BU CTSI Pilot Grant Program
We are uncertain of a release date for the CTSI Pilot 2025-2026 RFA. We expect to have more information later this summer regarding a possible Fall 2025 Application process. Please note any awards would be contingent upon BU CTSI Funding. If you have questions please email us at ctsisvcs@bu.edu.
The BU CTSI provides pilot funding for innovative translational research and the development of research methods at BU that encompasses the translational science spectrum. Our goal of the Pilot Grant Program is to help investigators explore and solve major challenges in translational science and we seek to stimulate individual and team science in all areas of translational research related to the prevention, diagnosis, and management of the human disease.
Researchers engaged in translational basic/bench, clinical, biomedical, patient-oriented, implementation, and population health science research are encouraged to apply. The BU CTSI welcomes applications that are at all levels of the translational science spectrum.
The translational science spectrum shows the stages of translational research. The stages do not happen in a straight line or in one direction. Each stage builds upon and informs the others. At all stages, our staff and grantees come up with new approaches, prove their usefulness and share the findings. Patient involvement is a key feature of all stages in translation.
Criteria for Eligibility
Applicants to the BU CTSI Pilot Grant Program are required to have a primary faculty appointment at Boston University, and the research to be conducted must be based at Boston University, Boston Medical Center, VA Boston Health Care or any of their affiliated hospitals and health centers. Faculty with co-appointments at BU and BU/BMC affiliated institutions are also eligible to apply. In particular we encourage early investigators to apply, including those with institutional or individual mentored research awards from NIH or Foundations.
Recipients of previous BU CTSI awards are eligible to apply for awards to support new research projects, providing awards are at least two years apart with evidence of successful completion and productivity with the prior award.
Applications from interdisciplinary teams of investigators are highly encouraged. Collaborations with investigators outside of the BU/BMC and affiliates are allowed, though justification should be provided. To search for BU collaborators, refer to BU Profiles or send a request to the BU CTSI Navigator team at ctsisvcs@bu.edu.
Where to Direct Inquiries
Elisha Wachman, MD
Department of Pediatrics
Co-Director, Pilot Grant Program
Elisha.Wachman@bmc.org
Andrew Henderson, PhD
Department of Medicine, Infectious Diseases
Co-Director, Pilot Grant Program
hender@bu.edu
Administrative Contact:
Hubert Wong
Director of Finance & Operations
617.358.7553
ctsipilots@bu.edu
