OPEN: Weill Cornell Medicine 2027 Ritu Banga Impact in Healthcare Research Awards, institution-restricted faculty research funding. Applications due December 17, 2026 at 11:59 p.m. (time zone not specified).
New York — Weill Cornell Medicine 2027 Ritu Banga Impact in Healthcare Research Awards ($50,000; December 17)
Weill Cornell Medicine offers $50,000 one-year 2027 Ritu Banga Impact in Healthcare Research Awards for eligible full-time WCM junior faculty conducting innovative patient-centered research. Applications are due December 17, 2026 at 11:59 p.m. The program is not open to outside institutions.
Funding$50,000 USD per approved eligible WCM junior-faculty investigator for one year. A second year may be requested only with compelling justification and is not guaranteed. This is an individual research award, not a general grant for outside institutions.
DeadlineOPEN: Thursday, December 17, 2026 at 11:59 p.m. The official program instructions do not explicitly identify a time zone; applicants should verify the WCM online-portal cutoff.
Last verified2026-11-06
Required next actionConfirm a full-time Weill Cornell Medicine primary faculty appointment at Instructor, Assistant Professor or Associate Professor rank and obtain departmental chair/division chief support. Review the official 2027 Ritu Banga application guidance and FAQs at https://research.weill.cornell.edu/funding/funding-opportunities/ritu-banga-impact-healthcare-research-awards. Prepare one PDF containing scientific/lay abstracts, five-page research plan, applicant and co-investigator biosketches, impact statement, detailed PHS 398 budget and support letter. Submit using the linked Qualtrics portal by December 17, 2026 at 11:59 p.m.; confirm portal time zone.
Broad Eligibility
Direct applicants must be full-time Weill Cornell Medicine junior faculty at the Instructor, Assistant Professor, or Associate Professor rank with primary WCM appointment; WCM-Qatar and Burke Neurological Institute staff are ineligible. The award supports WCM investigators, not external institutions. Co-PIs are not allowed, department support letter required, applicant must maintain WCM appointment. Research must have potential for measurable patient-health impact.
Atlas Analysis
Official Weill Cornell Medicine Ritu Banga Impact in Healthcare Research Awards 2027 ninth round funding instructions, full application checklist and FAQs reviewed November 6, 2026. $50,000 per qualifying faculty applicant for one year, a second year possible only with compelling justification and not included as guaranteed award. Deadline December 17 2026 11:59 p.m.; published instructions do not state a time zone. WCM-only full time Instructor, Assistant Professor or Associate Professor primary faculty PIs; WCM-Qatar and Burke ineligible; senior mentors permitted but no co-PIs; WCM appointment retained for award term. Funded research must be novel translational, clinical, or implementation projects that improve health, across cancer, cardiovascular, neuroscience, maternal/child, etc. PI salary+fringe limited 25%; indirect costs forbidden; not bridge funding; no external institutional fund disbursements outside WCM/Cornell/NYP-WCM. No general match percentage published. Application through official WCM Qualtrics, one formatted PDF with 250-word science abstract, 250-word lay summary, five-page research plan, impact statement, NIH biosketches, human or animal research sections where applicable, PHS398 budget and departmental support letter. Awards announced late winter/early spring 2027; reporting September 1 following start. Official controlling source https://research.weill.cornell.edu/funding/funding-opportunities/ritu-banga-impact-healthcare-research-awards.
Grant opportunity
The 2027 Ritu Banga Impact in Healthcare Research Awards are a competitive Weill Cornell Medicine (WCM) research-funding program supporting innovative translational, clinical, and implementation research to improve patient care. This is an institution-restricted award for eligible WCM junior faculty, not an open national grant for outside hospitals or universities. Priorities include cancer, cardiovascular disease, neurodegeneration, women’s and children’s health, metabolic health, and infectious diseases.
Individual funding and deadline
Each qualifying research award provides $50,000 for one year. A second year may be requested with compelling justification but is not automatically provided or guaranteed. Applications close December 17, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. The funder’s published application text does not specify an exact time zone; WCM applicants should confirm the controlling portal cutoff. Funding decisions are anticipated in late winter or early spring 2027.
Who is eligible
The principal investigator must be full-time Weill Cornell Medicine faculty, based at WCM with a primary WCM appointment, at the Instructor, Assistant Professor, or Associate Professor rank. WCM-Qatar and Burke Neurological Institute applicants are specifically excluded. A departmental chair or division-chief support letter is required, and the award must support the junior investigator’s development toward research independence. Senior-faculty collaborators may serve as mentors, but co-principal investigators are not permitted. Awardees must retain their qualifying WCM appointment throughout the funded period.
Allowable costs and restrictions
Proposal budgets must reflect directly relevant research expenses. Indirect costs are not allowed, and no more than 25% of the award budget may be allocated to the principal investigator’s salary and fringe benefits. Salary rebudgeting after award notification is prohibited. The program is not available as bridge funding between other awards. Funds cannot be disbursed to an academic institution outside WCM, Cornell University, or NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center. No standard applicant matching-fund percentage is stated in the published guidance.
How to apply
Review the official WCM 2027 program announcement, eligibility requirements, FAQ, and application portal link. Submit a single PDF through the funder’s online application form. The application must include a 250-word scientific abstract, lay abstract, NIH-style biosketches, a research plan of no more than five pages, a 250-word impact statement, human-subjects or animal sections as applicable, references, detailed PHS 398 budget with justification, and departmental support letter. WCM requires the specified file naming convention and formatting. Final recipient reporting is due September 1 in the year after the award begins.
Official source reviewed: November 6, 2026. All applicants must satisfy the narrow WCM affiliation and faculty-rank conditions.
Source verificationReferenced source · research.weill.cornell.eduAtlas last verified this record 2026-11-06. Always use the funder's current application materials, amendments and portal instructions as the controlling source.View source and application materials ↗
