T32 RFA and Application Information
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Call for Applications to the Clinical and Translational Science Institute's Predoctoral T32 Mentored Career Development Grant
The T32 grant provides full-time research training support for predoctoral trainees pursuing mentored clinical and translational research or clinical and translational science who are enrolled in any Ohio State graduate degree program and are postcandidacy. Examples of potential projects include research focused on advancing therapeutics, developing new clinical interventions, proof of concept studies, investigating/fostering behavior modifications to improve health, health outcomes research, etc.
Notice of Award Date
April, 2026
Benefits of the T32 Program
- Stipend support will be awarded at the NIH allowed annual maximum
- Coverage of tuition and fees
- Access to the CTSI professional services and staff including biostatistics, research participant recruitment and retention services, and regulatory support
- Access to a training curriculum in clinical and translational research methodology and specialized training seminars
For this cycle, three predoctoral awards will be made.
Funding Opportunity Purpose
The Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) is calling for applications to the Predoctoral T32 mentored research training program.
The goal of this predoctoral training program is to leverage the large, collaborative and multidisciplinary research environment at Ohio State to increase the reach of clinical and translational science (CTS) education and training across The Ohio State University campus and to recruit and develop a diverse cohort of trainees to become the next generation of clinical and translational scientist leaders.
The T32 grant provides full-time research training support for predoctoral trainees pursuing mentored clinical and translational research or clinical and translational science who are enrolled in any Ohio State graduate degree program and are postcandidacy. Examples of potential CTS projects include research focused on advancing therapeutics, developing new clinical interventions, promoting health for all or investigating/fostering behavior modifications to improve health.
Predoctoral trainees in clinical/translational related graduate degree programs (such as in the Colleges of Medicine, Public Health, Engineering, Nursing, Veterinary Medicine and others; and interdisciplinary programs such as Neuroscience and Nutrition) and health-professional doctorate trainees who are enrolled in a Master’s or Doctoral program (such as MPH, MMS or MD/PhD program) are also eligible to apply.
The overall goal of the T32 program is to increase the number of well-trained biomedical researchers who can lead the design and oversight of future clinical and translational investigations critical to transforming the translational process so that new treatments and cures for disease can be delivered to patients faster and efficiently to all affected populations.
Contacts
Stuart D. Hobbs, PhD, MBA
Program Director, Education and Training
Ginny L. Bumgardner, MD, PhD
T32 Program Director
Associate Dean for Physician Scientist Education and Training, and Professor of Surgery, College of Medicine
Sakima Smith, MD, MPH
T32 Assistant Program Director
Associate Professor, College of Medicine; Department of Internal Medicine