OPEN for applications since November 2, 2026. Full application due January 6, 2027 by 5:00 p.m.; official closing time zone not stated.
Massachusetts — Harvard Catalyst 2027 Increasing the Impact of Clinical Research on Human Health, Round 3 ($25,000–$50,000; January 6)
Funding$25,000-$50,000 per award in direct project costs (up to 8 awards); negotiated institutional indirect costs may be added to the $50,000 direct-cost cap.
DeadlineJanuary 6, 2027 by 5:00 p.m. (official application page does not state time zone).
Last verified2026-11-03
Required next actionRead the 7-page official RFA at https://catalyst.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Pilots-RFA-Year-5-Final-1.pdf and apply through https://catalyst.harvard.edu/pilot-funding/round-3-increasing-the-impact-of-clinical-research-on-human-health/ . Confirm PI faculty status and project fit; prepare signed PHS398 Face Page or Statement of Intent, one-year budget, budget justification, statement of work, biosketches, and five-page scientific proposal plus references. Upload required PDFs by January 6, 2027, 5:00 p.m. (time zone not specified).
Broad Eligibility
Harvard University instructor, assistant/associate/full professor faculty PIs with independent resources; other investigator titles and postdoctoral fellows must discuss eligibility and may need institutional support. Single PI; co-investigators may be from other U.S. institutions with rationale. Research must be carried out within U.S. and be generalizable translational science, not an NIH-defined clinical trial. Only one proposal per PI.
Atlas Analysis
2026-11-03: Verified new Round 3 opening 2026-11-02 and 2027-01-06 5pm deadline from current Harvard Catalyst page and complete seven-page controlling RFA. 25k-50k DIRECT-cost awards, up to 8, indirect at negotiated rate additional. One-year project; no NIH-defined clinical trials or foreign research components; IRB approvals before funds released. Complete required admin/scientific uploads and PI/co-I eligibility reviewed. Funded grant, not procurement. Funder application submission form is linked but not completed or authenticated; retain Pending Review. No protected publisher approval requested because prior explicit denial remains in force.
Harvard Catalyst — Increasing the Impact of Clinical Research on Human Health, Round 3
Applications opened November 2, 2026 and are due January 6, 2027 by 5:00 p.m. The official page does not specify the closing time zone. The program offers up to eight one-year pilot awards of $25,000 to $50,000 in direct costs per award. Institutionally negotiated indirect costs are allowable in addition to direct costs; the $50,000 limit applies to direct costs, not an aggregate program pool.
Who may apply
Harvard University faculty at instructor, assistant professor, associate professor, or professor rank may serve as principal investigator, with independent resources to conduct the study. Applicants in other appointment or training categories must discuss eligibility or document institutional support as required. One principal investigator per proposal, and one application per person as PI; co-investigators may be based outside Harvard when justified. Research activities must take place in the United States; foreign research components are not permitted.
Eligible research and restrictions
Projects must tackle generalizable barriers to clinical and translational science, such as data access and interoperability, research workforce skills, clinical-study participation, and implementation of evidence. Funds support a one-year study, with no extensions. NIH-defined clinical trials are not eligible. IRB or other applicable approvals are required before release of funds. No applicant matching requirement is specified in the reviewed official RFA.
Application documents
Apply using the official Harvard Catalyst application form. Upload a combined administrative PDF containing institutional authorization, statements of work for funded sites, one-year detailed budgets, justifications and investigator biosketches. Upload a second scientific PDF of up to five pages plus one references page, including abstract, rationale, feasibility, innovation, impact, implementation, future plans and dissemination. Required signed approval documents must accompany the application.
Official program: https://catalyst.harvard.edu/pilot-funding/round-3-increasing-the-impact-of-clinical-research-on-human-health/
Controlling RFA: https://catalyst.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Pilots-RFA-Year-5-Final-1.pdf
Source verificationReferenced source · catalyst.harvard.eduAtlas last verified this record 2026-11-03. Always use the funder's current application materials, amendments and portal instructions as the controlling source.View source and application materials ↗
