Current Funding Opportunities

Upcoming deadlines

Applications accepted on a continuous basis for the following funding programs:

Contact us

Melissa Hansen
Research Navigator
ctsi@umn.edu
612-625-CTSI (2874)

Community funding opportunities

CTSI manages two funding programs to support community members and organizations interested in developing ideas and partnerships to address health in Minnesota communities. 

We are now accepting applications for the following funding programs:

Committee for Pharmaceutical Development

The goal of the Committee for Pharmaceutical Development (CPD) is to identify, develop, and commercialize pharmaceutical products by forming networks and fostering dialogue between University of Minnesota researchers and industry experts. The CPD aims to boost the success rate of therapeutic development and commercialization.
Deadlines:

N/A (applications accepted on a continuous basis)

Application instructions:

Please submit forms to the Program Manager, Jodi Fenlon Rebuffoni, at fenl0003@umn.edu. 

Funding request form

Guidance request form

Pediatric Device Breakthrough Collaborative

The program serves to move pediatric medical device technologies forward to ultimately solve a current pediatric medical need through seed funding and operational support for collaborative University and industry teams.

Deadlines:

This funding opportunity is an open program with no deadline. 

Application instructions:

View application details

Pediatric Device Development Award Program

The program supports the development of pediatric medical devices, with the goal of improving pediatric patient outcomes and quality of life through technology-driven medical solutions. 

Deadlines:

This funding opportunity is an open program with no deadline.

Application instructions:

Please complete the Funding Request Form and submit it along with supporting documentation to the Program Manager at fenl003@umn.edu. 

KL2 Scholars Career Development Program

The program supports the next generation of clinical and translational investigators through structured training program with a mentored, multidisciplinary translational research emphasis. 

Deadlines:
  • LOI submission deadline: Noon, April 30, 2018
  • Invitations for full applications: May 10, 2018
  • Application deadline (by invitation only): Noon, August 2, 2018
  • Award notification: September 14, 2018
  • Start date: September 1, 2018
Application instructions:

LOIs should be no more than three pages in length and use the table in CTSI's KL2 Career Development Award Letter of Intent document. Submissions also should include:

  • Your initials to confirm that you meet the eligibility criteria on pages 3-4
  • Signatures from the applicant, and the division director or program head, and the department chair
  • The applicant's CV

Submit information via the online LOI submission form.