Internal Funding Opportunities
UMB's Institute for Clinical and Translational Research (ICTR)
Voucher Program
Up to $5,000 to help defray the costs of services needed to generate preliminary data for grant applications/peer-reviewed publications.
UMB's Institution for Clinical and Translational Research (ICTR)
ATIP Grant Program
UMB ICTR Accelerated Translational Incubator Pilot (ATIP) Grant provides up to $50,000 direct costs to provide starter funds for projects specifically focused on innovative, translational research that involve faculty from the UMB Schools of Dentistry, Law, Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, or Social Work; UMBC, and UMB-community partnerships.
UMB's Institute for Clinical and Translational Research (ICTR)
Junior Faculty K12 Mentored Career Development Scholars' Program and Funding Opportunity
The awards support the career development of individuals dedicated to a career in clinical investigation and who aspire to develop into future leaders in clinical research.
University of Maryland Claude D. Pepper Older Americans Independence Center (UM-OAIC)
Pilot Program
The Center will consider funding pilot projects with budgets up to $50,000. This funding is designed to provide start-up support for quality research proposals of high relevance to the Center’s mission, which addresses the process by which function is lost, and the multiple factors that affect the onset, and progression of disability in older adults. Please contact Anne Sullens (asullens@som.umaryland.edu) with any questions.
University of Maryland Claude D. Pepper Older Americans Independence Center (UM-OAIC)
The Center is excited to offer the opportunity for Pepper Center pilot investigators and junior scholars as well as Pepper Center affiliates that are interested in applying for a pilot or junior scholar position in the future to apply for micro-funds ranging from $500-$1,000 for a current project that relates to the Pepper Center theme. There is no deadline to apply as funds are available on an as needed basis. Requests should be submitted to Anne Sullens (asullens@som.umaryland.edu)
Passano Foundation Clinician-Investigator Awards for Career Development at UMSOM
The purpose of these Passano Clinician-Investigator Awards is to help protect the research time, and thereby further the acquisition of experience and preliminary results for qualified young UMSOM faculty clinician-investigators during the time that they are applying for external career development grant support. The award is for $37,500 per year for up to two years. For more information please contact Marey Shriver (mshriver@som.umaryland.edu). Read the 2023 Guidelines.
Maryland Innovation Initiative
The Maryland Innovation Initiative (MII) is a grant program created to advance the commercialization of near-term, pre-commercial technologies through technology validation, market assessment, and the creation of startup companies in Maryland. Collaborative projects between UMB and University of Maryland College Park, UMBC, Johns Hopkins University, and Morgan State University are strongly encouraged and are eligible for 25% more funding. Contact our Site Miners (ott@umaryland.edu) for help identifying partners and planning proposals.
Research Supplements to Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research
This is a great way to boost your funding and allow you to supplement funding for diversity trainees, administrative supplements to enhance your research projects, and obtain equipment for your laboratories. The applications are easy to submit with funding released typically within 3 months due to these not undergoing peer-review.
Here is a comprehensive listing of diversity/administrative supplements by NIH Institute which should be easy for investigators to navigate based on the NIH Institute your parent awards reside in order to find proper information and links to supplement opportunities.
Please contact Sarah Laye or Danielle Stegman for more information or if interested in pursuing these opportunities.