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Funding Opportunities
Spectrum offers several funding sources for career development, team science, and pilot projects, including those accessible via the Stanford Clinical and Translational Science Pilot Program.
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Contact Ellen Orasa, Pilot and K12 Program Manager
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Stanford Clinical and Translational Science
Pilot Program
This early-stage funding program accelerates the translation of medical discoveries into better health through innovation training, mentorships, and pilot funding of promising projects.
Funding period: One year
Funding range: Up to $50,000
Program goals:
- To stimulate innovative clinical and translational research
- To encourage collaborative, transdisciplinary work to accelerate the translation of medical discoveries into improved health
- To enable investigators to gather proof-of-concept data that facilitates follow-on funding, information dissemination, and momentum that helps to move these novel solutions from the idea stage to clinical use
- To generate generalizable knowledge and improve the efficiency and speed of translation
- Transdisciplinary collaborations are encouraged but are not a requirement for funding.
Areas of interest:
- The Science of Translation
- Health Policy in Translational Research
- Research Equity, Accessibility, Diversity, and Inclusiveness (READI)
PAST Grant Awardees and Projects
SPARK Translational Research Program is a novel drug and diagnostics discovery program that teaches an innovative, cost-effective way to overcome the hurdles associated with translating academic discoveries into drugs or diagnostics that address real clinical needs.
Stanford Mussallem Center for Biodesign educates trainees from diverse backgrounds in biomedical technology innovation and health policy through fellowships, courses, mentoring and funding opportunities. As part of the pilot program, Biodesign HealthTech evaluates proposals that align with the CTSA program's areas of interest, such as prototype device or diagnostic development, and investigations into policies or processes related to health technology innovation.
SoM K12 Mentored Career Development Program
The School of Medicine K12 Mentored Career Development Program supports junior faculty pursuing a career path and proposed program in clinical and translational research by fostering their success as independent researchers through mentorship.
Funding period: 2 years
Dedicated research time: 75% (50% for surgeons/proceduralists)
Base salary support: up to $120,000 per year (or $106,050 per year for surgical specialties)
Research or master’s program funding: $20,000 per year
Travel stipend: $2,000 per year
Program Benefits
- Weekly career development workshops and activities
- Academic Career, Methods, and Community Engaged Research Mentoring
- Access to Stanford CTSA support services
Additional Resources
Funding Opportunities: Research Management Group (RMG)
Funding information and resources for the Stanford University research community.
Stanford Seed Funding
Find numerous internal funding opportunities for faculty and their research teams.
Diversity Research Supplements
The CTSA Program diversity research supplement promotes diversity in health-related research..
NIH Grant Acknowledgment
Projects funded by Spectrum are required to acknowledge the grant. Here’s how.