Interdisciplinary Solution Development Awards
Forecasted
Interdisciplinary Solution Development Awards support new research partnerships adapting methods from outside health sciences to improve the speed, quality, and reach of clinical and translational research.
Funder: Institute of Translational Health Sciences
Due Dates (Anticipated): August 2027 (Letter of intent) | October 2027 (Full application)
Funding Amounts: Up to $25,000 in total costs for up to one year
Summary: Supports new interdisciplinary partnerships adapting methods from outside health sciences to improve clinical and translational research.
Key Information: Teams need at least two researchers from distinct disciplines, including one not typically engaged in clinical and translational research.
Description
The Institute of Translational Health Sciences (ITHS) offers these pilot awards to adapt processes and methods from outside health sciences to improve the speed, quality, cost-effectiveness, and reach of clinical and translational research. Relevant expertise includes operations management, communications, organizational psychology, human-centered design, and computer and data science. Projects should create generalizable solutions to persistent research challenges and generate preliminary data for future external funding.
Priority areas include fabrication methodologies, operational efficiency, clinical trial surge capacity, project management, incentives for health improvements, collaborative structures, and intellectual property management. The program supports new partnerships rather than new research directions for established collaborators. Interinstitutional collaborations are encouraged, and new partnerships between senior investigators and early-career colleagues are viewed favorably.
