ICTS TL-1 NRSA Scholars Training Program

The UC Irvine Institute for Clinical and Translational Science (ICTS) has an NIH-funded (formerly TL-1, now T32) training program designed to integrate training in clinical research and translational science into the core curriculum of students in medicine, biology, public health, nursing, pharmaceutical sciences, biomedical and social sciences, physical sciences, engineering, and informatics. The program consists of two T32s, one to fund promising predoctoral-level graduate students, and one to support postdoctoral-level scholars.

Candidates for TL-1 awards must:

• Be a U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident; individuals on temporary or student visas are not eligible
• Have a project focused on clinical translational science
• Have one primary mentor and at least one other co-mentor from a separate discipline
• For predoctoral applicants: be a current graduate student enrolled in a program leading to a PhD, MD, DNP, DDS, DO, PharmD, or other equivalent professional doctoral degree program in years 1-4 of their program, and be able to conduct research full-time for an appointment period of 2-3 years
• For postdoctoral applicants: currently hold a postdoctoral position and have no more than 2 years of postdoctoral training since the date of their terminal degree (postdoctoral level 0 or 1) and be able to conduct research full-time for an appointment period of two years.

To apply for the ICTS T32 Scholar/Trainee position applicants must submit the following:

• Personal Statement including your training and mentorship plan (Limit to 2 pages)
• NIH Biosketch (new format)
• Research Plan Title (Limit 300 characters, including spaces)
• Research Plan Abstract/Summary (Limit 250 words)
  1. Include description of multidisciplinary integration of project and/or mentoring team
• Research Plan (Limit 5 pages) consisting of four sections:
  1. Description of Research Question
     1. Hypothesis and specific aims
  2. Background and Key Literature
  3. Study Design/Research Plan (work closely with mentor to write)
  4. Bibliography (Not included in the page count)
• A minimum of 2 completed Letters of Support from your Primary Mentor and Co-mentor(s), including the mentor’s NIH-style Biosketch (new format)
• Letters of recommendations from at least two faculty members who are familiar with the applicant’s credentials and work. (Minimum 2 letters, maximum 3, cannot be the same individuals on the mentoring team)

For any questions, please contact Sydney Groesbeck, sgroesbe@hs.uci.edu.