The Washington University Center for Aging fosters research, education, service, and community
development that address issues related to productive aging. The mission of the Center is to
promote individual and societal conditionals that enhance productive aging, defined as the ability of
older adults to remain healthy, empowered, active, contributing, and independent for as long as
possible.

The Washington University Center for Aging (WUCFA) announces its 2007 Call for Applications for
Pilot Research Proiects related to the goal of the Center. WUCFA seeks to fund one grant at up to
$30,000 direct costs f ~orne year. Projects with smaller budgets are encouraged to apply. Funding
will commence, for the selected pilot, on July I, 2007. The goal of the pilot project program is to
attract junior faculty just beginning their careers and more established investigators in other
fields to the study of aging. The pilot project application must be a research study that bears
directly on the later part of life. A wide range of research methods and disciplinary perspectives is
appropriate, including social/behavioral, humanities, economic, engineering, and biomedical (patient oriented or basic science). The intent of the award is to support research that will lead to a future
application to an external funding agency.

The Principal Investigator must be a full-time Washington University faculty member (instructor or
above) and eligible to apply for funding. Previous WUCFA pilot project awardees are ineligible to
apply.

Applicants must submit a letter of intent via e-mail to palmeri@,abraxas.wustl.edu of the
WUCFA office by 4:00 PM, February 5, 2007. This letter should include a project title and brief
abstract draft. The full proposal is due by 4:00 PM on March 5,2007.

The proposal should include I ) study aims, 2) background and significance, 3) previous work,
experience, and/ or capacity of the investigator, and 4) methods in no more than 10 pages (including
references, tables, & figures), single-spaced, 12 pt. font, with half-inch margins. Additionally (beyond
the 10 page limit), a title page, abstract, budget page, biosketch, and budget justification must be
included. Please do not put the budget online. The budget information is for the reviewers' reference
only. A biographical statement and other funding support of the PI needs to be included; and this
information may be presented on an NIH biosketch form (PHs 398 forms, available on-line at
(http://grantsl .nih.govlgrantslfundinglphs398/phs398.html) or in a separate four page document. Up
to two letters of support are optional, but no other supporting materials are accepted. Submit the
complete application in pdf format to This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it confirmation of receipt will be
sent via e-mail.

Evaluation criteria include applicability to Center's mission, originality and importance, methodological
strength, appropriateness of timeframe and budget, and likelihood of advancing the PI'S progress
toward a larger grant application. Funding decisions will be announced early May 2007.

DEADLINES: Letter of intent with brief draft of abstract: February 5,2007

Complete proposal application: March 5,2007

For more information, contact Jan Palmer at 314-286-2441 or This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it