CTTP Admissions

• You are expected to serve as Principal Investigator, leading the trial’s design and execution under the guidance of an experienced clinical trialist mentor
• You are expected to submit a clinical trial budget that describes the anticipated source of funding for the trial. Further budget development and negotiation are considered integral to the project’s feasibility. Applicants should be involved in these conversations prior to and during the program (if possible).

• By the end of Year 1, trainees are expected to have a fully developed, IRB-approved trial that is actively enrolling participants
• By the end of Year 2, trainees are expected to:
  • Share their project experience with past and current CTTP participants, focusing on challenges encountered and strategies used to overcome them
  • Present preliminary data or progress from the program at a national meeting. Share the abstract from the meeting with CTTP leadership.
  • Provide the CTTP leadership a final report summarizing the achievements from the trial.

In addition to the online application form, applicants will need to upload multiple documents. Please include your name in the header of each file.

1. CV or Biosketch
2. Personal Statement: A one-page description of the applicant’s career goals and how participation in the program will support these goals. Applicants should also describe their prior experience with clinical trials, if any, including any roles held, types of trials involved (e.g., investigator-initiated, industry-sponsored), and how these experiences have shaped their interest in clinical trial research.
3. Funding Support for Applicant - Submit this information in the Funding Section of the online application:
   • Include any current, pending, or planned awards for salary, tuition, or research supplies.
   • Upload a description of how the applicant’s time will be protected, or a request to be considered for salary support (indicate percent effort being requested –maximum amount available is 25% effort based on NIH funding maximums).
   • Note: Applicants applying for salary support should not have concurrent sources of salary support for research time.
4. Proposed Trial Design: 2-3-page description of proposed trial or the IIT Protocol if available.
5. Clinical Trial Budget: 1-page excel spreadsheet of the anticipated costs associated with executing the proposed trial and confirming that resources are in place to support it. Here is a template [coming soon] to complete with department BA and mentor(s).
   • The budget should address:
     • The resources available in the department or division (e.g. coordinator support, biostats resources)
     • Whom will fund each resource - whether the department, division, mentor or an external sponsor
     • The cost for each resource
   • Note: The availability of these resources should be confirmed in the Mentor’s Letter of Support (see guidance below).
   • If an investigational drug or device will be donated by a sponsor, include a Letter of Intent from the sponsor confirming the donation as a separate upload alongside this budget.
   • Office of Clinical Research resources for developing your budget are available here.
6. Letter of Support from Primary Mentor - Should address:
   
   • Commitment to mentor the applicant
   • Suitability of the applicant for the program
   • Assessment of the value of the project and its feasibility
   • Their prior experience mentoring clinical trialists
   • Their experience conducting clinical trials, including the approximate number of both investigator-initiated and industry-sponsored trials in which they have served as Principal Investigator or Co-Investigator
   • Their bandwidth to actively guide the applicant through clinical trial design, regulatory processes, and trial execution
   • Applicant's access to clinical research support staff
   • Availability of funding for study execution
   • Presence of unresolved contractual obligations that need to be addressed
   • Confirm the applicant's Clinical Trial Budget is accurate and all the resources necessary for the conduction of the trial are accounted for.
7. Letter of Support from Departmental Chair or Division Chief (if applicant is in a larger department) - Should address:
   • Commitment of the division/department to the applicant’s research direction and career goals
   • Guarantee of 25% protected time for the applicant to conduct clinical trials
   • Availability of departmental resources for the applicant

Uploading Letters of Support: Applicants should notify their letter writers in advance that they will receive an automated email from the application system with instructions for uploading their letter. This email is triggered once the applicant enters recommender information in the References section of the online application. Applicants are encouraged to enter recommender information as early as possible, as these requests can be sent while the application is in progress. Letters of support are due no later than 7 days after Feb 28. 

1. Create an account in the application system
2. Select 'Start New Application'
3. On the 'Program Information' tab:
   1. Under "Degree", select "Non-degree".
   2. Under "Program", select "ITMAT Clinical Trialist Training Program, non-degree". 
   3. Under "Term", select "Summer 2027"
4. You can enter information in stages, at your own pace, and access the application any number of times until submission. 
5. Once the application has been fully submitted, check the status and note the receipt of recommendation letters.