SCTR Funding Opportunities

SCTR supports multiple funding opportunities to encourage innovative, multidisciplinary, translational science. Our portfolio includes pilot grants and career development and training awards. Links to these and other MUSC and external funding opportunities can be found below and on the MUSC Office of Research Development’s (ORD) Funding Portal.

Pilot Grant Program

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Pilot Grant Program

Discovery

Supporting translational science projects with an interdisciplinary team collaboration.

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Pilot Grant Program

High Innovation High Reward

The High Innovation High Reward Pilot accepts applications on a rolling basis.

Pilot Grant Program

Translational Science

The Translational Science Challenge pilot grant seeks proposals with the potential to significantly advance translational science.

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CES-P

Community Engagement

The Community Engaged Scholars Program (CES-P) participants receive hands-on training and design and complete a Community-Based Participatory Research project.

Career Development and Predoctoral Training Awards

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SCTR KL2/K12

Mentored Career Development

An NIH-funded award for junior faculty that provides 2 years of support to transition early-stage investigators to independent research careers.

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COM K12

Mentored Career Development

An institutionally-funded award for junior faculty providing 2 years of support to transition early-stage investigators to independent research careers.

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CTTP

Clinical Trialist Training

Training on the basic elements of conducting a clinical trial for clinically-focused personnel, new site PIs or clinical trialists.

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SCTR TL1/T32

Training Program

An NIH-funded mentored research training program for predoctoral students in Ph.D. or dual-degree programs.

SCTR Voucher Program

SCTR Vouchers enable investigators to gather preliminary data for inclusion in a grant proposal, improve the science or safety of their research projects, or develop a translational focus to their research.

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ROC

ROC (Research Opportunities & Collaborations) works with the Trial Innovation Network, industry sponsors, contract research organizations (CROs), and other potential research collaborators to pair clinical research opportunities with MUSC investigators.

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ORD

Other Internal Funding

Learn more about additional internal funding opportunities at MUSC.

ORD

Extramural Funding

Explore MUSC's Funding Portal to find extramural funding opportunities.

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SCTR Funding Opportunities

Pilot Grant Program

Discovery

High Innovation High Reward

Translational Science

Community Engagement

Career Development and Predoctoral Training Awards

Mentored Career Development

Mentored Career Development

Clinical Trialist Training

Training Program

SCTR Voucher Program

ROC

Other Internal Funding

Extramural Funding