AMERICAN FEDERATION FOR AGING RESEARCH
55 West 39th Street, 16th Floor, New York, NY 10018 (212) 703-9977
2015 Glenn/AFAR Postdoctoral Fellowship Program
for Translational Research on Aging
Letter of Intent Instruction Sheet
Do not include with your Letter of Intent!
Please carefully read the application guidelines on the AFAR website, http://www.afar.org/research/funding/glenn-postdoc/, before completing this Letter of Intent.
INSTRUCTIONS: The Letter of Intent must be emailed to . The deadline for the letter of intent is March 3, 2015, at 5:00 p.m, EST. The file must be a single PDF, and must not exceed 5 MB. The file should be named as follows: “last name, first name”; for example “Smith, John.pdf”.
No late submissions or submissions sent by regular mail or facsimile will be accepted.
Letter of Intent
Letters of intent will be evaluated on the significance of the proposed research and potential that basic research findings may lead to applications that are relevant to human aging and healthspan, as well as the candidate’s eligibility.
Please submit the LOI in the order as listed on this page. Insert page number and applicant's name at the top of each page, and use a font that is not smaller than 11 pt with at least 1/2 inch margins on all sides. Any figures and essential references must be included within the allowed number of pages.
The Letter of Intent (up to 11 pages total) must consist of the following:
Page 1: Application Title Page
Page 2: Abstract (not to exceed one page)
Page 3:
· Relevance of the project to translating basic research findings that are relevant to human aging and healthspan
· List of Specific Aims
Page 4-11:
· NIH-style biosketch for the applicant (can be up to 4 pages total) http://grants.nih.gov/grants/funding/2590/biosketchsample.pdf
· NIH-style biosketch for the applicant’s mentor (can be up to 4 pages total)
The Letters of Intent will be reviewed by a committee. Applicants will be notified by April 15, 2015, and a subset of applicants will be invited to submit a full application for a June 16, 2015 deadline.
THIS IS THE INSTRUCTION SHEET, DO NOT INCLUDE IT WITH YOUR LETTER OF INTENT. PLEASE FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY. LOIs THAT DO NOT FOLLOW THE REQUIRED FORMAT (FOR EXAMPLE, EXCEEDING PAGE LIMIT, MATERIALS IN WRONG ORDER) WILL BE ADMINISTRATIVELY ELIMINATED.
2015 Glenn/AFAR Postdoctoral Fellowship Program for Translational Research on Aging Letter of Intent
[Title page: should be the first page of your application]
ONLY ONE LETTER OF INTENT PER INDIVIDUAL MAY BE SUBMITTED EACH YEAR.
Applicant First Name:Applicant Last Name:
Academic Title:
Degree(s):
Mailing Address:
E-mail:
Phone: / Applicant’s Mentor:
Academic Title:
Degree(s):
Mailing Address:
E-mail:
Phone:
Month and Year Applicant Received MD, PhD, degree or equivalent:
______/______
Month Year / Project Title:
If the applicant received the terminal degree (M.D., Ph.D. or equivalent) before October 1, 2010, please list below your postdoctoral training experiences (dates, mentors, institutions) and provide justification for the additional training beyond this five year period. (Limit 250 words)