Fall 2026 Texas Health Catalyst Challenge Info Session
Join a virtual info session to learn more about Dell Medical School’s 2026 Texas Health Catalyst Challenge.
FREE
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Fall 2026 Texas Health Catalyst Challenge: Advancing Women’s Health and Child Health Innovation
Texas Health Catalyst invites bold, multidisciplinary solutions that address significant unmet needs in women’s health and child health. We seek innovations with the potential to transform prevention, diagnosis, treatment, monitoring, and quality of care across the lifespan, while demonstrating scientific rigor, clinical relevance, and a pathway to translation and commercialization.
Proposed solutions may address a broad range of challenges, including reproductive and ovarian health, pregnancy and maternal health, gynecologic disorders, cardiovascular and metabolic conditions in women, mental health, pediatric diseases, newborn and infant health, adolescent health, developmental disorders, chronic childhood conditions, and other areas that improve outcomes for women, children, and families.
General Open Call: In addition to the focused challenge, we always seek bold, practical ideas that improve health care for all. The general open call for proposals welcomes any innovation aimed at improving how people receive care.
Why Apply?
- Receive customized guidance and mentorship from industry and clinical experts
- Access up to $50,000 in milestone-based strategic funding
- Showcase your project to collaborators, strategic partners, and funders
Eligibility
- UT faculty & staff
- Residents, fellows, post-docs, medical students, and graduate students with faculty supervision
Timeline
- Application opens: August 3, 2026
- Information session: August 18, 2026
- Application closes: September 6, 2026 at 11:59pm
- Finalists Announced: October 2026
- Mentor meetings: October – December 2026
- Showcase Event: December 10, 2026
- Award announcement: December 2026