LOI Submission Deadline: Center on Healthy Aging Behaviors and Longitudinal Investigations (CHABLIS) Pilot Awards

The Center for Healthy Aging Behaviors and Longitudinal Investigations (CHABLIS) is now accepting Letters of Intent for its 2026 Pilot Awards, designed to support innovative research on healthy aging behaviors. You can apply to one of two tracks: the Emerging Scholar Track, supporting early-stage or new investigators preparing for their NIH K or R submission; or the Innovation Pilot Track, open to researchers across career stages developing new data collection or measurement methods for longitudinal aging research. Projects should integrate social science perspectives and demographic or economic context to advance understanding of healthy aging behaviors.

Awardees receive significant support and resources tailored to their track. Emerging Scholars can secure up to $80,000 over two years, along with structured mentorship, priority access to career development workshops, and guidance toward a competitive NIH application. Innovation Pilot awardees receive up to $40,000 for one year and collaborate with CHABLIS and national partners to refine, test, and disseminate new measurement or data approaches with broad applicability across aging studies. All funded investigators gain access to rich longitudinal datasets, interdisciplinary networks, and national dissemination pathways. LOIs are encouraged by December 17, 2025 (final deadline January 2, 2026), and full applications are due January 26, 2026.

This opportunity is open to researchers from all six ITM institutions.