New Investigator Pre-K Pilot Grant
The Pre-K Pilot Grant is available to Assistant Professors (in rank ≤ 4 years), conducting clinical or translational research.
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
- $50,000 research funds and $2,000 travel funds to be expended over 2 years
- Assistant Professor (in rank ≤ 4 years), primary mentor, and biostatistician
- Application due Monday December 10, 2012 at 12 Noon
- Start date March 1, 2013
Download the Request for Applications
NATURE AND PURPOSE OF THIS REQUEST FOR APPLICATIONS (RFA)
The Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) will provide funds for new investigators interested in clinical and translational research. Some new faculty may need mentorship and some pilot data to be competitive for K awards.
The Pre-K program is designed to provide mentorship, oversight, and pilot funds. In addition, it is an opportunity to take courses relevant to an individual’s career development needs. For those without the relevant formal coursework, the newly created Certificate in Clinical Research will be required. Funds for these courses will be provided by CTSI-Ed in addition to the $52,000 award. This two-year program aims to place junior investigators on the path to be competitive for NIH K awards or R awards. This RFA will be issued every year. Success of this program will be judged by the number of scholars who go on to secure NIH K awards (including the intramural KL2) and NIH R21 grants in the short term, and subsequently, NIH R01, and R01 equivalent funding in the long term in clinical and translational research.
Applications from underrepresented populations are strongly encouraged.
Current Pre-K Scholars
Bernadette Gillick, Phd, MS, PT
Primary Mentor: Kelvin Lim, MD
Project Title: Safety of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation in Pediatric Hemiparesisurrent Stimulation in Pediatric Hempiaresis
Guatam Jha, MBBS, MS
Primary Mentor: Jeffrey Miller, MD
Project Title: Potentiation of Cetuximab by Tregs Depletion With Metronomic Cyclophosphamide in Metastatic Squamous Cell Cancers of Head and Neck