The UK CCTS provides multiple types of pilot funding to catalyze collaborative, translational research. We prioritize multidisciplinary research and projects that focus on health disparities, particularly in Appalachia. 

The CCTS has funded pilots in 13 of the 16 colleges on UK's campus.  More than a third of pilot awards have been granted to PIs outside the UK College of Medicine. 

In partnership with investigators at all career stages, community and government organizations, disease-specific centers at UK, and academic medical centers around the country, we have provided more than 300 awards totaling $4 million, which have garnered $84.6 million in extramural funding, a return on investment of 20 to 1. 

University of Kentucky Funding Categories

(Timelines subject to change)
 

• Early Career Pilot Awards »
  RFA mid-summer; funded late fall. 
   

• High Impact Pilot Awards »
  RFA mid-summer; funded late fall. 
   

• Disease-Focused Pilot Awards »
  RFA mid January; funded late spring. 
   

• Community Engagement Pilot Awards »
  RFA mid January; funded late spring. 
   

• Drug Development Pilot Awards »
  RFA mid January; funded late spring. 
   

• Education and Training Awards »
  Click for timelines. 
   

• Small Grant Awards »
  Rolling deadline. 
   

• UK Alliance Pilot Grants »
  RFA mid-summer; funded late fall. 
   

• Multidisciplinary Value Program (MVP) Pilot Awards »
  Timeline TBA. 
   

• UK for KY Rapid Response Pilot Funding »
  Applications closed.
   

• COVID-19 Pilot Funding »
  Applications closed. 
   

Inter-Institutional Collaborative Pilot Grants
 

• Appalachian Translational Research Network Pilot Awards »
  RFA mid January; funded late spring. 
   

• CORES (Consortium of Rural States) Pilot Awards »
  RFA late fall; funded late spring. 
   

Community Partner Funding
 

• Community Leadership Institute of Kentucky (CLIK) » 
  Click for timelines. 
   

• Community Mini-Grant Seed Funding »
  Click for timelines. 
   

UK Internal Research Support Programs

Each year, the Office of the Vice President for Research hosts a series of workshops on various topics designed to help faculty accelerate their research activities. These include Faculty Support Grant Programs and Postdoctoral Fellowship Programs. 

Learn more about UK Internal Research Support Programs. »