Collaborative Opportunities for Advancing Research and Translational Efforts in the Department of Medicine (COLLABORATE DOM) Program
COLLABORATE supports new research collaborations between DOM Divisions and CU Anschutz departments and schools. It aims to advance research and discovery by promoting collaboration among basic, translational, and clinical researchers. These awards support interdisciplinary research through two phases:
1. Team Formation 2. Pilot Awards
Team formation awards are $3,000 over 6 months to develop a proposal detailing team members, roles, specific aims, preliminary data, and a timeline for submitting an MPI NIH R01 grant, SOM ASPIRE application, or equivalent.
Pilot awards provide $40,000 over 12 months for preliminary data supporting MPI applications. Up to three awards are funded annually. Awardees must: 1. Submit a co-authored manuscript to a peer-reviewed journal within 12 months. 2. Submit an MPI R01 or equivalent within 18 months, or a SOM ASPIRE application within 12 months.
Online applications for both the and are accepted yearly in May. The online submission portal opens yearly in mid-April.
