Current Funding Opportunities

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
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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

Multiple Awards Available - Apply Today!

Apply Online

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