The next deadline for submission of
Grant Proposals is
November 14, 2008

Applicants will be notified of the
decision by mid-December 2008


The Collaborative Biomedical Research Program funds and fosters basic research collaborations between UMass-Amherst and the Baystate Medical Center in Springfield, Massachusetts.

Upcoming Deadlines for CBR Programs

CBR Grant Proposals

The Winter Deadline for submission of CBR grant proposals is November 14, 2008.
The Summer Deadline for submission of CBR grant proposals is July 8, 2009.

Summer Student Scholar Program Applications

The next deadline for submission of applications for the Summer Student Scholar Program is March 17, 2008.

The Components of the CBR Program

  • The CBR Collaborative Research Projects program funds clinical and scientific investigator teams that include researchers from both Baystate Medical Center and UMass-Amherst.

  • The Summer Student Scholars Program supports UMass-Amherst undergraduate students and medical students between the first and second years of medical school who are interested in participating in biomedical research.