CCMBM Junior Investigator Travel Award RFP
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- Award maximum is up to $200 for economy airfare
Key Dates
- Application Window: September 3, 2024, to December 20, 2024, 12:00PM (PST)
- Proposals reviewed and funded on a rolling basis
- Travel must occur by March 31, 2025
CCMBM is pleased to announce the CCMBM Junior Investigator Travel Award. This award is intended to support the travel of trainees to develop expertise, network, or acquire skills in a field at a scientific conference that the applicants may otherwise be unable to attend. The award is particularly designed to encourage travel to a conference where the trainee may not be presenting an abstract, but where interactions with other attendees and participation in conference activities can serve as a springboard for trainees to transition to the next stages in their scientific careers.
Restrictions: Travel awards may only be used to cover economy airfare for up to $200 per award and travel to be completed by March 31, 2025. Funds will be issued after the awardee completes their travel to the relevant meeting and provides deliverables.
Eligibility: All postdoctoral fellows, graduate students, assistant researchers, and specialists who are members of the CCMBM are eligible for this award. If you are not a member, you are invited to become one. Please visit ccmbm.ucsf.edu/become-member and follow the appropriate instructions for Student Membership or Associate Membership (for postdoctoral fellows).
Deliverables: Awardees will be asked to provide the following:
• A short summary of your experience from attending the conference or workshop (600 words or less).
• 1-2 pictures from your conference or workshop to compliment your summary.
Apply soon to ensure your opportunity to receive one of the available awards. Eligible applicants must not have received CCMBM Junior Investigator Travel Grant within the past year.
If you have any questions about this program, please email Noah Bonnheim.
CCMBM Pilot Grant Program RFA
- Established Investigators - $50,000 max
- Early Career Investigators - $40,000 max
Fall 2024 Cycle Key Dates
- Deadline - Monday, September 30, 2024, 2:00PM PST
- Award Notifications - End of December 2024
The UCSF Core Center in Musculoskeletal Biology and Medicine (CCMBM) provides shared facilities and services to investigators addressing scientific problems in musculoskeletal biology and medicine to improve efficiency, accelerate the pace of research, and ensure greater productivity.
The UCSF CCMBM will accept applications for its Pilot Grant Program via RAP Portal. Research topics should be translational in nature and related to musculoskeletal disease. If you have any research questions in regards to applying, please email Pui Yee Law.
Use of funds are to be utilized in at least one of three CCMBM Research Cores: 1) Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Study Design, 2) Imaging, and 3) Skeletal Biology and Biomechanics. Kindly consult the appropriate Core(s) contacts for guidance on the appropriateness of your application idea within the framework of the overall Center, and if you require a quote for Core consultation and/or service.
Applications are to be submitted through the UCSF Resource Allocation Program (RAP) portal. Established investigators may be awarded up to $50,000. Early Career Investigators may be awarded up to $40,000. All applications are due Monday, September 30, 2024, 2:00 PM PST. You must be a member to be eligible to apply. If you have questions regarding CCMBM membership, please email Pui Yee Law.
Applications can be found for the following categories: <<Early Career Investigators>> and <<Established Investigators>>.
Junior Investigator Grant Development Awards
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We have three more awards available in this grant year and will be awarding them on a rolling basis until all funds have been used.
The Junior Investigator Grant Development Award provides funding for a junior CCMBM member to host a meeting (e.g., lunch or dinner) with 1–3 UCSF faculty members who are outside of the trainee’s current lab to:
1) brainstorm/solicit informal feedback on a study idea or research direction;
2) learn about the latest methods and techniques used in related fields;
3) identify potential collaborators;
4) promote inter-disciplinary MSK research; and
5) expand the trainee’s professional network.
If you are not a member, you may concurrently apply for membership while your Grant Development application is being reviewed.
Apply via the online application form today! Contact Noah Bonnheim for questions on this funding opportunity.
Past Opportunities
Junior Investigator Travel Award RFA
Tools and Technology Grant Program RFA
Fall 2023 Junior Investigator Travel Award RFP
CCMBM & CoLabs Pilot Grant Program RFA
Pilot Grant Program RFA