Internal Funding Miller School of Medicine

We offer a variety of internal funding opportunities to facilitate research.

Award Description	Details
Team Science Provides up to $100,000 in direct research costs to facilitate the development of new, multidisciplinary research aligned with our strategic areas of focus that will be competitive for future extramural team science funding.	Eligibility – All full-time faculty at the University of Miami are eligible; however, the contact lead PI must hold a primary appointment at the Miller School of Medicine. All submissions must represent collaborative efforts that include at least two (2) PIs from different departments. Deadline – 1 month after annual retreat
SAC Pilot Award Provides up to $25,000 in direct research costs to assist faculty in jump-starting new research areas, including new and distinct research areas where the applicant has no existing funding or publications, as well as new direction(s) for existing research programs in which the applicant has past experience but no current funding.	Eligibility – All full-time faculty at the Miller School of Medicine. Junior faculty who are within the first three (3) years of their initial faculty appointment at the Miller School are encouraged to apply. Deadline – 10^th day of the month
SAC Interdisciplinary Team Science (ITS) Pilot Program Provides up to $50,000 to assist faculty members in developing new, multi-PI research projects with an emphasis on interdisciplinary science.	Eligibility – All full-time faculty at the University of Miami. At least one of the project directors/lead PIs must hold a primary appointment at the Miller School of Medicine. Deadline – 10^th day of the month
SAC Bridge Program Provides up to $100,000 to assist faculty at all levels in maintaining their research program in the event of a funding lapse during the process of applying for competitive renewal of existing funding.	Eligibility – All full-time faculty at all levels (tenured, non-tenured, research track, clinical educator, assistant, associate and full professor levels) at the Miller School of Medicine are eligible. Deadline – 10^th day of the month
Discovery Scientist Development (DiScide) Provides up to $60,000 to promote discovery science research and the career development of junior basic and physician scientists in the Miller School of Medicine. Applicants should be considered an early-stage investigator as defined by NIH.	Eligibility – All full-time faculty at the Miller School of Medicine. Deadline – Monthly
Dean’s NIH Bridge Award Provides support ($100,000) for Miller School faculty whose research program has a gap in an NIH award and/or competitive renewal that is within 10% of the agency payline.	Eligibility – All full-time faculty at all levels (tenured, non-tenured, research track, clinical educator, assistant, associate and full professor levels) that hold a primary appointment at the Miller School. Deadline – Monthly Governance – IAC
Stanley M. Glaser Award Provides seed dollars for young investigators and positions them to compete successfully for major federal grants.	Eligibility – Applicants must be full-time Miller School of Medicine faculty below the rank of Associate Professor and under the age of 45 at the time the award begins.

Award Description

Details

Team Science

Provides up to $100,000 in direct research costs to facilitate the development of new, multidisciplinary research aligned with our strategic areas of focus that will be competitive for future extramural team science funding.

Eligibility – All full-time faculty at the University of Miami are eligible; however, the contact lead PI must hold a primary appointment at the Miller School of Medicine.

All submissions must represent collaborative efforts that include at least two (2) PIs from different departments.

Deadline – 1 month after annual retreat

SAC Pilot Award

Provides up to $25,000 in direct research costs to assist faculty in jump-starting new research areas, including new and distinct research areas where the applicant has no existing funding or publications, as well as new direction(s) for existing research programs in which the applicant has past experience but no current funding.

Eligibility – All full-time faculty at the Miller School of Medicine.

Junior faculty who are within the first three (3) years of their initial faculty appointment at the Miller School are encouraged to apply.

Deadline – 10^th day of the month

SAC Interdisciplinary Team Science (ITS) Pilot Program

Provides up to $50,000 to assist faculty members in developing new, multi-PI research projects with an emphasis on interdisciplinary science.

Eligibility – All full-time faculty at the University of Miami.

At least one of the project directors/lead PIs must hold a primary appointment at the Miller School of Medicine.

Deadline – 10^th day of the month

SAC Bridge Program

Provides up to $100,000 to assist faculty at all levels in maintaining their research program in the event of a funding lapse during the process of applying for competitive renewal of existing funding.

Eligibility – All full-time faculty at all levels (tenured, non-tenured, research track, clinical educator, assistant, associate and full professor levels) at the Miller School of Medicine are eligible.

Deadline – 10^th day of the month

Discovery Scientist Development (DiScide)

Provides up to $60,000 to promote discovery science research and the career development of junior basic and physician scientists in the Miller School of Medicine. Applicants should be considered an early-stage investigator as defined by NIH.

Eligibility – All full-time faculty at the Miller School of Medicine.

Deadline – Monthly

Dean’s NIH Bridge Award

Provides support ($100,000) for Miller School faculty whose research program has a gap in an NIH award and/or competitive renewal that is within 10% of the agency payline.

Eligibility – All full-time faculty at all levels (tenured, non-tenured, research track, clinical educator, assistant, associate and full professor levels) that hold a primary appointment at the Miller School.

Deadline – Monthly

Governance – IAC

Stanley M. Glaser Award

Provides seed dollars for young investigators and positions them to compete successfully for major federal grants.

Eligibility – Applicants must be full-time Miller School of Medicine faculty below the rank of Associate Professor and under the age of 45 at the time the award begins.

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