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TraC$5K-50K

The TraCS $5-50K pilot program is now accepting applications with a deadline of June 4, 2013. NC TraCS will award one-year grants of up to $25,000 which must be matched for total awards of up to $50,000. A variety of campus and statewide organizations have committed to match grants, including RTI International. A list of match organizations is available.

NC TraCS is especially interested in, and will extend priority to, proposals with a focus on one of three areas:

Transformative Technologies – investigators using genomic, proteomic or metabolomics platforms to accelerate a translational discovery toward clinical medicine.
Drugs, Device and Diagnostics Development – investigators that have identified a novel and promising drug target; with priority to proposals that address rare or orphan diseases.
Comparative Effectiveness Research – investigators focused on the study of and dissemination of clinical and translational research in broad populations.

Note that applications are not limited to those that address one of these three areas.

Eligibility for the $5K - $50K award program follows UNC guidelines for external sponsored research. Eligible PIs from UNC-CH must hold a faculty appointment or other appointment authorized to serve as PI on an externally sponsored research project. Proposals submitted from partner institutions must include a co-investigator from UNC-CH who meets the criteria above.

If you have questions please contact Mary Beth Lister.

The NC TraCS $5K - $50K Translational Research Matched Pilot Grant Program serves as a stimulus for new research initiatives aimed at obtaining sufficient preliminary data to allow new applications for extramural funding.

Please become a member to apply! To learn more about these grants, to apply for funding, or to contact TraCS Central, please join as an NC TraCS member.

Submissions should be received by 5:00pm on the due dates.