Pilot Awards

Accelerating RNA Research Through Collaboration

The RITTC Pilot Award Program supports innovative research projects that leverage RNA technologies to generate preliminary data, establish new collaborations, and advance competitive grant applications.

Pilot awards are offered periodically through partnerships with CU Anschutz programs and research centers. Each funding opportunity has its own eligibility requirements, project scope, and application timeline.

Current Pilot Awards

Ribosome Profiling for Cancer Research

Summer 2026

In partnership with the University of Colorado Cancer Center (UCCC), this pilot program provides subsidized ribosome profiling experiments to investigators studying translational regulation in cancer.

Status: OPEN - Submissions due August 7, 2026

• 50% subsidized ribosome profiling
• Up to three awards
• End-to-end experimental and computational support