“We provide financial support to investigators and connect them with resources and external grant opportunities in order to cultivate collaboration and, ultimately, have a positive impact on health.”

Aviva Must, PhD
Director, S-GATS Program

Tufts CTSI cultivates clinical and translational research innovations by seeing the potential in people and ideas and nurturing their growth through project grants, fellowships, career development awards, and service vouchers.

We also support the development of grant proposals by providing help finding collaborators and connecting to communities; project-focused consultations, Research Studios, and Clinical Trial Design Labs; and mentorship and peer support for junior faculty.

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CTSI Opportunities

Small Grants to Advance Translational Science (S-GATS)

The S-GATS program supports projects aimed at improving the translation of scientific discoveries from ideas to real-world impact for improved human health. Next RFA to be released late Summer 2024.

Informatics Vouchers

The Tufts CTSI Informatics Program seeks to support innovative and promising clinical and translational research projects that would benefit from informatics services.  Up to 18 hours of free informatics services can be provided for qualified projects.

Community Health Catalyst Award

The Community Health Catalyst Program aims to address pressing and overlooked health issues impacting the well-being of communities by supporting projects undertaken jointly by community-based organizations and researchers from Tufts CTSI organizations.  Next RFA to be released Fall 2024-Winter 2025.

K12 Translational Science Career Development Award

Tufts CTSI K12 program provides training and protected time to advance highly qualified early career faculty and advanced postdoctoral fellows toward independent clinical and translational research careers.  Pre-application letters of intent due November 4, 2024.

K12 Building Interdisciplinary Research Careers in Women’s Health (BIRCWH) Award

The Tufts BIRCWH supports early career faculty interested in pursuing interdisciplinary basic, translational, behavioral, clinical, and/or health services research relevant to women’s health or sex and gender differences. Learn more here.

T32 Fellowships

Tufts CTSI’s T32 program provides NIH Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award fellowships to support full-time mentored research training for pre-doctoral students and doctoral-level scholars and clinicians with an interest in clinical and translational research.