REQUEST FOR APPLICATIONS (RFA)
CTSI T32 Predoctoral and Postdoctoral Program
Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI)
Research Education, Training and Career Development Core (CTSI-Ed)
RFA Release Date: December 1, 2023 New! See our FAQs page
This RFA is released in anticipation that the UMN CTSI T32 grant will be approved and funded by NCATS in fiscal year 2024 funding. At present the Notice of Award has not been received. This early release is designed to allow a tentative plan for appointment start date of July 1, 2024.
TIMELINE
Letters of intention to apply are required by 11:59 pm, January 8, 2024 DEADLINE EXTENDED to 11:59 pm, January 16, 2024
Applicant full submissions due March 18, 2024 at 11:59 p.m.
Interviews for highly rated applicants will take place the week of April 29 - May 3, 2024
Award notifications will be made the week of May 6 - 10, 2024
Up to 8 predoctoral and 4 postdoctoral Scholars will be awarded to begin program on July 1, 2024
HIGHLIGHTS
Full-time research and professional career development (two year program)
Career development focuses on science communication, community engagement, and team science; career development complements the mentored research
Open to predoctoral students pursuing a PhD and postdoctoral fellows (see Eligibility)
Scholars represent a multidisciplinary cohort
U.S. Citizens or noncitizen nationals (permanent residents) eligible
Up to eight predoctoral and four postdoctoral Scholars will be awarded
CTSI T32 Program Description
The mission of the CTSI T32 Program is to improve human health by catalyzing and accelerating the translation of research findings to the community (i.e., public health and clinical practice) and includes research from diverse disciplines and the full translational spectrum (i.e., preclinical to public health).
The CTSI T32 Program seeks applicants conducting translational research and/or translational science. Translational research fosters the multidirectional and multidisciplinary integration of basic research, patient-oriented research, and population-based research, with the long-term aim of improving the health of the public. Translational science investigates the scientific and operational principles underlying each step of the translational process in order to make it predictable and efficient. (See examples of funded translational research/science projects across the translational spectrum.) Applications describing translational science projects are encouraged.
This two-year training opportunity, funded by the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS), integrates a mentored full-time research experience, and an individualized curriculum. Unlike other fellowships, the program also includes professional career development activities focused on team-based science and effective collaboration and communication with the larger community.
Scholars completing the program not only produce original research, but come away with the skills to be leaders in their labs, their careers and their fields. Equal emphasis is placed on research and professional and career development.
Participants in the CTSI T32 program are expected to attend activities in person; the program is not delivered via hybrid or remote learning.
Applicants underrepresented in health sciences, or those with disadvantaged backgrounds as defined by NIH, are strongly encouraged to apply. (Information collected for NIH reporting purposes only and will not affect eligibility.)