Eligibility & Compare Grants

 

ELIGIBILITY EXPLAINED

  • UCSF Faculty in any Series (Ladder Rank, In Residence, Clinical X, Health Science Clinical, Adjunct) are eligible. That includes Faculty at UCSF Fresno, VA Fresno, Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center, and the San Francisco VA Medical Center.
  • UCSF Appointees to the Professional Research Series and Librarian Series are eligible.  Exceptions are listed in each grant.
  • UCSF Appointees to the Specialist Series are ONLY eligible for some grants. 

Faculty Without Salary (WOS) ARE eligible IF they provide:

  • Department Chair waiver
  • Department Commitment to provide an account to receive the funds

Eligibility requirements need to be met as of date of submission, no waivers will be accepted.

Career
Development

Resident

Fellow

Post Doc

Instructor

Assistant Professor

Associate

Professor

Professor

Agency

Amount

Issues of Note

Family Support Award

 

 

 

X

 X

AS, CTSI-Pilot Awards

$40,000

CTSI-Pilot Awards sponsors Spring Cycles only.

 

Gilead HIV Cure Mentored Scientist Award    X X X     UCSF AIDS Research Institute (ARI) $45,000 NOT offered in FALL 2024

Hardship Awards

 

 

X

X

X

X

AS, REAC

$50,000

 

Independence Support Award

 

 

 

X

X

 

AS, REAC

$50,000

 

Mentored Scientist Award in Pancreas Cancer   X X X     Pancreas Cancer Program $50,000 Professional Research Series, Specialist can apply but see RFA for more details. 
Mentored Scientist Award in Tuberculosis   X X X     UCSF Center for Tuberculosis $40,000 Professional Research Series, Librarian and Specialist Series can apply but see RFA for more details.
Mentored Under-represented Scientist Award in Tuberculosis   X X X     UCSF Center for Tuberculosis $40,000 Professional Research Series, Librarian and Specialist Series can apply but see RFA for more details.

Mentored Scientist Award Program in HIV/AIDS

 

X

X

X

 

 

CFAR

$50,000

 

Re-Entry

 

 

X

X

X

X

AS

$30,000

Librarian Series are eligible

Under-represented Faculty in Clinical & Translational Research Awards

 

 X*

X

X

X

X

AS, CTSI-Pilot Awards, REAC

$50,000

CTSI-Pilot Awards sponsors Spring Cycles only.

AS and REAC can only sponsor faculty.

International

Resident

Fellow

Post Doc

Instructor

Assistant Professor

Associate

Professor

Professor

Agency

Amount

Issues of Note

Global Cancer Pilot Award

 

  X

 X

X

X

X

X

Global Cancer Program

$40,000

Only if PI is a trainee, a mentor is required.

Intl. Mentored Scientist Award Program in HIV/AIDS

 

X

X

X

X

X

CFAR

$30,000

 

Multi-
disciplinary

Resident

Fellow

Post Doc

Instructor

Assistant Professor

Associate

Professor

Professor

Agency

Amount

Issues of Note

Pilot Award in Precision Imaging of Cancer and Therapy   X X X X X

Precision Imaging of Cancer and Theraphy (PICT) Program

$50,000 Professional Research Series and Specialist can apply; two faculty are needed one from RBI and one from HDFCCC.  

Team Science Grant

 

 

X

X

X

X

AS, CTSI-Team Science Program; REAC

$75,000

CTSI-Team Science Spring Cycle Only.

Pilots

Resident

Fellow

Post Doc

Instructor

Assistant Professor

Associate

Professor

Professor

Agency

Amount

Issues of Note

Alzheimer Disease Research Center (ADRC) Developmental Projects

 

X

X

X

X* 

 

ADRC

$75,000/year for 2 years

Fall Cycle Only.

*Associate prof. check RFA eligibility

CAPS-HIV Innovative Grants

 

X

X

X

X

X

CAPS

$50,000

Spring Cycle Only.

Environmental Health Research Pilot Award      X X X X P30 EaRTH $50,000 Independent Review. 

Pilot Award for Investigators New to HIV

 

 

X

X

X

 

CFAR

$50,000

 

Pilot Award for Pancreas Cancer

 

 

X

X

X

X

Pancreas Cancer Program

$50,000

 

Pilot Award for Prevention and Treatment of Opioid Use Disorders

 

 X

X

 X

X

 X

CTSI-Pilot Awards

$40,000

Spring Cycle Only.

Pilot Award for Utility of Biomarkers in Substance Abuse Research   X X X X X CPRL $30,000 Professional Research Series and Librarian Series can apply. Spring Cycle Only.

Pilot for Anti-Racism Research

 

 

X

 X

X

X

AS, CTSI-Pilot Awards, REAC

$50,000

Independent Review. 

Pilot for Early Career Investigators

 

 

X

X

 

 

AS, SOD-Research,
CC-CCSG, CCMBM, CTSI-Pilot Awards, REAC, PREMIER, MZHF 

$40,000

See agency specific requirements.

CTSI-Pilot Awards sponsors Spring Cycles Only.
SOD-Research back in Fall 2024

Pilot for Established Investigators          X X AS, CC-CCSG, CCMBM, REAC, SOD-Research, PREMIER, MZHF $50,000 See agency specific requirements.
SOD-Research back in Fall 2024

Technology

Resident

Fellow

Post Doc

Instructor

Assistant Professor

Associate

Professor

Professor

Agency

Amount

Issues of Note

Catalyst Awards to Develop Therapeutics, Diagnostics, Medical Devices,  Digital Health, and Biotools

X*

X*

X

X

X

X

Catalyst Program

Up to $100,000

Independent Review.  Residents & Postdoctoral scholars can submit as PIs when a faculty member is actng as CO-PI. Fall  Cycle Only.

Core Assistance Fund (CAF)     X X X X RRP Up to $25,000 Independent Review. Professional Research Series, Specialists, Acad. Coordinator, Lab Research Supervisor 1 or 2 in the Research and Laboratory Career Tracks Family can apply. 
Core Award for Research and Development (CARD)     X X X X RRP $25,000-$100,000 Professional Research Series, Specialists, Acad. Coordinator, Lab Research Supervisor 1 or 2 in the Research and Laboratory Career Tracks Family can apply. Spring Cycle Only 

Core Operational Improvement Awards (COIA)

 

 

 

X

 X

 X

 X

 RRP

$100,000 

Professional Research Series, Specialists, Acad. Coordinator, Lab Research Supervisor 1 or 2 in the Research and Laboratory Career Tracks Family can apply. Spring Cycle Only 

Institutional Matching Instrumentation Award

 

 

X

X

X

X

RRP

$50,000

to

$200,000

Non-Faculty in any academic series are eligible. PI1 must be the Director of a Campus Core. Fall Cycle Only.

Shared Technology Award

 

 

X

X

X

X

AS; REAC

$35,000

Librarian Series can apply.

Supplements  Resident Fellow
Post Doc
Instructor Assistant Professor Associate Professor Full Professor Agency Amount Issues of Note
IMPACT Last Mile Grant Supplement X X X X X X IMPACT $4,000