The Catalyst and Accelerator Phases of the Healthy Longevity Global Competition are ongoing. International Catalyst Award competitions will begin opening in January 2024. Please browse the available competitions below for detailed information on the application period open and close dates, eligibility requirements, and other specifications. International Catalyst Award winners will be announced in early fall 2024. To learn more about the myriad benefits afforded to Catalyst Award winners, visit the “About” tab at the top of this webpage. To learn about the previous winners and their innovative work, visit the “Winners” tab.
| Global Collaborator | 2024 Application Open & Close Dates | Learn More or Apply |
| Academia Sinica | Open: Jan 11, 2024 Close: Mar 11, 2024 | https://healthylongevity.sinica.edu.tw/ |
| National Agency for Research and Development of Chile | Coming Soon | |
| Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences | Open: Mar 2024 Close: April 2024 | https://healthylongevity.pumc.edu.cn/english/ |
| EIT Health of the European Union Bridgehead *** | Coming Soon | |
| EIT Health of the European Union Innostars *** | Coming Soon | |
| Agency for Medical Research and Development of Japan** | Closed to AMED’s grantees | https://www.amed.go.jp/en/program/list/99/002.html |
| Ministry of Health / National Research Foundation of Singapore | Open: Mar 4, 2024 Close: Apr 15, 2024 | https://www.nmrc.gov.sg/grants/competitive-research-grants/healthy-longevity-global-grand-challeng |
| Research Grants Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China | Open: Jan 18, 2024 Close: Feb 29, 2024 | https://www.ugc.edu.hk/eng/rgc/funding_opport/hlca/index.html |
| US National Academy of Medicine | Open: Jan 29, 2024 Close: Mar 11, 2024 | https://nam.edu/initiatives/grand-challenge-healthy-longevity/u-s-nam-catalyst-award-competition-round-2-2021/ |
*Specific dates will be posted as soon as they become available.
**Japan’s Agency for Medical Research and Development (AMED) administers a Catalyst Award competition that is open only to current and previous AMED-funded grantees. As such, AMED does not have a public-facing application page and will conduct its processes internally from March to May 2024.
***Applicants to EIT Health’s Bridgehead and Innostars programmes MUST indicate that they wish to be considered for a Catalyst Award. Prospective applicants are encouraged to review the description and eligibility criteria for each programme to determine for which they are best suited.
