UMass Center for Clinical and Translational Science Pilot Project Program

The UMass Center for Clinical and Translational Science (UMCCTS) and Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) are pleased to announce the next funding round for the Pilot Project Program (PPP).

Individual project awards (up to $50,000 for 1 year) will be made on a competitive basis to enable investigators to accelerate the translation of innovative discoveries into:

New understanding and/or diagnosis of a disease process
New devices, therapeutics, and vaccines for the treatment and/or prevention of disease
New standards of care in the practice of community medicine
New approaches to community-based research demonstrating true bi-directionality between community and academia
New methodologies to leverage institutional strengths and new initiatives
The pursuit of high-risk, high reward studies

Letters of intent are due Friday, February 12. Full information, including eligibility requirements, can be found in the PDF linked below.