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Pathways to Careers in Clinical and Translational Research (PACCTR) Program

Types of Fellowships

Short-term Fellowships

  • Short-Term Fellowships: 2 or 3-month summer fellowships and 3-month quarterly fellowships for UCSF health science students.

One-Year Fellowships

Two-Year Master's

Eligibility

UCSF applicants must be currently enrolled in the UCSF School of Medicine, Nursing, Dentistry or Pharmacy. With the exception of students in the School of Nursing, all students must be pre-doctoral. Students from other universities, or allied health professions are also eligible to apply for the program. Applicants must be U.S. citizens.

Medical students from outside of UCSF must apply through the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation application process as well as complete the supplemental UCSF application materials..

Students from UCSF allied health programs must apply using the Pathways Funding Agency (PFA) application process.

UCSF Medical students should also apply through the Pathways Funding Agency, http://medschool.ucsf.edu/pathways/funding/index.html unless they wish to apply to outside schools or to the International Doris Duke Program at UCSF. UCSF Medical Students applying for the International program need to apply through the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation and also complete the UCSF Pathways Funding Agency application.

Selection Criteria

The campus-wide Multidisciplinary Advisory Committee (AC) will review applications, research projects and mentorship and make selection recommendations to the Executive Committee (EC). Applicants will be judged on the following:

  • Personal Statement (long-term fellowships)
  • Quality of Research Plan
  • Letters of Support (long-term fellowships)
  • Mentor’s Endorsement

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NIH Funding Acknowledgment

Important: All publications resulting from the utilization of CTSI resources are required to credit the CTSI grant by including the NIH Funding acknowledgment and must comply with NIH Public Access Policy.