Section 4.15.4, Page 1
UTHSCSA School of Nursing Faculty/Staff Handbook
Chapter 4: Faculty Information
Section 4.15. Office of Nursing Research and
Scholarship (ONRS)
Section 4.15.4 Funding Opportunities
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Effective:
Revised/Reviewed: Aug 2010
Responsibility: Associate Dean for Research
Funding Opportunities
1. UT Health Science Center Funding
CTRC Request for Applications
 CTRC Development of Multi-Investigator Initiatives – Pilot program
A pilot grant program to develop Multi-Investigator Initiatives such as P01 and CPRIT multi-investigator
programs. The purpose of these awards is to support pilot projects or feasibility studies preparatory to
the development of an application for multi-investigator peer-reviewed support.
 CTRC Translational Science Research- Pilot program
A pilot project program aimed at translational science. The purpose of these awards is to support pilot
projects or feasibility studies preparatory to the development of an application for independent peerreviewed support.
Barshop Institute Pilot Grant Proposals
The Barshop Institute provides funds for proposals in gerontology from UTHSCSA, UTSA, and SFBR faculty.
Funds are available for research on basic biological gerontology through The Nathan Shock Center of Excellence
in Basic Biology of Aging. Preferential consideration will be given to:
 Junior faculty in the beginning of their research careers
 Established investigators who are new to gerontology/geriatrics
IIMS Translational Technology Resources Program
The Institute for Integration of Medicine and Science (IIMS) supports applications for Translational Technology
Resource (TTR) Supplements. The primary goal of this program is to provide additional funding for translational
research projects requiring the use of technologies in shared resources. The proposed research must have
relevance to clinical and/or translational science. Funding of a TTR supplement will specifically be used to offset
the cost to the researcher of resource usage (in-full or cost-shared) and will be dispersed to the resource directly
upon completion of services. Applicants must be faculty or mentored trainees of the University of Texas Health
Science Center at San Antonio (UTHSCSA) or one of its CTSA partner institutions(CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Children’s Hospital, San Antonio Metropolitan Health District, San Antonio Military
Medical Center, South Texas Veterans Health Care System, Southwest Foundation for Biomedical Research,
University Health System, University of Texas San Antonio, University of Texas Pan American, University of
Texas Brownsville, University of Texas School of Public Health – San Antonio Regional Campus, University of
Texas College of Pharmacy – San Antonio Program). Applicant must have an IACUC or IRB-approved project
and include the approval number on the application.
San Antonio Life Sciences Institute (SALSI)
Authorized by the 77th Texas Legislature in 2003, the University of Texas System, the University of Texas Health
Science Center at San Antonio (UTHSCSA) and the University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) formed the San
Antonio Life Sciences Institute (SALSI) to promote greater scientific collaboration between the two institutions and
to increase both the UTHSCSA's and UTSA's research-funding base with cross campus collaborative programs.
This program aims to encourage interaction between investigators in support of the acquisition of established
extramural, peer-reviewed research funding.
Scholarship of Teaching Grants: Previously listed as ITG
The Innovative Teaching Grants (ITG) Program provides start-up grants to support faculty efforts to develop,
implement and evaluate innovative educational techniques for their students. To obtain a STG application or
obtain additional information about this program, please contact Mr. Ray Howard at campus phone 7-2813 or by
e-mail at howardr3@uthscsa.edu .
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University Research Council Grants Program
The URC Grants Program provides funds for new investigators, pilot projects, and faculty enrichment. It is
modeled after the former Institutional HHMI grants program. The former Institutional Research Grant program has
become a part of this grants program.
2. School of Nursing Funding
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Nursing Dean’s Scholarship Awards for Research, Teaching and Practice
Nursing Advisory Council Awards
Sigma Theta Tau Delta Alpha Chapter
The Cols. Philip & Jean Piccione Award for Excellence in Research
Rosemary Kerr McKevitt Memorial Research Award
Nursing Science Mentorship Award for Doctoral Students and Mentors
Mechanisms for Enhancing Scholarly Achievements (MESA-1R01GM088781) will fund pilot projects
that address health disparities. Highest consideration will be given to projects that show promise to
advance the research trajectory of all members of an interprofessional research team. Only faculty who
are serving as mentors to students who are participating in the MESA study are eligible to compete for
this award
UTHSCSA funding will be announced to all faculty.
For most current Health Science Center funding go to http://research.uthscsa.edu/osp/institutional.shtml