We are pleased to announce the 2026-2027 Targeted Research Opportunity (TRO) awards program in support of research areas targeted by philanthropic and RSOM support.
Eligibility:
- RSOM faculty (assistant, associate, or full professors) who have not received a TRO within the past 3 years are eligible, with junior faculty given priority.
- Faculty members may only be listed as contact PI on one TRO application but may be a Co-PI on a second application in another TRO category.
- If there is more than one co-PI, please designate what 1 or 2 departments will be responsible for providing matching funds and provide letters of support from those departments.
- Department chair confirmation of matching funds (see Table) is required.
- Please do not include equipment in the budget.
- Provision of IRB/IACUC approval is needed to activate the award.
Recipients will be announced in November 2026, and awards activated in January 2027. Awardees agree to provide a progress report and evidence of ongoing IRB/IACUC approval to activate the 2nd year of funding. Only one year of no-cost extension, with justification, is permitted. The grant mechanism needs to be acknowledged in any forthcoming abstracts or publications.
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Submission Deadline: September 18, 2026
Applications will be accepted through the Stony Brook Submittable page.
Please address any questions to Francesca.Gaetano@stonybrookmedicine.edu.