Funding opportunities

CCaTS offers several programs that provide intramural funding at Mayo Clinic:

  • Benefactor-Funded Research Early-Career Development Awards. These awards support junior faculty members in their efforts to become independent clinical and translational investigators or established investigators interested in a new career path. Each year, opportunities are available in several specialty areas. Benefactor gifts make these awards possible.
  • Benefactor-Funded Research Mid-Career Development Awards. This awards program provides support and opportunities for faculty members who are already established in their careers and are seeking to advance their research pursuits. The awards help midcareer researchers obtain grant funding for their research projects and foster their transition toward independence. Benefactor gifts make these awards possible.
  • Benefactor-Funded Research Established-Investigator Career Development Awards. In partnership with the Tianqiao and Chrissy Chen Institute, these awards support established investigators seeking to upgrade their research results using technologies such as artificial intelligence.
  • Community Health: Assessment and Improvement Measures Program (CHAMP). This program seeks to improve and promote the health of the community by disseminating and implementing new tools and programs of proven efficacy, addressing barriers to implementation of effective therapies or developing new and sustainable community health interventions.
  • Small Grants Program. This program provides funding to departments and divisions for clinical and translational research projects that require only limited resources from $5,000 to $10,000. The program makes allocations directly to each clinical department or division based on the number of staff employed. Departments and divisions use their own research committees to provide peer review and grant individual awards.
  • Translational Science Pilot Award. This program supports innovative clinical and translational research by providing one-year pilot funding to investigators building preliminary data and advancing discoveries toward real-world health solutions. It encourages interdisciplinary projects that address important gaps in patient care and engage a variety of populations. Awards are competitive and designed to help investigators develop proof-of-concept data that enhance future external funding opportunities.

Contact

For more information about CCaTS funding opportunities, email the CCaTS awards team.