Deadline: Monday, February 13, 2017

The Columbia University Medical Center Irving Institute for Clinical and Translational Research announces a new, exciting funding opportunity, the Integrating Special Populations (ISP) pilot award program.

The ISP pilot program provides funding focused on four special populations: Pediatrics, Geriatrics, Rare Diseases and HIV, to support the formation of newly-configured investigative teams aimed at studying diseases across the lifespan and utilizing rare diseases as tools to study more common ones, at CUMC and within the community.

Qualifications:

At least one applicant must be a junior investigator (i.e., Instructor, Assistant Professor, or Associate Research Scientist) at CUMC.  Faculty/investigators from the Morningside campus and community collaborators may be a part of the investigative team.

Duration:  One (1) year

Award Amount:  $40,000

Quantity:  Up to 4 awards per year

Application Deadline:  February 13, 2017 by 5:00p EST

Start Date:  June 2017

Visit here to download application form and instructions.

For questions call (212) 305-9315 or e-mail dcf2111@cumc.columbia.edu