2027 Course

Application period:

• The deadline to submit applications for the 2027 course is January 20, 2027 at 11:59pm PST. The application instructions will be posted and we will begin accepting applications at the beginning of December 2026.

• Please refer to the track webpages and FAQs for more information about what types of projects will be accepted.

• A live Informational Webinar session will be held on December 10th, 2026 from 2-3pm EST. Anyone who is interested to learn more about the course and application process is encouraged to attend. Join the mailing list to receive more details. A recording of our 2026 webinar can be found here.

<Exact dates for virtual activities below may be subject to minor changes.>

Spring 2027 - Virtual Sessions:

• Small group meetings will run from late March - June 2027. Small groups of course faculty and trainees will meet weekly for 60-minute meetings via Zoom to discuss updates, challenges, and questions related to the trainees’ proposal development. Attendance at small group meetings is required and the schedule will be designed to accommodate the group’s availability.

• Webinars will be conducted biweekly from March - June 2027 by course faculty and guest faculty with expertise in clinical trials. Course trainees will join the live webinars as their schedule allows or review webinar recordings retrospectively.

• Trainees are expected to spend 2-3 hours per week working on developments to their proposed clinical trial including working on assignments, reviewing course material, and attending mentorship meetings.

Summer 2027 - Residential Meeting:

• All trainees and course faculty are required to attend the in-person, residential portion of the course. The 2027 residential course will be held June 21 - 24 in Charlottesville, Virginia. The residential meeting includes 3 days of intensive training via presentations, small group meetings, and one-on-one sessions with course faculty, as well as networking and social opportunities. Trainees are expected to be free from clinical, teaching, and other professional responsibilities during this time to focus on refining their clinical trial protocols.

• Travel costs within the U.S. to attend the residential meeting are covered by the course.

• The agenda for the 2025 Residential Meeting can be found here. We expect the 2027 agenda to be similar to the 2025 agenda.

Summer & Fall 2027 - Virtual Sessions:

• Small group meetings and the final steps of protocol development will continue following the residential meeting. The resulting protocol synopsis will be due in early September.

• Course faculty will perform a mock study section in the fall for trainee proposals that are preparing to submit to external funding organizations and clinical trial networks.