Vouchers

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COMMUNICATION: June 25, 2024 

The SCTR Voucher Program has revised the schedule for new Voucher applications and how long investigators have to expend awarded Voucher funds. Investigators with a MUSC faculty appointment will be eligible for one Voucher every 12 months. These changes are effective July 1, 2024. Application windows and associated Voucher expiration dates are listed below:

Any questions regarding the new application windows and expiration dates can be sent to the SCTR SUCCESS Center at success@musc.edu or (843) 792-8300.

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The South Carolina Clinical & Translational Research Institute (SCTR) is offering an ongoing funding opportunity open to all MUSC Principal Investigators with a faculty appointment. 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.

Who?

A Principal Investigator (PI) with a MUSC faculty appointment is eligible to apply for a Voucher for his or her research protocol. Basic, translational, and clinical researchers along with community research projects affiliated with MUSC can apply.

*Note: Only one Voucher per IACUC or IRB study number will be granted per year.

What?

A Voucher can be approved for up to $2,500. Voucher funds may be used to reimburse the costs for research services and supplies including hourly research coordinator rates for SCTR's Research Coordination and Management, MUHA laboratory services, clinical procedures, pregnancy testing supplies, core facilities, or off campus labs. Vouchers cannot be used to fund BMIC Research Data Request processing, food, effort for personnel, parking, travel, computers, IRB fees, or publication costs.

When?

MUSC PIs with faculty appointments are eligible for one Voucher for one research project per year. Voucher funds will expire on a rolling basis.  Expiration dates will be updated on this website and will be included in the investigator’s Voucher approval letter.

Beginning July 1, 2024, to apply for a SCTR Voucher, MUSC PIs with faculty appointments may submit a SPARC Request for a “Voucher Program” service.

How?

Voucher requests are reviewed by SCTR staff within 2 business days of receiving the SPARC Request. SCTR staff will reach out to the requester with any questions and send a link for the SCTR Voucher Application form for completion. 

Once a Voucher is approved and an awarded PI is ready to receive their Voucher funds, they will need to complete this REDCap form.  This form will be completed before the Voucher expiration date if ANY funds have been expended. If no Voucher funds have been used, this form does not need to be completed. 

You will be expected to complete a survey from SPARC Request regarding project outcomes. You are required to acknowledge NIH Grant Number UL1 TR001450 and provide information on publications, extramural funding, and intellectual property related to this funding. Compliance with the NIH Public Access Policy is required. Publications must be submitted to PubMed Central & receive a PMCID within 3 months of release.

Contact Us

SCTR SUCCESS Center
843-792-8300
success@musc.edu