Small Conference Grants

The University of Massachusetts Center for Clinical and Translational Science (UMCCTS) is pleased to announce a funding call for small conference grants (SCG). This funding opportunity is designed to leverage the convening capacity of the UMCCTS to create new, multidisciplinary teams to address a pressing health need. For the purposes of this award, a conference is defined as a symposium, educational program, seminar, workshop, or any other organized and formal meeting.

The UMCCTS supports projects that are inter-campus in orientation and directed toward life science projects related to clinical and translational research. The SCG serves to spur inter-disciplinary collaboration and strengthen the University’s research portfolio in clinical and translational research. By providing seed funding to outstanding faculty members, this fund facilitates the development of faculty-to-faculty networks within the University system, thereby leveraging the considerable expertise and resources that exist on the individual campuses. It is assumed that successful conferences will serve as a springboard to attract additional funding from extramural sources.