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Pilot Funding Opportunities
The Southern California-Clinical and Translational Science Institute (SC-CTSI) promotes translation of scientific discoveries into new approaches to clinical and community health. The SC-CTSI is pleased to announce a new call for pilot awards for Spring 2012 in four categories. The CTSI pilot grant program is administered through the CTSI Office of Research Development. Formal announcements and instructions for letters of intent will be available on the CTSI web portal in December 2011. Get on our mailing list by signing up at www.sc-ctsi.org under "Get Connected"
CTSI Clinical/Translational Pilot Awards
These awards are intended to accelerate translation of basic, clinical, or population studies to clinical or community health applications. Discovery research that is not yet ready for translation is not a priority. Researchers at all CTSI academic, clinical and community partners are eligible to apply. Grants will be awarded for a one-year period in two categories.
Individual Clinical/Translational Pilot Awards:
These awards are intended to fund translational or clinical research that is primarily driven by an individual researcher or small group. Funds may be used to initiate new clinical/translational research projects or to move existing projects to the next level of translation. The desired outcomes of this funding mechanism are new approaches to health promotion or disease prevention, diagnosis and treatment. Grants of up to $30,000 will be awarded.
Multidisciplinary Clinical/Translational Pilot Award:
These awards are intended to fund the development of new team-based translational research. Multiple principal investigators are required, and highest priority will be given to teams that link clinically-trained faculty members (physicians, pharmacists, dentists, occupational and physical therapists, social workers, others as relevant) with non-clinical researchers to develop novel solutions for unmet clinical needs. Funding may be used for acquisition of experimental data or for program development activities that result in submission of multidisciplinary grant proposals. The desired outcomes of this funding mechanism are sustainable interdisciplinary research teams that can create new approaches to health promotion or disease prevention, detection or treatment. Grants of up to $80,000 will be awarded.
CTSI Career Development Awards
These awards support clinically-trained junior faculty members (physicians, dentists, pharmacists, occupational and physical therapists, social workers) to conduct clinical or translational research during mentor-based training (e.g., K08, K23, KL2) or as a bridge between that training and independent peer-reviewed research funding (e.g., R21, RO1, U01). Current K awardees, individuals in the second year of the CTSI KL-2 program, and other junior faculty members holding comparable career development awards are particularly urged to apply. More senior clinical faculty members who are transitioning to clinical or translational research may be eligible as well. The desired outcome of this funding mechanism is the development of independent faculty members with sustainable clinical or translational research programs.
CTSI Academic-Community Research Partnership Pilot Award
This grant supports the development of novel research projects and programs that involve academic-community research partnerships. Research that addresses health problems of diverse urban environments is a priority of this program. Grants are awarded to teams comprised of researchers from CTSI Academic Partners (USC and CHLA) and representatives from the CTSI Clinical and Community partner organizations (see listing at www.sc-ctsi.org under "About". Proposals must demonstrate an active engagement between academic and clinical or community partners to conduct research that addresses clinical and community health needs. Research that addresses health problems of diverse urban environments is a priority of this program. Grants of up to $30,000 will be awarded for a one-year period. Desired long-term outcomes of this program are the development of sustainable collaborations that address community needs by implementing new approaches to health promotion and disease prevention, detection or treatment.
CTSI Team Building Incubator Grant
This grant provides funding for team-building activities that promote the CTSI goal of developing new multidisciplinary research teams that can conduct leading edge clinical and translational research. Grants of up to $5,000 will be awarded to support meetings or conferences specifically designed to explore new interdisciplinary collaborations and develop new interdisciplinary research teams. Participation by members of CTSI Academic, Clinical and/or Community partners is required. The desired outcome of this funding mechanism is the creation of new research teams with complementary skills that can compete successfully for extramural research support.
Additional CTSI funding and support opportunities
Researchers who have potential diagnostic or therapeutic products and who would like to explore pre-clinical development and translation to initial clinical testing are urged to consult with the CTSI Center for Scientific Translation (CST). The CST provides expert advice and support, including funding for qualified projects, to move scientific discoveries forward to clinical applications. To find out more, go to www.sc-ctsi.org, click on "Find Resources" and see CST offerings under "Pre-clinical Translation of Your Discovery".
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