CTS Team T32 Training Grant
Are you a predoctoral student interested in clinical and translational research?
The newly funded CTS Team T32 Predoctoral Training Program will provide predoctoral trainees with the skills required to develop a career in multidisciplinary clinical and translational research. The program uses a team-science approach and provides mentoring and didactic training for predoctoral students performing clinical and/or translational research in health-related fields at UF.
About the Program
In this program trainees will accomplish the following:
- Complete the Clinical & Translational Science Interdisciplinary Concentration
- Present their research at the annual Translational Science (Association for Clinical & Translational Science) conference during each year of T32 funding, and at the annual CTSI Research Day each year until graduation.
- Design at least one CTS Specific Aim for dissertation project
- Participate in a T32 Team
- Submit results of clinical/translational team research for publication in a peer-reviewed journal
- Attend at least six (6) career & professional development events each year
- Submit semi-annual progress reports during the funded period, and annual progress reports thereafter until graduation.
- Participate in program evaluation activities
- Cite the CTSA TL32 and UM1 awards in peer-reviewed publications
CTS Teams
CTS (T32) Trainees will be expected to identify one other CTS Trainee as a research collaborator and apply for T32 support as a CTS Team. CTS Team members must be pursuing their PhD degree in different PhD programs in different colleges.
Eligibility Requirements
- Applicants must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents per NIH policy and entering their second or third year of doctoral graduate study.
- Doctoral students from all UF PhD programs are eligible to apply, as long as their dissertation research is relevant to human health.
- Applicants must apply in the first or second year of PhD studies, prior to defending their dissertation proposal.
- Team specific aims that are clinical or translational must be added to doctoral dissertation research.
- Applicants should have strong academic credentials and good communication skills.
- Applicants must be able to commit to all course and research training requirements of the training program.
- Applicants must propose a research project relevant to human health, which should include at least one component of clinical and/or translational research as defined by the NIH.
- Applicants should demonstrate an interest in developing a career in multidisciplinary, translational biomedical research.
- Applicants must have strong mentor support.
Funding
CTS trainees will initially receive one year of funding that includes:
- a stipend (current year level: $28,778*)
- tuition waiver (12 credits Fall/Spring, 8 credits Summer)
- $4,750 for training-related expenses (includes student health insurance)
- $1,500 travel allowance to attend and present research at the annual Association for Translational Science conference
A second year of funding will be awarded based on satisfactory performance and research progress.
Please Note: If you currently have a Graduate School Fellowship, you can still participate in a CTS Team with your own funding.
*Per NIH NRSA guidelines, adjusted annually. If a CTS trainee’s current stipend is above $28,778, their mentor should supplement the stipend from non-federal funds to the original stipend level.
2026 CTS Team T32 Dates
| Date | Time | Session | Location | Registration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/9/25 | 3:30pm – 4:30pm | Info Session | CG-72A | Register |
| 10/21/25 | 9am – 10am | Info Session | CG-72A | Register |
| 11/6/25 | 11am – 12pm | Info Session | CG-72A | Register |
| 11/17/25 | 10am – 11am | Info Session | CG-72A | Register |
| 11/17/25 | 11:30am – 1:30pm | Networking Session | CG-72A | TBA |
| 1/21/26 | 5pm – 7pm | Networking Session | CG-72A | TBA |
| 2/16/26 | 3pm – 4pm | Application Workshop | CG-72A | TBA |
| 4/3/26 | 5pm | Applications Due | – | – |
| 6/5/26 | – | Award Notification | – | – |
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2026 Application Information
Applicants must assemble an application packet that includes:
- A completed application which includes a proposed research plan with individual and team components.
- Supporting materials from applicants:
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Blank Biosketch – Fellowship Format
- Supporting materials from proposed TL1 Team mentors:
- Joint letter of support and mentoring plan
- NIH Biosketch from each mentor
New applications must be submitted electronically to Christian A. Rodriguez (chrisar94@ufl.edu) by 5 p.m. on Friday, April 3. Paper documents will not be accepted. Finalists will be interviewed by the CTS Team T32 Advisory Committee in late April – early May 2026. New appointments will begin on August 16 for the 2026-2027 academic year.
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