Center for Gerontology & Healthcare Research

Ginsberg Aging Research Fund

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Ginsberg Aging Research Fund

This award provides support for Brown University medical or public health student projects related to aging and mentored by School of Public Health faculty.

Award / Internship Opportunity

Irwin E. and Barbara Ginsberg P’84 Aging Research Fund

The Irwin E. Ginsberg P’84 Aging Research Fund was established as a part of the Brown University permanent endowment. This Fund provides support for Brown University medical or public health student projects related to aging and mentored by School of Public Health faculty, e.g., faculty affiliated with the Center for Gerontology & Healthcare Research or the Center for Long-Term Care Quality & Innovation. Applicants may either submit a request to help identify an appropriate mentor while developing their application or independently identify a mentor and include that information with their application.

During this funded internship, awardees:

Gain theoretical knowledge and practical training in academic research
Develop an abstract for a scientific meeting

Overview

Funding includes a summer stipend of $4,000. Applicants may also request support to register for and attend a conference, including travel, if presenting their project results one year.

Period of performance is June 1, 2024 - July 31, 2024 or July 1, 2024 - August 31, 2024 (in-person or remote).

Application

Submit a one-page proposal (12 -point font and 1-inch margins) to CGCHR@brown.edu by 5pm ET on March 15, 2024.

Proposals should include objectives, and either:

Your selected mentor’s name and affirmation of their commitment to work with you, or
A request to be matched with a mentor.

Deadline

Applications for summer 2024 must be received by March 15, 2024. Applicants will be notified of decisions by March 30, 2024.

Please direct questions to CGHCR@brown.edu.

Previous Awardees

Congratulations to our Ginsberg Aging Research Fund 2023 Awardees: Khushi Patel and Erum Choudry. And many thanks to their mentors: Maricruz Rivera-Hernandez and Patience Moyo. Below is the table showing the names of the students' awardees with the title of their respective projects.

Awardee	Title of Project	Mentor
Khushi T Patel	Quality of care and experience for kidney dialysis patients in Puerto Rico, before and after Hurricane Maria	Maricruz Rivera-Hernandez
Erum Choudry	The rising rates of opioid use disorder (OUD) among older adults is a significant public health concern	Patience Moyo