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Research Project Funding Opportunities

The Mississippi Center for Clinical and Translational Research (MCCTR) offers three distinct funding programs: the Clinical and Translational Research Scholars Program, Pilot Projects, and Developmental Project funding.

More information on each program is provided below.

MCCTR Funding Opportunities

  • The MCCTR Clinical and Translational Research Scholars Program provides structured mentorship, protected time, and research support-to promote the development of junior faculty to establish independent careers in research on all major diseases that impact Mississippians; enhances the research skills of junior faculty members through courses in the UMMC Master of Science in Clinical Investigation degree program; seeks to increase the number of junior faculty members pursuing clinical, translational, and population research in all major diseases that impact Mississippians.
  • The MCCTR Pilot Projects grant supports clinical, translational and population-based research projects that can become the basis for competitive extramural funding applications. Key considerations in awarding support are the likelihood of attracting extramural funding, evidence of a path toward an independent research career for the applicant, and the probability that the research program will lead to improved management of obesity and its complications. The program is designed to promote multi-institutional and multi-disciplinary collaboration, and to ensure equitable and productive distribution of research support across the CCTR partner institutions-the University of Mississippi Medical Center, Tougaloo College and the University of Southern Mississippi.
  • The MCCTR 2-Year Developmental Funding supports 2-year developmental projects on C&T, community-engaged, and population health research on major chronic diseases impacting Mississippians. Key considerations in awarding support to project investigators will be (1) the scientific rigor of the application, (2) the likelihood of attracting extramural funding, and (3) the probability that the research program would lead to improved health outcomes. All applications selected by the MCCTR for funding require final approval from the NIGMS, and those approved and funded projects will be subject to all current NIH and NIGMS regulatory requirements.

Solicitations for all three funding programs are announced through the MCCTR's social media platforms and through email. To sign up for the MCCTR's email list, contact us at MCCTR@umc.edu. 

Other funding programs available at UMMC