Abramson Cancer Center Seed Money Grants: December 9 |
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November 5, 2013, Volume 60, No. 12
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The Abramson Cancer Center of the University of Pennsylvania announces the availability of seed money grants for faculty to conduct cancer-related research projects for junior faculty who do not currently hold a national research grant. Deadline: December 9, 2013.
Through an Institutional Research Grant from the American Cancer Society (ACS IRG), the Abramson Cancer Center will provide seed money grants to junior faculty members (i.e., assistant professors within six years of their appointment) to initiate promising new cancer research projects with the object to obtain preliminary data enabling them to compete successfully for national peer-reviewed research grants. Hence, investigators who have a peer-reviewed national research grant are not eligible for this award.
Investigators who have previously received support from the ACS IRG are now eligible to apply for a second year of funding. Seed money grants from $5,000 to $30,000 will be awarded for the exploration of new developments in basic, translational clinical and cancer control research. Behavioral sciences or health services research related to cancer are eligible for these awards. Covered costs include laboratory personnel costs (non-faculty), data manager or research nursing support, laboratory supplies, animals and small equipment; no travel or patient costs are allowed.
Applicants must identify a mentor at the time the application is submitted along with the mentor’s NIH Biosketch and brief statement describing mentors’ supervisory experience. Projects must have all necessary human subject and animal certifications to be eligible.
The award period for the ACS IRG grant is for one year: February 1, 2014 to December 31, 2014.
Application materials are available: www.penncancer.org/funding-opportunities/
Questions concerning application submission may be directed to: Aprille McCoy, Scientific Coordinator, Abramson Cancer Center, (215) 662-3912, admccoy@exchange.upenn.edu |