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UCLA CTSI KL2 Translational Science Award
Mitchell Wong, MD PhD Director, KL2 Program
Award Overview
• Career development support for junior faculty within the UCLA CTSI Consortium
• Interdisciplinary, translational science (basic, clinical and HSR)
• Similar in structure to K08/K23 award
Support • Annual award, renewable for up to 3 years and
contingent on the UCLA CTSI competitive renewal.
• Support – $75k salary plus benefits – $25k research support – $4k for tuition or coursework – $2k for travel – $1500 for statistical support in addition to in-
kind support from DOM Stats
Eligibility • Doctoral level research degree or professional
degree (with advanced research training) • Faculty level title as of July 1, 2015 at a UCLA
CTSI Institution • Commit 75% of effort to translational research
and aims of the KL2 (50% minimum for some specialties like surgery)
• U.S. Citizen or non-citizen national, permanent U.S. resident
Eligibility (Prior/Pending Grants) • May have had a small grant (R03, R21) • May have had prior K12 funding (total K funding
cannot exceed 5 years) • Cannot have:
– Prior or current PI of a NIH R01 or equivalent grant (direct costs>$100k per year)
– Prior or current PI of a K08/K23 award – Prior or current PI of a VA Career Development or R01
Equivalent grant – PI of a pending K award application, pending R award in
similar area – Current co-investigator funding on an R01/Project grant
Future Funding for KL2 • KL2 Awardees may apply for K08/K23 or VA CDAs
– Must relinquish KL2 if awardee receives NIH/VA CDA – Total CDA funding (KL2 + individual CDA) cannot
exceed 5 years. Some institutes (i.e. NICHD, NHLBI) allow 6 years.
• KL2 Awardees may apply for R01, Program grants
– Must maintain 75% effort on KL2 in year 1 – May decrease to 50% effort in last 2 years of K support
Selection Criteria 1. Proposed research- Quality, innovation, significance,
feasibility, promise for future funding, relevance to interdisciplinary, translational research
2. Candidate- Training, productivity, promise 3. Mentor- Track record in mentorship and research,
commitment to candidate 4. Educational Plan- Well described and planned, fit with
research plan, provides candidate with new skill set 5. (Environment)- Commitment from institution,
department/division, availability of support and resources to conduct research and educational plan
Application Components • Letter of intent- Name, mentor, title, biosketch, specific aims
(to help KL2 selection committee identify appropriate reviewers)
• Application (6 pages)- Research, Education and Career Plan • Mentor’s Letter (2 pages) • Institutional Letter (2 pages) from department chair or division
chief • Letters of support (2 max) • Candidate’s CV and other support page • Mentor’s Biosketch • Budget and budget justification • References • Data and Safety Monitoring Plan (when applicable) • Appendices allowable (e.g. letter of support for use of
equipment or data)
Timeline with CTSI Renewal
• Letter of intent deadline: early Feb. 2016 • Application deadline: late Feb. 2016 • Awardees will be notified in May/June
2016. • Grant start date July 1, 2016. • Funds will not be released until IRB/IACUC
approval(s) are received.
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•Video instructions on how to request access: •http://ctsi.ucla.edu/funding/pages/sample
•TO access: •http://intranet.ctsi.ucla.edu
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