Retirement Research Foundation (RRF) Research Grants (11/01/25)
Posted: 10/23/2025 (Funding)
Sponsor: Retirement Research Foundation (RRF)
Award amount: $150,000 (most awards average $100,000 to $200,000)
Number of applications UW can put forward: 1 per department. Departments must make their selections.
OSP deadline: 10/28/2025 is the 3-day deadline
Sponsor deadline: 11/1/2025 for LOI
Program Description: The Retirement Research Foundation (RRF) funds research that seeks to identify interventions, policies and practices to improve the well-being of older adults and/or their caregivers. Preference is given to projects aimed at generating practical knowledge and guidance that can be used by advocates, policy-makers, providers, and the aging network. Of particular interest are:
- Interventional trials; translational studies; and health services and policy research
- Projects that build on the investigator’s past studies
- Proposals that include robust dissemination plans, if appropriate, to assure that findings reach audiences positioned to act on them
Deadline: 11/01/2025