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Application Process

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Understand the seven steps of the CTSI Translational Pilot Studies Program application process.

(1) RFP (2) LOIs (3) Proposals (4) Review (5) Funding (6) Prior Approval (7) Account & Tracking

Funding Proposals

  • All applicants will be notified whether they were selected for pilot studies funding.
  • For awarded applicants involving human or animal subjects, funding and account setup cannot begin until prior approval by NIH’s National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) is received.
  • For awarded applicants not involving human or animal subjects, funding and account setup can begin.

*Funding of all University at Buffalo’s CTSI pilot study awards will be dependent upon allocation of funds to the pilot study program.