Research Leadership
RFA 09-04: CIRM Research Leadership Awards
The CIRM Research Leadership Awards will support robust and innovative stem cell research programs of the most promising researchers newly recruited to California. These awards will enable universities and research institutions to attract the very best stem cell scientists, with a focus on those who are early-to-mid career but have already established themselves as independent investigators and emerging national or international leaders in the stem cell field. They also will permit the recipients to pursue high-risk, high payoff, innovative studies that could not be adequately supported by other sources. The awardees will bolster California’s efforts in stem cell research and further CIRM’s mission to advance novel treatments and cures into medical practice.
Please see the RFA for full details.
RFA 09-04: CIRM Research Leadership Awards [pdf] (Revised 9/12/2013)
Application Instructions and Forms
The Application consists of five parts: Part A: Application Information Form, Part B: Research Accomplishments and Plans, Part C: CV and Publication List for PI, Part D: Institutional Letter of Nomination and Commitment, and Part E, External Letters of Reference. All five parts of the Application for CIRM Research Leadership Awards must be submitted together and received by CIRM no later than 5:00 pm on a deadline date (see below), in electronic form in order to be considered in that review cycle. In addition, a signed copy of the application signature page (from Part A) must be submitted as a hard copy (via mail, express mail or courier service), as a fax copy (415-396-9142) or as a scanned PDF file sent electronically. Applications received beyond the deadline will be considered in the following review cycle.
Send electronic copies of all parts of the application as attachments in a single email to LeadershipAwards@cirm.ca.gov. In addition to the electronic submission, the applicant institution must submit a signed copy of the application signature page (from Part A) as a scanned PDF file to the above email address, as a faxed copy to 415-396-9142, or as a hard copy to:
Research Leadership Awards Application
California Institute for Regenerative Medicine
210 King Street
San Francisco, CA 94107
You will need a fully functional copy of Adobe Acrobat version 8 or 9 (Standard or Professional) to complete, print, and save Part A of the Application. We recommend using Adobe Acrobat version 8.1 (or the latest version). Using Adobe Acrobat Reader will not permit you to save information that is entered in the form.
Schedule of Deadlines and Reviews
Applications will be accepted under this RFA over a two year period or until all grants have been awarded. Four application deadlines per year are planned; the deadlines for the program are indicated in the table below.
| Review Cycle | Application Deadline | GWG Review | ICOC Review |
| 1 | February 18, 2010 | March 2010 | April 2010 |
| 2 | June 17, 2010 | July 2010 | August 2010 |
| 3 | September 30, 2010 | November 2010 | December 2010 |
| 4 | December 2, 2010 | January 2011 | February 2011 |
| 5 | February 23, 2011 | March 2011 | May 2011 |
| 6 | June 15, 2011 | July 2011 | August 2011 |
| 7 | September 28, 2011 | November 2011 | December 2011 |
| 8 | November 30, 2011 | January 2012 | January 2012 |
| 9 | January 11, 2012 | February 2012 | March 2012 |
| 10 | May 16, 2012 | June 2012 | July 2012 |
| 11 | August 16, 2012 | September 2012 | October 2012 |
| 12 | November 28, 2012 | March 2013 | May 2013 |
| 13 | March 25, 2013 | April 2013 | May 2013 |
| 14 | January 14, 2014 | March 2014 | May 2014 |
For information about this program, please contact:
Gilberto R. Sambrano, Ph.D.
Associate Director, Review
California Institute for Regenerative Medicine
Email: gsambrano@cirm.ca.gov
Phone: (415) 396-9103
Michael P. Yaffe, Ph.D.
Associate Director, Research Activities
California Institute for Regenerative Medicine
Email: myaffe@cirm.ca.gov
Phone: (415) 396-9238