2023 CHIPTS Mentored Pilot Grant – Call for Applications

CHIPTS is proud to announce our 2023 mentored pilot grant program for emerging and new investigators (ranging from Doctoral Students to Assistant Professors). Through this grant program, applicants will obtain individualized, mentored research from engaged and committed faculty mentor/sponsors while conducting a well-defined research project. The successful completion of the proposed mentored research project is expected to enhance emerging and new investigators’ potential to develop into productive, independent research scientists.

William E. Cunningham and Mark E. Etzel Scholars Award Program – Nomination Form

The awards aim to provide opportunities and support for early stage investigators, postdoctoral fellows, graduate students, and community researchers in efforts to promote science, foster networking, and support capacity building in HIV research. There is one award of $1,500 available for each. Themes for both the William E. Cunningham and Mark A. Etzel Scholars Awards focus on health disparities and inequities, social/structural determinants, medical mistrust, policy impact, structural factors, and/or implementation science.

2022 CHIPTS Community – Research Kickstart Grant

CHIPTS is accepting applications for our 2022 Community-Research Kick Start Program. This funding opportunity is to help support workshops, planning meetings, symposia, or other activities that are designed to promote new science, foster new collaborations, or increase capacity building. The purpose of the program is to “kick start” the development of new research ideas and other projects to address emerging issues and needs of communities most impacted by HIV.

SAPHIR RFA2022

SAPHIR is a year-long training program in comprehensive HIV prevention research in Latin America for U.S. medical students and residents. Each SAPHIR trainee is matched with mentors from UCLA and one of our collaborating international organizations in Lima, Peru , Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, or Porto Alegre, Brazil . Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis, with a priority deadline of February 4, 2022

Charity Treks RFA2021

Call for application for the 2021-22 (sponsored by UCLA AIDS Institute) CHARITY TREK which is a seed grants to fund basic and clinical pilot research studies relevant to HIV vaccine and Cure research including basic and translational immunology and virology projects relevant to prophylactic and therapeutic vaccine research and development, and novel strategies for HIV Cure research.

HIV and Substance Use RFA2021

CHIPTS is accepting Letters of Intent for novel seed grant proposals relevant to understanding the biology of HIV and substance use or substance use disorders (SUD). Examples of competitive research topics include studies that integrate behavioral factors (e.g., drug exposure levels, psychiatric symptoms, environmental exposures) that correspond with biological or clinical markers.

Pediatric AIDS Coalition RFA2021

The UCLA AIDS Institute is accepting applications for seed grants to fund basic and clinical pilot research studies relevant to pediatric HIV infection. The grants will be funded by the Pediatric AIDS Coalition at UCLA, through proceeds from the annual Dance Marathon. Applicants whose Letters of Intent are favorably reviewed will be invited to submit a formal proposal. Full proposals will then be due by May 10, 2021.

2021R1 Seed Grant Flyer

CHIPTS are accepting letters of Intent for novel seed grant proposals including Charity Treks, Pediatric HIV Research, and HIV and Substance Use grants. Deadline for receipt of Letters of Intent for the 3 seed grants are on March 15, 2021.

2020 CHIPTS Community-Research Kick Start Grant Application

CHIPTS is accepting applications for our 2020 Community-Research Kick Start Program. This funding opportunity is to help support workshops, planning meetings, symposia, or other activities that are designed to promote new science, foster new collaborations, or increase capacity building. The purpose of the program is to “kick start” the development of new research ideas and other projects to address emerging issues and needs of communities most impacted by HIV.

AIDS Institute/ UCLA CHIPTS/ UCLA Pediatric AIDS Coalition RFA

CHIPTS is accepting Letters of Intent for novel seed grant proposals relevant to understanding the biology of HIV and substance use or substance use disorders (SUD). Examples of competitive research topics include studies that integrate behavioral factors (e.g., drug exposure levels, psychiatric symptoms, environmental exposures) that correspond with links between substances and their effects on microbiome, inflammation, gut-brain axis, epigenetics (especially gene expression), extracellular vesicles, and HIV transmission dynamics.