Center for Improving Care Delivery for the Aging (CICADA)
University of Pennsylvania
The CICADA, at the University of Pennsylvania, trains emerging scientists from underrepresented backgrounds in the interdisciplinary science of health services research as it applies to the most pressing issues for aging Americans, particularly minority elders.
Call for Pilot
CICADA Request for Applications Now Open, Due 12/10/21
The application for the Center for Improving Care Delivery for the Aging 2022 – 2023 pilot funds is now open. Up to three CICADA Scientists will be awarded $35,000 to conduct a 1-year research project and will receive mentoring and additional support for career development during the award period.
In collaboration with Penn LDI, CICADA seeks to enhance the diversity of the aging research workforce by mentoring promising scientists from under-represented backgrounds interested in a career focused on improving health care delivery for older adults, particularly minority older adults. CICADA is one of a national network of 18 Resource Centers for Minority Aging Research (RCMAR) funded by the National Institute of Aging (NIA). CICADA focuses on the discipline of health services research and on the organization, financing, and delivery of health care for older adults.
The application for the 2022-2023 CICADA Scientist pilot award begins October 1, 2021, and is located here on our website. Applications are due December 10, 2021.
The criteria for applications are as follows:
- Applicants must be post-doctoral researchers and junior faculty who are underrepresented in research. This includes:
- MD and MD/PhD clinical fellows who have completed their residency or
- PhD postdoctoral trainees or
- (3) MD/PhD, MD, and PhD junior faculty [instructors or assistant professors for < 3 years]
- Who are underrepresented based on the Notice of NIH’s Interest in Diversity definitions, including Blacks or African Americans, Hispanics or Latinos, American Indians or Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders; individuals with disabilities; and individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds.
- Research projects must be under the realm of advancing health services research as it applies to the most pressing issues for older Americans, particularly minority older adults.
Our website contains more details about the application process as well as a FAQ. Additional questions about the application can be directed to Julie Szymaszek, CICADA’s administrative director.