Seed Funding

Current Request for Proposals for Pilot Projects (deadline October 31, 2008)

The Demography and Economics of Aging Research (DEAR) Center seeks proposals for pilot studies from UNC-CH faculty to support the development of new research projects. The purpose of the DEAR program is to support the development of research at UNC-CH in the areas of aging-related social, economic, and demographic behavior. The program seeks to accomplish this goal by supporting the development of proposals for external funding from NIA. Examples of suitable research areas include (but are not limited to) determinants of work behavior as people age; savings for retirement; health care demand by the elderly; elderly mortality, health, and functional status; health disparities; the early antecedents of later life outcomes; elderly migration; provision of care for elderly parents; bequests; and effects of Social Security, Disability Insurance, Medicare, Medicaid, Supplemental Security Income, and other government programs on behavior and well-being of the elderly.

Proposals funded to date

See the list of studies funded by the DEAR program.