Iris Cantor / CTSI Women’s Health Research Awards
Deadline: January 22, 2024 12:00 PM
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Iris-Cantor-UCLA Women’s Health Center and CTSI invite researchers to apply for any of the four following opportunities available for the development of women’s health research:
Augmentation Awards
Funding available for augmentation of major research grantsPilot funding is available to augment currently funded NIH or major foundation grants for UCLA researchers, this includes researchers at the Westwood/Santa Monica Campus, Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Lundquist/Harbor-UCLA and Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science, to promote exploration of sex and gender-based differences and women’s health research. Funds can be used to focus on, expand, or strengthen a research project's applicability to women's health.
Pilot Awards
Pilot funding available for research in women’s health
Pilot funding is available for UCLA researchers, this includes researchers at the Westwood/Santa Monica Campus, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Lundquist/Harbor-UCLA and Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science, who perform women’s health research, and/or research where exploration of sex and gender-based differences is relevant.
Health Disparities Research in Women’s Health Awards
Fellowship Funding Available for researchers who perform health disparities research
The Iris Cantor-UCLA Women’s Health Center/UCLA National Center of Excellence in Women’s Health seeks to promote women’s health equity by targeting this pilot funding to address health disparities in traditionally underserved populations of women (examples include but are not limited to racial/ethnic/sexual minorities, low socioeconomic status, rural residence, disabled).
Young Investigator Awards
Young investigator funding available for research in women’s health
Young Investigator funding is available for one doctoral level investigator (must have an M.D., Ph.D. or dual degree) or post-doctoral student engaged in research related to women’s health at UCLA. UCLA includes the Westwood/Santa Monica Campus, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, the Lundquist Institute at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center and Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science. All applicants must have a sponsoring, principal, mentor who holds a UCLA faculty appointment.
Visit the Iris Cantor-CTSI Awards RFA page for complete information and to see the most recent application cycle.
