The overall goal for the CCTS Mentored Research Training Program (TL1) Program is to provide Trainees with the skills required to develop a career in trans-disciplinary clinical and translational research relevant to human health. The training program builds on strong programs that already exist in the Colleges of Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, Optometry, Public Health, Veterinary Medicine, and Dentistry.

Trainees are selected based on a competitive application process in which trainee academic qualifications, career goals, and the quality of the training environment will be considered for funding. Applicants must identify a mentorship team and develop a proposed research plan. Award recipients are required to make a commitment to the training program, which includes the proposed research, didactic instruction and clinical experiences, while meeting the requirements of their respective programs. The award is usually for two years, and it is renewable after year one contingent on successful completion of year-one submission of an annual progress report by the scholar and mentor, and determination of acceptable progress by the scholar’s mentor and the CCTS Executive Committee.

The TL1 award is available to:

• students pursuing a PhD with training and research focused on clinical or translational science;
• post-professional degree students enrolled in resident or fellow education programs and who do not hold faculty appointments at the level of assistant professor or higher; and
• pre-professional degree students pursuing training in health professions (e.g. MD, DDS, DVM, Pharmacy, Clinical Psychology, and other professional degree programs)

Successful applicants who are appointed to the TL1 Program will receive:

• Stipend support awarded at the NIH allowed annual maximum;
• Tuition support up to the NIH approved maximum and any additional support which may be provided by the Graduate School;
• Limited funding to defray the cost of the research program and travel to required national meetings;
• Access to the CCTS professional services and staff including biostatistics, subject recruitment, and human subjects approval;
• Access to a training curriculum in clinical and translational research methodology and specialized training seminars;
• Individualized career development and project-related guidance from the trainee’s own appointed scientific committee;
• Participation in the national TL1 annual meeting in St. Louis

Applications and instructions will be available on this site in the fall each year. Additional eligibility guidelines for the TL1 Award can be found at the NIH Website.

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