Tips for Applying: Pre-Award Timeline
Thinking about applying for the CCTS Pilot award? Follow the steps below.
For additional support, please contact Mary Murray (mcampb22@uic.edu), the Pilot Grant Program Coordinator, who can connect you with someone who can help.
Determine your eligibility for the award
Eligible Principal Investigators MUST submit their own applications.
Principal Investigators must be clinical, research, or tenure track UIC faculty or Senior Scientists at UIC. Although adjunct faculty cannot serve as PIs, they may serve as named investigators, collaborators, or key personnel. Post-doctoral fellows may also serve as key personnel but cannot be PIs.
Determine if your project meets the definition of “translational science”
Learn more about the principles of “translational science’ as well as real world examples.
Submit for IRB or IACUC approval
While we do allow application submission without IRB approval, we highly recommend securing IRB approval as soon as possible. In general, those with IRB approval have a more competitive proposal and higher likelihood of getting funded.
Need assistance with your IRB or IACUC approval? Consider reaching out to the Regulatory & Bioethics Support team and submit a consultation request.
Prepare your letter of intent (LOI)
Consider your idea, resources, co-investigators, and external collaborators.
Submit your LOI through the CCTS Awards System.
Having trouble ironing out your research project idea? Consider reaching out to our Research Advancement team and submit a consultation request.
Prepare your full application
Full applications can only be submitted by those with approved LOIs. The full application includes a lay summary, research plan, milestones, biosketch, budget, letter of support, and additional documents.
Attend informational workshops put on by the Pilot program team.
Having trouble preparing your submission? Consider reaching out to our Research Advancement team and submit a consultation request.