Innovations for Substance Use Disorders (I4SUD) 2026
I4SUD is a selective Executive Education certificate program
offered through the Johns Hopkins Carey Business School for
researchers motivated to address challenges in substance use disorders
(SUDs). Participants work individually or in teams to learn
how pharmaceutical, digital health, or medical device innovations can be
translated into viable solutions for SUDs.
The program blends asynchronous and live online learning
with a multi-day, in-person experience at Johns Hopkins in
Baltimore, featuring workshops with expert faculty, site visits to
operational SUD programs, networking with peers and NIDA program officers,
and development of a commercialization plan. Participants gain preparation
for follow-on funding opportunities, including the NIDA “$100,000 Start a
SUD Startup” Challenge and SBIR/STTR grants. Graduates earn a Johns Hopkins
Carey Business School Executive Education certificate and may compete for
a cash prize through a pitch competition.
Thirty highly competitive U.S.-based applicants will receive
fully funded scholarships supported by NIDA and the NIH, covering
tuition, travel, lodging, and meals. The program also accepts self-funded
participants; those not selected for a scholarship may enroll for
a reduced $1,000 tuition, which includes instruction and some meals, with
travel and lodging at their own expense.
This activity has been approved for AMA PRA Category 1
Credit(s)™ and ANCC contact hours, jointly provided by Partners for
Advancing Clinical Education and Johns Hopkins Carey School of Business.
Learn more about I4SUD.
For application or program related questions, please email I4SUD@jh.edu.
Participants will be selected based on the following:
- Technical
feasibility of the proposed idea
- Specificity
and urgency of the problem being addressed
- Anticipated
impact of the idea
- Commitment
to commercializing the idea
- Focus
on starting a for-profit (versus non-profit) company
