NIH Funding Acknowledgment

Updated September 1, 2026, in accordance with new NIH guidance

When to Acknowledge SC CTSI

A publication must acknowledge SC CTSI and comply with the NIH Public Access Policy when at least one of the following conditions applies.

Acknowledge SC CTSI

Include an acknowledgment if:

  • The research was supported, in whole or in part, by SC CTSI funding (e.g., Pilot Awards, KL2 support, salary support, or other SC CTSI-funded programs); or
  • The publication is co-authored by SC CTSI personnel acting in their CTSI role.

Do Not Acknowledge SC CTSI

An acknowledgment is not needed when participation was limited to:

  • General consultations; or
  • Shared resources or infrastructure (e.g., REDCap or cohort feasibility tools) that did not substantially contribute to the research.

Not sure? Contact Cathelin Huang at ei@sc-ctsi.org before submitting your manuscript.

How to Acknowledge SC CTSI

If authorship or funding was provided by SC CTSI, include the appropriate NIH funding acknowledgment in the manuscript’s Acknowledgements section using the applicable grant citation language.

General SC CTSI Support (UL1)

This work was supported by the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) of the National Institutes of Health under award number UL1TR001855 to the Southern California and Translational Science Institute (SC CTSI). The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institutes of Health.

Mentored Career Development in Clinical Translational Science Scholars

Use the applicable language below for MCD-CTS scholars.

NIH-Funded MCD-CTS Scholars (KL2)

This work was supported by the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) of the National Institutes of Health under award number KL2TR001854 (for salary, fringe, research supplies, and administrative/co-curricular activities) and UL1TR001855 (for administrative/co-curricular activities) to the Southern California and Translational Science Institute (SC CTSI). The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institutes of Health.

Institutionally Funded MCD-CTS Scholars

This work was supported by the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) of the National Institutes of Health under award number KL2TR001854 and UL1TR001855 (for administrative/co-curricular activities) to the Southern California and Translational Science Institute (SC CTSI). The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institutes of Health.

NIH Public Access Policy

All publications citing SC CTSI grant numbers must comply with the NIH Public Access Policy.

The NIH Public Access Policy requires authors to submit final peer-reviewed journal manuscripts arising from NIH-funded research to PubMed Central immediately upon acceptance for publication. These manuscripts must be made publicly available in PubMed Central without embargo.

NIH Funding Acknowledgment: Important - All publications resulting from the utilization of SC CTSI resources are required to credit the SC CTSI grant by including the NIH funding acknowledgment and must comply with the NIH Public Access Policy.

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