We invite paper submissions for presentation at an upcoming virtual workshop on the “Macroeconomic Effects of Population Aging,” to be held on September 18, 2026.
Hosted by the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), the workshop is being co-organized by the NIA-supported Berkeley Center on the Economics and Demography of Aging (CEDA) and the NBER Center for Aging and Health Research.
Submissions are due 11:59pm ET on Wednesday, August 5, 2026, and are encouraged by researchers with and without NBER affiliations. Please share this call for papers widely with any researchers who might be working on projects that are suitable for presentation. For further information and to submit, see here.
Request for Information: Proposed Cap on Simultaneous Research Project Grants per PI (NOT-OD-26-086). NIH is seeking public comment on a proposed policy that would limit the number of Research Project Grants a single Principal Investigator can hold simultaneously, with the goal of distributing funding more broadly and supporting a greater number of investigators. The proposal outlines potential caps of 2, 3, or 4 concurrent grants. Comments are due by August 3, 2026.
From the NICHD: We have released our funding strategy and guidelines for Fiscal Year 2026. You will find they are generally similar to past years, though there are some nuances: NICHD Funding Strategies: Guidance for Fiscal Year 2026.
Featured affiliate research: Maternal work and children’s development: A review. (2026). Maria C. Lo Bue, Elizaveta Perova, and Sarah Reynolds. Science. Vol 392, Issue 680, pp. 929-931.
See further announcements and opportunities below.
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FUNDING
NIH recently released three Parent Announcements for R25 Education Grants, closing May 29, 2029:
- NIH Research Education Program – Courses, Curriculum & Methods (Parent R25 – Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
- NIH Research Educational Program – Mentoring Activities & Networks (Parent R25/UE5 – Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
- NIH Research Education Program – Research Experiences (Parent R25 – Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Research Education Program supports research education activities in the mission areas of the NIH. The overarching goal of the Research Education program is to: Support educational activities that complement and/or enhance training of a workforce to meet the nation’s biomedical, behavioral and clinical research needs; Help recruit individuals with specific specialty or disciplinary backgrounds to research careers in biomedical, behavioral and clinical sciences; and Foster a better understanding of biomedical, behavioral and clinical research and its implications.
Recently-announced ‘Highlighted Topics’ from the NIH:
Posted Date: June 25, 2026
Expiration Date: June 25, 2028
Computational Modeling of Complex Processes Across Biological Scales
Posted Date: June 22, 2026
Expiration Date: April 17, 2028
New Approach Methodologies (NAMs) for Dietary Supplement and Nutrition research
Posted Date: June 25, 2026
Expiration Date: May 20, 2028
Posted Date: June 23, 2026
Expiration Date: May 1, 2028
Behavioral and Cognitive Signals of Aging in Real-World Contexts
Posted Date: June 24, 2026
Expiration Date: June 24, 2028
Research on the Role of Post-Translational Modifications in Human Health and Disease
Posted Date: June 26, 2026
Expiration Date: June 26, 2028
Enhancing Data Usage and Utility to Advance Biomedical Research
Posted Date: June 24, 2026
Expiration Date: June 24, 2028
Posted Date: June 26, 2026
Expiration Date: June 26, 2028
Strengthening Biomedical Research, Promoting Trust, and Improving Health through Bioethics Research
Posted Date: May 29, 2026
Expiration Date: January 12, 2028
Posted Date: June 1, 2026
Expiration Date: February 12, 2028
Posted Date: June 5, 2026
Expiration Date: June 5, 2028
Biology- and Physics-Informed Explainable AI Across the Lifespan
Posted Date: June 2, 2026
Expiration Date: June 2, 2028
NIA specifically:
Parent Predoctoral to Postdoctoral Transition Award (F99/K00). Provides up to five years of funding to support promising doctoral students through the completion of their graduate training and into a mentored postdoctoral position. The award is split into two phases: one to two years of predoctoral support (F99) focused on finishing dissertation research, followed by up to three years of postdoctoral support (K00). Learn more about NIA’s individual fellowship priorities.
NIH Science Education Partnership Award (SEPA) (R25). Provides up to 5 years of funding to support educational activities that increase understanding of biomedical research among pre-college (pre-kindergarten to grade 12) individuals, and to encourage awareness of and continued interest in careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). Learn more about NIA’s Research Education program priorities.
AD/ADRD Clinical Trials Short Course (R25). Supports 1–12-week innovative short courses to train the next generation of AD/ADRD clinical trialists in state-of-the-art clinical research skills in AD/ADRD. Course participants are limited to graduate/medical students, medical residents, postdoctoral scholars, and/or early-career faculty. Program directors are encouraged to apply via the parent NIH Research Education Program – Courses, Curriculum, & Methods opportunity.
See also: New NIA Webpage on the NIH Grants & Funding Website. The page provides an overview of NIA’s mission, research priorities, research highlights, funding opportunities, highlighted topics, and other helpful information for investigators interested in aging-related research.
- Explore NIH Parent Announcements
- NIA Open and Forecasted Notices of Funding Opportunities
- Current list of NIA’s HTs
Other funding:
Coefficient Giving. Global Health & Wellbeing in an Era of Transformative AI: Request for Proposals. This call supports research, policy development, field-building, and implementation for projects that support AI’s role in improving human health and wellbeing, with particular attention to risks and benefits for the global poor. Coefficient Giving expects to allocate exploratory grants of under $100k, standard between$100k to $1 million, and major grants of over $1 million. Eligibility is open globally to individuals, academic institutions, think tanks, nonprofits, and some for-profit entities. Applications are especially encouraged for LMIC-focused work and for seeding new organizations. Deadline to apply is August 21, 2026. Learn more and apply here.
CALLS
Changing Fertility Preferences and Understanding Recent Fertility Decline, to be held at the Office of Population Research at Princeton University on November 13–14, 2026.
The workshop will focus on new approaches to understanding fertility change, with particular attention to the measurement of fertility preferences and to factors explaining changing fertility behavior across different world regions. Submissions are due by August 25, 2026. See the attached call for complete information, and here.
Propose New Items for Wave 4 of National Couples’ Health and Time Study (NCHAT).
Submissions due 5 PM on July 17 using this form. The National Couples’ Health and Time Study (NCHAT) is collecting a new wave of data! The Principal Investigators, Claire Kamp Dush and Wendy Manning, with support from NICHD, are inviting proposals from health scholars to contribute survey items to the next round of data collection. Applicants must hold a PhD or equivalent degree, and fill out a short application, submit a 2-page proposal and their CV through this form by 5 PM on July 17. See the attached PDF call for proposal for more information.
“(Re)Thinking Lowest-Low Fertility in Korea and Beyond.” 5th Annual Korean Studies Conference at University at Buffalo (SUNY). South Korea currently has the lowest fertility rate in the world, with a Total Fertility Rate (TFR) of 0.72 in 2023, and it has been the only OECD country with a TFR below 1.0 since 2018. The profound demographic and socioeconomic implications of this decline led the Korean government to declare a “National Population Crisis” on June 19, 2024. Yet Korea is not alone. This conference will bring together scholars from diverse fields and methodological traditions to provide a comprehensive understanding of lowest-low fertility observed in South Korea and other countries within the contemporary global context and to facilitate theoretical discussions grounded in rigorous empirical research. Submissions (extended abstract OR full paper) are due by July 31 to this form. Travel support will be provided for selected participants. Conference dates: Sept 30th-Oct 2, 2026. See the attached PDF for more details on the scope of the call for papers.
Special Issue of The Milbank Quarterly on How Policy Contexts Impact Population Health in the United States. In partnership with the Center for Aging and Policy Studies and Center for Policy Research at Syracuse University, The Milbank Quarterly will publish a special issue to advance knowledge on the connections between policies and population health in a changing U.S. context. The special issue seeks empirical, methodological, and theoretical contributions on the topic. Of particular interest are papers that link changes and variation in policy contexts to health outcomes, identify mechanisms linking policies to outcomes, or propose new ways to measure and conceptualize policy contexts for health research. See the call for papers for more information. Submission deadline November 1, 2026. Read more.
CONFERENCES
Beyond Birth Rates: Advancing a Pro-Alignment Approach to Low Fertility in North America. McGill’s Centre on Population Dynamics and the Vanier Institute of the Family are pleased to invite you to this hybrid conference which will be held in-person in Montréal, Canada, or virtually on August 20, 2026. Learn from experts from across North America how we can face our demographic future with facts, not fear, and develop policies that respect reproductive autonomy, promote gender equality, and support all types of families. This event will bring together leading demographers, family scientists, economists, reproductive health researchers, and policy analysts to examine the implications of low fertility, dispel common myths and misperceptions, and propose pro-alignment policies to help people avoid both unintended and unrealized fertility and foster demographic resilience. See full details here.
Call for Papers. 21st Century India Center’s India Economics Conference, taking place on the UC San Diego campus, October 9–10, 2026. This conference is designed as a platform for scholars working on India-focused economics research to present their work and receive substantive feedback from peers and senior researchers in the field. The goal is to foster a broad community of scholars focusing on economics in the Indian context and build a high-quality body of research in this area. We invite submissions of original economic research on any topic in the Indian context. Papers should be at a stage where they can benefit meaningfully from scholarly discussion. Submissions are open to researchers at all career stages. The submission deadline is July 22, 2026. The conference dates are October 9–10, 2026. Submit papers using this Google Form. The full call for papers is attached.
Register now: 18th World Congress on Public Health (South Africa). The 18th World Congress on Public Health will occur from September 6 to 9, 2026, in the vibrant Cape Town, South Africa. Organized by the World Federation of Public Health Associations (WFPHA) and the Public Health Association of South Africa (PHASA), this event will unite public health professionals, policymakers, and advocates worldwide to address the most pressing global health challenges. The Congress’s theme, “Health Without Borders: Equity, Inclusion, and Sustainability,” reflects the urgent need for collective action in a world shaped by war, political instability, epidemics, and systemic injustices. These principles are not just themes—they are the foundation of a healthier, more equitable future for all. Learn more and register.
Call for Papers. Interdisciplinary Association for Population Health Sciences (IAPHS) 2026 Conference. “Reimagining Population Health Science to Build Trust and Influence,” to be held September 29th – October 2, 2026, in Portland, Oregon. See details here.
Centre for the Study of African Economies (CSAE) Conference 2027: Economic Development in Africa. The CSAE Conference will be held March 21–23, 2027 at St Catherine’s College, University of Oxford, featuring a keynote, panels, and parallel sessions across development economics topics focused on Africa. The conference welcomes submissions across all areas of development economics, organized into general topics including agriculture, firms, health and education, labour, inequality and poverty, political economy, trade, and more. Funding is available for African presenters living and working in Africa, who must submit by the earlier August 9 deadline. The full deadline to submit a paper is September 13, 2026. Learn more and apply here.