Funding Opportunities

  • Accelerator Awards in TB Basic Science

    UC TRAC is pleased to solicit applications for Accelerator Awards in TB Basic Science. Accelerator Awards will be granted up to three times per year to early-stage and new-to-TB investigators and dispersed as salary support for BSL-3 trained personnel who will perform the necessary experiments of the awardee.
    Rolling Deadlines: Awards announced spring, summer and fall.

  • UC TRAC Global Fellowship

    The UC TRAC Global Fellowship is a new mentoring and training opportunity for Early-Stage Investigators (ESIs) engaged in Tuberculosis-focused research, who are from and working in LMIC countries with a high burden of TB. This opportunity, granted by the University of California Tuberculosis Research Advancement Center (UC TRAC) with funding from NIH/NIAID will provide tailored mentorship, capacity-building, and stipend funding to elevate the research and career path of participating UC TRAC Fellows (link to flyer).
    Deadline: Applications for the 2025-26 cohort will be open November 2024.

  • Pilot Awards for Mentored Scientists in TB Research

    Applications open to UCSF and UC Berkeley. Mentored Scientists eligibility, Mentored Under-Represented Scientists eligibility, Team Science eligibility.
    Deadline: Applications for Fall 2024 will be open in August-September 2024.