Just-In-Time (JIT) Core Usage Funding Program
Internal — Washington University in St. Louis only
Just-In-Time (JIT) Core Usage Funding Program supports faculty with research core services to generate preliminary clinical and translational data for external proposals or improve patient care.
Funder: Washington University in St. Louis
Due Dates: November 10, 2026 (Final 2026 deadline) | December 11, 2026 (System reopens) | January 11, 2027 (January deadline)
Funding Amounts: Up to $5,000 per PI from ICTS during a 12-month award period, as a voucher for core services
Summary: Supports research core services to generate preliminary clinical/translational data for extramural proposals or immediate patient-care improvements at two St. Louis hospitals.
Key Information: Applicants must be faculty members; QA/QI projects require WashU affiliation and WashU faculty leadership.
Description
The Just-In-Time (JIT) Core Usage Funding Program provides quick access to research core services for work advancing medical knowledge and improving human health. Administered through Washington University’s Institute of Clinical and Translational Sciences (ICTS), it supports preliminary data for clinical and translational proposals seeking extramural funding. It also supports data leading to immediate, measurable patient-care improvements through quality assurance and quality improvement (QA/QI) projects at Barnes-Jewish Hospital or St. Louis Children’s Hospital.
Special consideration goes to later-stage clinical and translational projects conducted in human populations. Projects must pursue at least one of the program’s two outcomes: an extramural funding proposal or qualifying patient-care improvements.
