Funding Available for Augmentation of Major Research Grants: 
Iris Cantor-UCLA Women’s Health Center Executive Advisory Board / CTSI Awards

Pilot funding is available to augment currently funded NIH or major foundation grants for UCLA researchers, this includes researchers at the Westwood/Santa Monica Campus, Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Lundquist/Harbor-UCLA and Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science, to promote exploration of sex and gender-based differences and women’s health research. Funds can be used to focus on, expand, or strengthen a research project’s applicability to women’s health.

Research Proposed through Funding from the Iris Cantor-UCLA Women’s Health Center/UCLA National Center of Excellence in Women’s Health should be consistent with the mission of the Center:

The Iris Cantor-UCLA Women’s Health Center/UCLA National Center of Excellence in Women’s Health seeks to promote comprehensive health care for women by providing support for research to understand human sex differences in health and disease and medical issues and diseases unique to women, as well as to develop and test clinical interventions for women. An equally important component of the Iris Cantor-UCLA Women’s Health Center/UCLA National Center of Excellence in Women’s Health mission is training future leaders in women’s health research. Specific aims include:

• To encourage and support interdisciplinary research in the field of women’s health and gender-based medicine, including:
  • To study medical issues (including reproductive issues) and diseases unique to women and more common in women 
  • To use established methods of health, utility, and cost measurement to assess and suggest ways to improve the cost effectiveness of clinical interventions for women. 
  • To promote research on sex at the cellular level, including how genetic sex differences influence cells, organs, organ systems, and organisms 
  • To study sex differences across the life span 
  • To study sex differences and similarities for human diseases that affect both sexes 
• To train researchers capable of leading and conducting research programs that are consistent with the mission of the Iris Cantor-UCLA Women’s Health Center/UCLA National Center of Excellence in Women’s Health 
• To extend resources into the UCLA campus to increase the quality of women’s health research throughout the campus and to attract new and established researchers into women’s health research 
• To study a wide range of populations in these research efforts, including women of diverse racial and ethnic backgrounds, and those who have been traditionally underrepresented in research studies 
• To translate research findings into improvements in health care practice for women

A list of prior awarded projects is available at the Iris Cantor-UCLA Women’s Health Center Website.

Co-Sponsorship: The UCLA Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) is co-sponsoring this award made available by the Iris Cantor-UCLA Women’s Health Center. The UCLA CTSI is a research partnership of UCLA, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science and the Lundquist Institute for Biomedical Innovation at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center. Its mission is to bring biomedical innovations to bear on the greatest health needs of Los Angeles—the largest and one of the most ethnically, socially and economically diverse counties in the United States. Its vision is to catalyze research that translates discoveries into tangible improvements in health care, and disease prevention and treatment in Los Angeles County. The UCLA CTSI is one of more than 50 research “hubs” supported by the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences’ (NCATS) Clinical and Translational Sciences Award (CTSA) program.

Funding Amount Available: $30,000 one-year awards for all types of research.

Letter of Intent and Supporting Materials Packet and Timeline: Candidates interested in applying for the Health Disparities Award must submit a Letter of Intent and supporting documentation packet. This submission must include:

1. Applicant contact information 
2. One-page letter of intent that covers:
• Summary of current research
• Long range research goals and plans for future research
• Brief budget overview, specifying how pilot funds would be used
3. CV and NIH biosketch of applicant
4. NIH biosketch of sponsoring mentor (required if applicant does not hold a faculty appointment at the level of Associate Professor or Professor)
5. One letter of support from the sponsoring mentor only; no additional letters will be accepted

Allowed use of funds:  Funding may be requested for any purpose which meets the scientific advancement needs of the investigator and complies with UCLA policies for expenditure of funds.  

Letters of intent and supporting documentation packets will be reviewed by a scientific committee.  Criteria for an invitation to submit a full application invitation are: 

(a) Potential of the applicant’s work to further research in women’s health;
(b) Credentials of the applicant and sponsoring mentor (if applicable);
(c) Relatedness to the Center mission. 

Priority for pilot funding will be given to projects that would likely lead to an R01 (or equivalent level funding from extramural sources) consistent with the Iris Cantor-UCLA Women’s Health Center/UCLA National Center of Excellence in Women’s Health mission within 1-3 years. . Future research goals should be consistent with the mission of the Iris Cantor-UCLA Women’s Health Center/UCLA National Center of Excellence in Women’s Health. 

Successful applicants may be asked to attend a team science training.

How to Submit Letter of Intent and Supporting Materials Packet:

• Items 1-5 listed above should be e-mailed to Sienna Martinez, SiennaMartinez@mednet.ucla.edu; (310-794-8063). 
• All application materials must be received by noon, Monday, January 30th, 2023; materials received after that date /time will not be considered.
• Submission will undergo scientific review and the selected candidates will be asked to submit a full proposal.
• Invitations for submission of a full proposal will be sent by Monday, March 6, 2023.  Instructions for submitting a full Young Investigator Award proposal will be included with that invitation.

Pilot Funding Available for Research in Women’s Health: 
Iris Cantor-UCLA Women’s Health Center Executive Advisory Board/CTSI Awards

Pilot funding is available for UCLA researchers, this includes researchers at the Westwood/Santa Monica Campus, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Lundquist/Harbor-UCLA and Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science, who perform women’s health research, and/or research where exploration of sex and gender-based differences is relevant.  

Research Proposed through Funding from the Iris Cantor-UCLA Women’s Health Center/UCLA National Center of Excellence in Women’s Health should be consistent with the mission of the Center:

The Iris Cantor-UCLA Women’s Health Center/UCLA National Center of Excellence in Women’s Health seeks to promote comprehensive health care for women by providing support for research to understand human sex differences in health and disease and medical issues and diseases unique to women, as well as to develop and test clinical interventions for women. An equally important component of the Iris Cantor-UCLA Women’s Health Center/UCLA National Center of Excellence in Women’s Health mission is training future leaders in women’s health research. Specific aims include:

• To encourage and support interdisciplinary research in the field of women’s health and gender-based medicine, including:
• To study medical issues (including reproductive issues) and diseases unique to women and more common in women
• To use established methods of health, utility, and cost measurement to assess and suggest ways to improve the cost effectiveness of clinical interventions for women.
• To promote research on sex at the cellular level, including how genetic sex differences influence cells, organs, organ systems, and organisms
• To study sex differences across the life span
• To study sex differences and similarities for human diseases that affect both sexes
• To train researchers capable of leading and conducting research programs that are consistent with the mission of the Iris Cantor-UCLA Women’s Health Center/UCLA National Center of Excellence in Women’s Health
• To extend resources into the UCLA campus to increase the quality of women’s health research throughout the campus and to attract new and established researchers into women’s health research
• To study a wide range of populations in these research efforts, including women of diverse racial and ethnic backgrounds, and those who have been traditionally underrepresented in research studies
• To translate research findings into improvements in health care practice for women

A list of prior awarded projects is available at the Iris Cantor-UCLA Women’s Health Center Website.

Co-Sponsorship: The UCLA Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) is co-sponsoring this award made available by the Iris Cantor-UCLA Women’s Health Center. The UCLA CTSI is a research partnership of UCLA, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science and the Lundquist Institute for Biomedical Innovation at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center. Its mission is to bring biomedical innovations to bear on the greatest health needs of Los Angeles—the largest and one of the most ethnically, socially and economically diverse counties in the United States. Its vision is to catalyze research that translates discoveries into tangible improvements in health care, and disease prevention and treatment in Los Angeles County. The UCLA CTSI is one of more than 50 research “hubs” supported by the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences’ (NCATS) Clinical and Translational Sciences Award (CTSA) program.

Funding Amount Available: $30,000 one-year pilot awards for all types of research

Letter of Intent and Supporting Materials Packet and Timeline: Candidates interested in applying for the Health Disparities Award must submit a Letter of Intent and supporting documentation packet. This submission must include:

1. Applicant contact information 
2. One-page letter of intent that covers:
• Summary of current research
• Long range research goals and plans for future research
• Brief budget overview, specifying how pilot funds would be used
3. CV and NIH biosketch of applicant
4. NIH biosketch of sponsoring mentor (required if applicant does not hold a faculty appointment at the level of Associate Professor or Professor)
5. One letter of support from the sponsoring mentor only; no additional letters will be accepted

Allowed use of funds:  Funding may be requested for any purpose which meets the scientific advancement needs of the investigator and complies with UCLA policies for expenditure of funds.  

Letters of intent and supporting documentation packets will be reviewed by a scientific committee.  Criteria for an invitation to submit a full application invitation are: 

(a) Potential of the applicant’s work to further research in women’s health;
(b) Credentials of the applicant and sponsoring mentor (if applicable);
(c) Relatedness to the Center mission. 

Priority for pilot funding will be given to projects that would likely lead to an R01 (or equivalent level funding from extramural sources) consistent with the Iris Cantor-UCLA Women’s Health Center/UCLA National Center of Excellence in Women’s Health mission within 1-3 years. . Future research goals should be consistent with the mission of the Iris Cantor-UCLA Women’s Health Center/UCLA National Center of Excellence in Women’s Health. 

Successful applicants may be asked to attend a team science training.

How to Submit Letter of Intent and Supporting Materials Packet:

• Items 1-5 listed above should be e-mailed to Sienna Martinez, SiennaMartinez@mednet.ucla.edu; (310-794-8063). 
• All application materials must be received by noon, Monday, January 30th, 2023; materials received after that date /time will not be considered.
• Submission will undergo scientific review and the selected candidates will be asked to submit a full proposal.
• Invitations for submission of a full proposal will be sent by Monday, March 6, 2023.  Instructions for submitting a full Young Investigator Award proposal will be included with that invitation.

Fellowship Funding Available for Research in Women’s Health: 
Iris Cantor-UCLA Women’s Health Center/CTSI Young Investigator Award

Young Investigator funding is available for one doctoral level investigator (must have an M.D., Ph.D. or dual degree) or post-doctoral student engaged in research related to women’s health at UCLA. UCLA includes the Westwood/Santa Monica Campus, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, the Lundquist Institute at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center and Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science. All applicants must have a sponsoring, principal, mentor who holds a UCLA faculty appointment. 

Funding from the Iris Cantor-UCLA Women’s Health Center/UCLA National Center of Excellence in Women’s Health should be consistent with the mission of the Center:

The Iris Cantor-UCLA Women’s Health Center/UCLA National Center of Excellence in Women’s Health seeks to promote comprehensive health care for women by providing support for research to understand human sex differences in health and disease and medical issues and diseases unique to women, as well as to develop and test clinical interventions for women. An equally important component of the Iris Cantor-UCLA Women’s Health Center/UCLA National Center of Excellence in Women’s Health mission is training future leaders in women’s health research. Specific aims include:

• To encourage and support interdisciplinary research in the field of women’s health and gender-based medicine, including:
  • To study medical issues (including reproductive issues) and diseases unique to women or more common in women
  • To use established methods of health, utility, and cost measurement to assess and suggest ways to improve the cost effectiveness of clinical interventions for women.
  • To promote research on sex at the cellular level, including how genetic sex differences influence cells, organs, organ systems, and organisms
  • To study sex differences across the life span
  • To study sex differences and similarities for human diseases that affect both sexes
• To train researchers capable of leading and conducting research programs that are consistent with the mission of the Iris Cantor-UCLA Women’s Health Center/UCLA National Center of Excellence in Women’s Health
• To extend resources into the UCLA campus to increase the quality of women’s health research throughout the campus and to attract new and established researchers into women’s health research
• To study a wide range of populations in these research efforts, including women of diverse racial and ethnic backgrounds, and those who have been traditionally underrepresented in research studies
• To translate research findings into improvements in health care practice for women

Co-Sponsorship: The UCLA Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) is co-sponsoring this award made available by the Iris Cantor-UCLA Women’s Health Center. The UCLA CTSI is a research partnership of UCLA, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science and the Lundquist Institute for Biomedical Innovation at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center. Its mission is to bring biomedical innovations to bear on the greatest health needs of Los Angeles—the largest and one of the most ethnically, socially and economically diverse counties in the United States. Its vision is to catalyze research that translates discoveries into tangible improvements in health care, and disease prevention and treatment in Los Angeles County. The UCLA CTSI is one of more than 50 research “hubs” supported by the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences’ (NCATS) Clinical and Translational Sciences Award (CTSA) program.

Fellowship Funding Amount Available: $20,000 one-year fellowship

Letter of Intent and Supporting Materials Packet and Timeline: Candidates interested in applying for the Health Disparities Award must submit a Letter of Intent and supporting documentation packet. This submission must include:

1. Applicant contact information 
2. One-page letter of intent that covers:
• Summary of current research
• Long range research goals and plans for future research
• Brief budget overview, specifying how pilot funds would be used
3. CV and NIH biosketch of applicant
4. NIH biosketch of sponsoring mentor (required if applicant does not hold a faculty appointment at the level of Associate Professor or Professor)
5. One letter of support from the sponsoring mentor only; no additional letters will be accepted

Allowed use of funds:  Funding may be requested for any purpose which meets the scientific advancement needs of the investigator and complies with UCLA policies for expenditure of funds.  

Letters of intent and supporting documentation packets will be reviewed by a scientific committee.  Criteria for an invitation to submit a full application invitation are: 

(a) Potential of the applicant’s work to further research in women’s health;
(b) Credentials of the applicant and sponsoring mentor (if applicable);
(c) Relatedness to the Center mission. 

Priority for pilot funding will be given to projects that would likely lead to an R01 (or equivalent level funding from extramural sources) consistent with the Iris Cantor-UCLA Women’s Health Center/UCLA National Center of Excellence in Women’s Health mission within 1-3 years. . Future research goals should be consistent with the mission of the Iris Cantor-UCLA Women’s Health Center/UCLA National Center of Excellence in Women’s Health. 

Successful applicants may be asked to attend a team science training.

How to Submit Letter of Intent and Supporting Materials Packet:

• Items 1-5 listed above should be e-mailed to Sienna Martinez, SiennaMartinez@mednet.ucla.edu; (310-794-8063). 
• All application materials must be received by noon, Monday, January 30th, 2023; materials received after that date /time will not be considered.
• Submission will undergo scientific review and the selected candidates will be asked to submit a full proposal.
• Invitations for submission of a full proposal will be sent by Monday, March 6, 2023.  Instructions for submitting a full Young Investigator Award proposal will be included with that invitation.

Pilot Funding Available for Health Disparities Research in Women's Health: 
Iris Cantor-UCLA Women’s Health Center Executive Advisory Board / CTSI Awards

Pilot funding is available for UCLA researchers, including researchers at the Westwood/Santa Monica Campus, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, LA BioMed at Harbor-UCLA and Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science, who perform research on health disparities.

The Iris Cantor-UCLA Women’s Health Center/UCLA National Center of Excellence in Women’s Health seeks to promote women’s health equity by targeting this pilot funding to address health disparities in traditionally underserved populations of women (examples include but are not limited to racial/ethnic/sexual minorities, low socioeconomic status, rural residence, disabled).

Co-Sponsorship: The UCLA Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) is co-sponsoring this award made available by the Iris Cantor-UCLA Women’s Health Center. The UCLA CTSI is a research partnership of UCLA, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science and the Lundquist Institute for Biomedical Innovation at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center. Its mission is to bring biomedical innovations to bear on the greatest health needs of Los Angeles—the largest and one of the most ethnically, socially and economically diverse counties in the United States. Its vision is to catalyze research that translates discoveries into tangible improvements in health care, and disease prevention and treatment in Los Angeles County. The UCLA CTSI is one of more than 50 research “hubs” supported by the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences’ (NCATS) Clinical and Translational Sciences Award (CTSA) program.

• We are open to research that elucidates mechanisms driving health disparities as well as research that evaluates interventions to address health disparities.
  
  
• We welcome research that focuses on medical issues and diseases unique to women; however, projects need not be restricted to these health issues/diseases. 
  
  
• Additionally, projects may address a wide range of factors including but not limited to health care, health policy and the social determinants of health.

A list of prior awarded projects is available at the Iris Cantor-UCLA Women’s Health Center Website.

Funding Amount Available: $30,000 one-year awards for all types of research.

Letter of Intent and Supporting Materials Packet and Timeline: Candidates interested in applying for the Health Disparities Award must submit a Letter of Intent and supporting documentation packet. This submission must include:

1. Applicant contact information 
2. One-page letter of intent that covers:
• Summary of current research
• Long range research goals and plans for future research
• Brief budget overview, specifying how pilot funds would be used
3. CV and NIH biosketch of applicant
4. NIH biosketch of sponsoring mentor (required if applicant does not hold a faculty appointment at the level of Associate Professor or Professor)
5. One letter of support from the sponsoring mentor only; no additional letters will be accepted

Allowed use of funds:  Funding may be requested for any purpose which meets the scientific advancement needs of the investigator and complies with UCLA policies for expenditure of funds.  

Letters of intent and supporting documentation packets will be reviewed by a scientific committee.  Criteria for an invitation to submit a full application invitation are: 

(a) Potential of the applicant’s work to further research in women’s health;
(b) Credentials of the applicant and sponsoring mentor (if applicable);
(c) Relatedness to the Center mission. 

Priority for pilot funding will be given to projects that would likely lead to an R01 (or equivalent level funding from extramural sources) consistent with the Iris Cantor-UCLA Women’s Health Center/UCLA National Center of Excellence in Women’s Health mission within 1-3 years. . Future research goals should be consistent with the mission of the Iris Cantor-UCLA Women’s Health Center/UCLA National Center of Excellence in Women’s Health. 

Successful applicants may be asked to attend a team science training.

How to Submit Letter of Intent and Supporting Materials Packet:

• Items 1-5 listed above should be e-mailed to Sienna Martinez, SiennaMartinez@mednet.ucla.edu; (310-794-8063). 
• All application materials must be received by noon, Monday, January 30th, 2023; materials received after that date /time will not be considered.
• Submission will undergo scientific review and the selected candidates will be asked to submit a full proposal.
• Invitations for submission of a full proposal will be sent by Monday, March 6, 2023.  Instructions for submitting a full Young Investigator Award proposal will be included with that invitation.