digital adaptive interventions.

Focus

  • Adaptive interventions + just-in-time adaptive interventions (JITAIs) + AI-powered personalizing JITAIs (pJITAIs)

  • Experimental designs: SMART (sequential, multiple assignment, randomized trial), MRT (micro-randomized trial), Hybrid Experimental Designs

  • Data-analytic methods to propose and lead research in this area

  • Grant writing focused on optimizing adaptive interventions


What you’ll take away

  •  A draft Specific Aims page

  • An experimental design schematic

  • An initial sketch of the research strategy

  • Consultations with expert faculty

Eligibility

  •  Research focused on any aspect of the cancer control continuum, including health behavior change, prevention, early detection, diagnosis, treatment, survivorship, and end-of-life care.

  • At least one year of graduate-level statistics

  • Open to researchers at any career stage

  • Advanced graduate students are welcome

Key dates

  •  Application open now

  • Application deadline: Nov 1, 2026

  • Decisions sent: February 1, 2027

  • Institute: April 6-9, 2027 (Ann Arbor)

IMPACT Collaboratory Requests Applications for Real World Data Scholars Program

IMPACT Collaboratory Requests Applications for Real World Data Scholars Program

In collaboration with the NEXT STEPs Network (U24AG087939) and the Long-Term Care (LTC) Data Cooperative, the National Institute on Aging (NIA) Imbedded Pragmatic Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) and AD-Related Dementias (AD/ADRD) Clinical Trials (IMPACT) Collaboratory (U54AG063546) is now accepting applications for the 2026 Real World Data Scholars Program.

 

The 1-year mentored training program is designed to build practical skills and professional networks for postdoctoral fellows, advanced graduate students, and early-career investigators, interested in using real-world data (RWD) to improve care of people living in nursing homes and assisted living communities, including people living with dementia. 

 

Up to three awards, each providing up to $60,000 will be granted to postdoctoral fellows, advanced graduate students, and early-career investigators to gain mentored training and experience using RWD to improve long-term care.

 

Scholars will be matched with a program mentor to support their training, project development, and engagement in the program. They will complete a research project using data from the LTC Data Cooperative to develop or validate measures applicable to clinical trials within nursing homes and assisted living communities. Scholars are expected to independently complete all analytic and scholarly work.

 

Additionally, scholars will have opportunities to engage in the activities of the IMPACT Collaboratory and NEXT STEPs Network, including Grand Rounds, training opportunities, and annual meetings that foster interdisciplinary exchange, professional development, and methodological advances.


Important Dates

RFA Launch: October 6, 2026

Informational Webinar: October 26, 2026

Application Due Date: December 3, 2026


Please email IMPACTcollaboratory@hsl.harvard.edu with questions about this program.

 

The Real World Data Scholars Program is supported through federal funding from the National Institute on Aging (NIA) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), under Award Numbers U54AG063546 and U24AG087939. The program is financed 100% with federal funds.

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