The Behavioral and Social Research (BSR) Program supports basic social and behavioral research and research training on aging processes and the place of older people in society. It focuses on how people change with aging, on the interrelationships between older people and social institutions (e.g., the family, health-care systems), and on the societal impact of the changing age composition of the population. Emphasis is placed upon the dynamic interplay between the aging of individuals and their changing social and physical environments.

More Information

• What's New
  What's new in the BSR Program.
• Programs
  Information on research programs in Individual Behavioral Processes and Population & Social Processes, and on the BSR Office of Research Resources and Development.
• Areas of Emphasis
  BSR staff will focus development efforts and staff time on six major areas over the next several years.

• Funding Opportunities
  Current RFAs, RFPs, and PAs.
• R21-Exploratory/Development Grants
  The Behavioral and Social Research Program (BSR) will accept applications in its seven major areas of emphasis, including: (1) Health Disparities; (2) Aging Minds; (3) Increasing Health Expectancy; (4) Health, Work, and Retirement; (5) Interventions and Behavior Change; (6) Genetics, Behavior, and the Social Environment; and (7) The Burden of Illness and the Efficiency of Health Systems.
• Resources
  Papers and other publications on the behavior and sociology of aging.
• Conferences/Workshops
  Events of interest.
• Requests for Additional Information
  Contact the NIA for more information on the Behavioral and Social Research (BSR) Program: BSRquery@EXMUR.NIA.NIH.GOV

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