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| Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (DFCI)
Claudia Adams Barr Program in Cancer Research
Barr Infrastructure Grants
Barr Infrastructure Grants are designed to fund the development or enhancement of research infrastructure that would specifically support the work of 2 or more Barr Awardees. Examples include, but are not limited to, purchase of equipment or software licenses, laboratory renovations, or enhancements to core facilities and information systems. The infrastructure improvements must be related directly to the Barr Award projects and unlikely to be supported by more conventional mechanisms such as Shared Instrumentation Grants. Priority will be given to applications that clearly and explicitly describe the way in which the proposed infrastructure improvements enable the research described in specific, active Barr Awards. Please submit all components of the application as a single pdf to BARR@dfci.harvard.edu
Amount: $500,000 in any given year
Deadline: November 13, 2015
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (DFCI)
Claudia Adams Barr Program in Cancer Research
Barr Grants
Barr Grants are designed to support projects having a larger scale and scope than Barr Awards. They are intended to support a group of collaborative DFCI investigators who are together pursuing innovative research that addresses fundamental questions related to cancer. This research should be ineligible for support or unlikely to be supported by conventional funding mechanisms such as Program Project Grants or SPORES. Because of their size and duration, one Barr Grant will be awarded every 2 years. Applicant teams must consist of at least 2 DFCI independent investigators at the rank of Assistant Professor or higher. Dependent Assistant Professors are not eligible. Applicants holding active Barr Awards are also not eligible to apply for Barr Grants. However, investigators whose mentored lab personnel are Barr Awardees may apply for a Barr Grant if the proposed research is distinct from that supported by the Barr Award. Previous Barr Grant awardees may apply for a new Barr Grant only if support is requested for a project that is clearly and unambiguously different from the previously supported project. Please submit all components of the application as a single pdf to BARR@dfci.harvard.edu
Amount: $500,000/ year for 3 years
Deadline: November 13, 2015
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (DFCI)
Claudia Adams Barr Program in Cancer Research
Barr Awards
Barr Awards are designed to support research projects that are innovative and address fundamental questions related to cancer. Established DFCI junior and senior investigators are encouraged to apply. Senior postdoctoral fellows who are within 1-2 years of independence and are conducting independent research on a project that has not achieved external funding in that laboratory may also apply. Only 1 application for a Barr Award per lab may be submitted for consideration. Labs with existing Barr Awardees are eligible to apply for non-concurrent support: applications may be submitted for review and will either be deferred to the next round or, if awarded, will receive funding when the prior award is closed. Applicants who are not eligible for Barr Program funding include Scientist-track investigators and investigators below the level of independent Assistant Professor, who currently receive Career Development Awards, such as K awards. Awards are not available to investigators who already receive substantial funding from the Institute. No previous Barr investigator shall be allowed to have a subsequent Barr Award unless there is clear and compelling justification for moving into a new and different area of research that has not yet been supported by external grant funding. Please submit all components of the application as a single pdf to BARR@dfci.harvard.edu
Amount: Up to $200,000 for 2 years
Deadline: November 13, 2015
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (DFCI)
Friends for Life Research Programs On behalf of DFCI, Lisa Diller is inviting applications for the following 3 awards made available by the Friends for Life Neuroblastoma Fellowship and Research Program. Friends for Life Fellowship is open to all DFCI fellows. 2 fellowships will be awarded that are directly relevant to neuroblastoma and related disorders. Friends for Life Research Grant is open to all faculty at DFCI. 1 grant will be awarded that is directly relevant to neuroblastoma and related disorders. Applications must contain a 4 page description of the research project, a 1 page description in lay terms, a proposed budget, and the applicant's NIH biosketch. Please email completed applications to Andrew MacIntosh.
Amount: Fellowship;$50,000/ year for 2 years, Grant; $100,000/ year for 2 years
Deadline: November 20, 2015
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Non-Federal Funding-Grants
Cancer Research Institute (CRI)
CLIP Grants provide funding for qualified scientists who are working to explore clinically relevant questions aimed at improving the effectiveness of cancer immunotherapies. The grant will support basic, pre-clinical, and translational research, which will provide information that can be directly applied to optimizing cancer immunotherapy in the clinic. Applicants for a CLIP Grant must hold a faculty appointment as a tenure-track assistant professor (or higher rank) at the time of award activation.
Amount: $100,000/ year for 2 years
Deadline: LOI; November 2, 2015
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS)
The SCOR program intends to bring together distinguished investigators from 1 or several institutions to develop a focused research Center, foster new interactions and cooperation, and enhance interdisciplinary research among the participants to understand the causes of various hematological malignancies and ultimately develop effective treatments for cancer patients. To be funded in this program, the proposed research must be multidisciplinary and the Center must demonstrate synergy among at least 3 research projects; these may be supported by scientific Core laboratories.
Amount: $1,000,000/ year for up to 5 years
Deadline: LOI; November 2, 2015
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS)
This program supports the initial exploration of untested and potentially transformative ideas that challenge our knowledge of blood cancer or the manner in which we approach diagnosis or treatment. Applicants in any field are encouraged to apply, but the proposal must directly address blood cancer. Applicants need not be U.S. citizens nor be associated with a U.S.-based institution.
Amount: $75,000 for 1 year
Deadline: LOI; November 2, 2015
Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation (ALSF)
ALSF is committed to creating opportunities for new and innovative research into treatments and cures for childhood cancers. Innovation grants are designed as seed funding for researchers with a novel approach to pediatric oncology scientific investigation. This may represent a change in research direction and/or an innovative new idea that moves away from an investigator's prior research, but for which a strong case is made for the potential impact on childhood cancers. Innovation Grants will support research proposals to be carried out by investigators who are already established, have a track record of peer-reviewed publications, and evidence of successfully competing for extramural funding. Track record of publication and funding productivity in the last 5 years must demonstrate that the project can be accomplished by the investigator(s).
Amount: $125,000/ year for 2 years
Deadline: LOI; November 2, 2015
American Heart Association (AHA)
The Collaborative Sciences Award fosters innovative, new collaborative approaches to research projects which propose novel pairings of investigators from at least 2 broad disciplines. The proposal must focus on the collaborative relationship, such that the scientific objectives could not be achieved without the efforts of at least 2 Co- PI's and their respective disciplines. The combination and integration of studies may be inclusive of basic, clinical, population and/or translational research. Applications by existing collaborators are permitted, provided that the proposal is for a new idea or new approach that has not been funded before. Co-PIs must each hold faculty/staff appointments of any rank (or equivalent) and must be independent researchers. Co-PIs may be from the same institution, or from different institutions, however; they must be from different disciplines.
Amount: $250,000/ year for 3 years
Deadline: LOI; November 5, 2015
American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)-Stand Up to Cancer (SU2C)
SU2C's Innovative Research Grant is open to early-career scientists whose novel, high-risk, high-reward cancer research proposals have significant potential for translational application and hold great promise for advancing SU2C's overarching goal of improving and saving the lives of patients. Tenure-track, independent investigators who have started their first independent position no more than 7 years ago, that is on or after June 30, 2009, are eligible to submit a LOI. Applicants serving as SU2C Dream Team Leaders or Principals are not eligible to apply.
Amount: $750,000 over 3 years
Deadline: LOI; November 13, 2015
| The Terri Brodeur Breast Cancer Foundation
The Terri Brodeur Breast Cancer Foundation is dedicated to providing critical funding to researchers investigating breast cancer cures and patient treatment options. This award is intended to support physician scientists at early stages of their research careers to enable them to develop independent careers in breast cancer research. The foundation seeks to fund broadly across all relevant disciplines and as such focus areas can include basic, pre-clinical and clinical research. Any assistance writing or proofreading proposals and letters of institutional support should contact Andrea Hadfield, a liaison with the foundation. Amount: Stipends; $45,000-$50,000/ year for 2 years
Deadline: November 14, 2015
Marsha Rivkin Center for Ovarian Cancer Research
Pilot Study Program awards will support investigator-initiated projects in all areas of ovarian cancer research. In addition, projects designed to analyze data from already funded clinical trials will be considered. Applicants at all levels are encouraged to apply. All applicants must register for an account in the online grant submission system now through 5 PM Pacific Time on November 16, 2015 in order to be eligible to submit an application.
Amount: $75,000 for 1 year
Deadline: Online registration; November 16, 2015
Full application: December 1, 2015
Marsha Rivkin Center for Ovarian Cancer Research
Scientific Scholar Awards are intended to assist promising laboratory and clinical scientists in pursuing a career as an independent investigator in ovarian cancer research. Clinicians will have completed their residency. Applicants should be at the post-doc/fellow, instructor, research assistant, or assistant professor level with no more than 3-4 years in any of these positions. Established, outstanding applicants without prior focus in ovarian cancer but looking to focus in this disease area are also encouraged to apply. All applicants must register for an account in the online grant submission system now through 5 PM Pacific Time on November 16, 2015 in order to be eligible to submit an application.
Amount: $60,000 for 1 year
Deadline: Online registration; November 16, 2015
Full application: December 1, 2015
Melanoma Research Alliance (MRA)-Society of Immunotherapy of Cancer (SIC)
In collaboration with SIC, MRA is pleased to offer a Young Investigator Award to conduct research in the area of immunotherapy. Young Investigator Awards aim to attract early career scientists with novel ideas into the field of melanoma, thereby recruiting and supporting the next generation of melanoma researcher leaders. Applicants must be within 4 years of their first independent, full time academic faculty appointment at the time of application at the level of Assistant Professor (or equivalent position). Applicants who are in research support positions are not eligible to apply. However, applications from those who have secured an independent full-time faculty position commencing by July 1, 2016 will be considered. Any applicant not expected to hold an Assistant Professor position (e.g., Instructor or other title) by July 1, 2016 must contact MRA to confirm eligibility prior to submitting a proposal. Applicants may serve as PI on only 1 proposal submitted to MRA for any of the mechanisms in this cycle. This includes all PI's on Team Science Awards and any Special Opportunity Awards.
Amount: $75,000/ year for 3 years
Deadline: November 16, 2015
Melanoma Research Alliance (MRA)
These awards are designed to enhance translational research by extending academic capabilities to clinical investigations and to facilitate interactions between the academic and industrial research sectors. These awards will be co-funded by MRA and an industry partner whose involvement is essential to the project. Industry funds and/or in-kind support (e.g., reagents, clinical grade drugs, equipment, contract services) must match but may exceed MRA funds for the award period. Industry scientists may serve as co-investigators or collaborators, but may not be PIs. Non-contract industry personnel costs may not be counted as in-kind support. Industry will negotiate contract terms directly with the PI's institution and will dispense its portion of the research funds directly to that institution.
Amount: $100,000/ year for 2-3 years
Deadline: November 16, 2015
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Non-Federal Funding-Fellowships
Pancreatic Cancer Action Network (PanCAN)-National Cancer Institute (NCI) Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research (FNLCR)
KRAS Fellowship
PanCAN and NCI FNLCR have joined together to award 2 Fellowships to support research projects that are directly relevant and applicable to pancreatic cancer and KRAS and that align with the RAS Initiative that is being spearheaded by FNLCR. KRAS Fellowships are available to postdoctoral or clinical research fellows to support KRAS research that is directly applicable and relevant to pancreatic cancer with aims aligned with the Structural Biology and Biochemistry priority area of the RAS Initiative. There is no limit on the length of time an applicant has been in a fellowship. Applicants may submit only 1 application for the KRAS Fellowship, however, they are allowed to apply for a 2016 PanCAN - AACR Pathway to Leadership Grant.
Amount: $45,000 for 1 year
Deadline: November 6, 2015
Debbie's Dream Foundation-American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)
Debbie's Dream Foundation-AACR Gastric Cancer Research Fellowship
The Debbie's Dream Foundation-AACR Gastric Cancer Research Fellowship represents a joint effort to encourage and support a postdoctoral or clinical research fellow to conduct gastric cancer research and to establish a successful career path in this field. The research proposed for funding may be basic, translational, clinical, or epidemiological in nature and must have direct applicability and relevance to gastric cancer, specifically non-Helicobactor pylori associated gastric cancer. Any proposals focused on Helicobactor pylori-associated gastric cancer will not be accepted. At the start of the grant term on July 1, 2016, applicants must have completed his or her most recent doctoral degree within the past 5 years (i.e., degree cannot have been conferred before July 2, 2011). Any applicant who currently holds an active AACR grant may not apply. Applicants may submit only 1 application for the Debbie's Dream Foundation-AACR Gastric Cancer Research Fellowship but may concurrently apply for other AACR grants. Applicants are expected to accept the first grant they are awarded. Applicants may accept and hold only 1 AACR grant at a time.
Amount: $50,000 for 1 year
Deadline: November 17, 2015
American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)-Ocular Melanoma Foundation
AACR-Ocular Melanoma Foundation Fellowship
AACR-Ocular Melanoma Foundation Fellowship represents a joint effort to encourage and support a postdoctoral or clinical research fellow to conduct ocular/uveal melanoma research and to establish a successful career path in ophthalmology, ocular oncology, uveal melanoma biology, or a similar field. The research proposed for funding may be basic, translational, or clinical in nature and must have direct, primary applicability and relevance to ocular/uveal melanoma. At the start of the grant term on July 1, 2016, applicants must have completed his or her most recent doctoral degree within the past 5 years. Any applicant who currently holds an active AACR grant may not apply. Applicants may submit only 1 application for the AACR-Ocular Melanoma Foundation Fellowship but may concurrently apply for other AACR grants. Applicants are expected to accept the first grant they are awarded. AACR membership is required. Nonmembers interested in this grant opportunity must submit a satisfactory application for
AACR Associate Membership by November 18, 2015.
Amount: $50,000 for 1 year
Deadline: November 18, 2015
American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)-Never Too Young Coalition
Never Too Young Coalition-AACR Fellowships in Young-Onset Colorectal Cancer Research
The Never Too Young Coalition-AACR Fellowships in Young-Onset Colorectal Cancer Research represent a joint effort to encourage and support postdoctoral or clinical research fellows to conduct young-onset colorectal cancer research and to establish a successful career path in this field. The research proposed for funding may be basic, translational, clinical, or epidemiological in nature and should focus on understanding why those under 50 are increasingly diagnosed with colon cancer by examining the mechanisms that underlie young-onset of the disease, including the biological differences between young-onset and onset of the disease over the age of 50. At the start of the grant term on July 1, 2016, applicants must have completed his or her most recent doctoral degree within the past 5 years. Any applicant who currently holds an active AACR grant may not apply. Applicants may submit only 1 application for the Never Too Young Coalition-AACR Fellowships in Young-Onset Colorectal Cancer Research but may concurrently apply for other AACR grants. Applicants are expected to accept the first grant they are awarded. AACR membership is required. Nonmembers interested in this grant opportunity must submit a satisfactory application for AACR Associate Membership by November 19, 2015.
Amount: $50,000 for 1 year
Deadline: November 19, 2015
International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer (IASLC)-Bonnie J. Addario Lung Cancer Foundation (ALCF)
2016 IASLC-ALCF Joint Fellowship Award for the Early Detection of Lung Cancer
This IASLC-ALCF Fellowship is the first joint, international fellowship award between the 2 organizations that will support an early career scientist to train with and conduct research on early detection modalities in an established lung cancer research team of their choice, anywhere in the world. The objective of this new IASLC-ALCF funding mechanism is to identify brilliant, young "out of the box" thinkers/researchers who can deliver a meaningful and measurable result for the early detection of lung cancer that has a high probability of near-term benefit to lung cancer patients or individuals at risk, as well as to provide an opportunity for young researchers to learn new cutting-edge technologies and take this expertise back to their home country. Applicants must be within 5 years of their first faculty appointment as of June 5, 2015. Applicants who have completed 2 years of their fellowship/post-doctoral training and are on track for faculty appointments are eligible to apply. Applicants may serve as a PI on only 1 proposal. Multiple applications will be accepted from a single institution, provided that each application has a different PI and represents a distinct hypothesis.
Amount: $150,000/ year for 2 years
Deadline: November 30, 2015
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