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Grant & Funding Services

The UC Irvine School of Medicine Research Development Unit provides comprehensive support for grant submissions, including funding strategies, project management and review services.

NIH Bootcamp

A campus-sponsored mentorship program equipping researchers with the skills and guidance to secure NIH grant funding.

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NIH Pre- & Resubmission Programs

This opportunity supports proposal writing and revisions, pre-review, and other resources to facilitate the preparation of competitive new or resubmission applications.

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Incentive & Pilot Programs

UC Irvine School of Medicine offers various funding opportunities to support faculty in their research endeavors, including collaborative grants and specialized incentive programs for clinical and training research.

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Physician-Scientist Collective

A supportive community focused on advancing research, career development and collaboration with regularly scheduled seminars and network events.

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Physician-Scientist Pathways Certificate Course

A hybrid six-week program equipping residents, fellows and junior faculty with essential research skills by combining clinical knowledge with scientific investigation.

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Clinical Trialist Training Program

A two-year training and mentorship program that prepares faculty to lead externally funded clinical trials.

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Physician-Scientist Training Program

A competitive two-year program providing physician-scientists with mentorship, resources and structured support to secure independent research funding.

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Dean's K Scholar

A one-year program intended to provide time and support so that the scholar resubmit a scored NIH K application with the goal of a funded NIH K award. There are specific requirements for the K Scholar who will be supported by the School of Medicine Dean’s Office and their department.

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K Society

Support for physician-scientists with NIH-K and VA CDA awards transitioning to independent research funding (R01/VA Merit). Members receive grantsmanship advice, peer and faculty proposal review, and career development resources.

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Affiliated Scholar Advancement Program (ASAP)


The ICTS ASAP provides various levels of support for UCI junior faculty, residents, fellows and medical students to advance their research careers.

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Alpha Clinic Clinical Trials Investigator Training Program


California Institute of Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) Stem Cell Agency’s mission is to accelerate world class science to deliver transformative regenerative medicine treatments in an equitable manner to a diverse California and world. 

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K-Club Grant Writing Series


Institute for Clinical and Translational Science (ICTS) has coordinated a grant writing series intended for junior faculty preparing to submit applications for the NIH Mentored Career Development Awards. The objective of these programs is to bring candidates to the point where they can conduct their research independently and are competitive for major grant support.

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K12 Career Development Program


NIH funded faculty career development (K12) awards are intended to support a period of mentored or independent career development in preparation for a role as an independent researcher (mentored K), or to enable and expand the grantee’s potential to make significant contributions (independent K) in the biomedical, behavioral and clinical sciences.

Eligibility Requirements

  • Candidates must hold a full-time appointment at the applicant organization.
  • A minimum of 75% of that appointment must be devoted to the career award.

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Master of Science in Biomedical and Translational Science (MS-BATS)


The MS-BATS program trains students to conduct high-quality multidisciplinary clinical research at the intersection of basic science and clinical medicine. Students from varying levels of training, including medical students, residents, fellows, physicians, nurses and others interested in excelling as effective clinical researchers will benefit from this program.

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