FUNDING OPPORTUNITY FOR MEDICAL AND DENTAL STUDENTS!

Program Information
The purpose of the Mentored Student Clinical Research program is to provide seed funding of one-year, renewable awards to medical students to engage in a mentored program of supervised participation in clinical research, didactic coursework related to patient-oriented research, and/or acquisition of laboratory skills that can be applied to patient-oriented clinical research efforts. Use of the General Clinical Research Center is a mandatory requirement of the program.

Level of Support
Up to $20,000 in salary support plus $5,000 in research expenses may be requested for one-year renewable projects.

Eligibility
Applicants must be currently enrolled in an accredited Medical School, preferably between years three and four of medical school. However, students will be accepted at the following times as well: after the fourth year of medical school prior to the commencement of internship, between years one and two of medical school, and between years two and three of medical school.

Application Deadline
Applications for the Mentored Student Clinical Research program are accepted in March and September of each year. Applications are available from the Grants & Contracts office (222-3621) in building N-14 or the CTSI Website and must be submitted to gcrcinfo@labiomed.org.

Interested parties are encouraged to contact Dr. Christina Wang, Program Director of the GCRC, in advance to discuss their proposal.