April 2013

 
 



New Opportunity
Open   All Faculty Non-Federal Sarcomas

The Liddy Schriver Sarcoma Initiative

Research targeted at finding cures for sarcomas, as well as research that attempts to develop more effective treatment regimens than are currently available.

 

Due Date:

Open

Amount & Project Period:

$50,000 total over 2 years

Eligibility:

All Faculty

Contact:

Linda Nolan, x6071

RFA Link:

The Liddy Schriver Sarcoma Initiative

April 15 Jr Faculty Non-Federal All areas

ACS IRG Announces Spring 2013 Pilot Project Funding Opportunity

Moffitt Cancer Center is pleased to announce pilot funding opportunities to support junior faculty in initiating cancer-related research projects that assist them in competing successfully for national research grants.

 

Due Date:

April 15

Amount & Project Period:

Up to $30,000 total for 1 year

Eligibility:

Jr Faculty

Contact:

Maureen Ahearn, x8024

RFA Link:

ACS-IRG Guidelines   ACS-IRG Application

 


New Opportunity
April 15 (LOI) All Faculty Non-Federal Brain-Chordoma

The Chordoma Foundation - Seed Grants

To advance development of effective treatments for chordoma; to enable investigators to start projects, test hypotheses, or generate preliminary data for additional funding.

 

Due Date:

April 15, 2013 (LOI)
May 21, 2013 (Invited Applications)

Amount & Project Period:

$50,000 over 2 years

Eligibility:

All Faculty

Contact:

Linda Nolan, x6071

RFA Link:

The Chordoma Foundation Seed Grants

R21 NCI

April 20 (LOI)
May 20 (App)
All Faculty Federal Molecular Analysis

Early-Stage Innovative Molecular Analysis Technology Development for Cancer Research

Molecular analysis technologies with technical innovation to affect and transform investigations exploring the molecular and cellular bases of cancer.

 

Due Date:

April 20 (LOI)
May 20 (App)

Amount & Project Period:

$500,000 total over 3 years

Eligibility:

All faculty

Contact:

Linda Nolan, x6071

RFA Link:

RFA-CA-13-001

 
R33 NCI


April 20 (LOI)
May 20 (App)
All Faculty Federal Cancer Biology

Validation and Advanced Development of Emerging Molecular Analysis Technologies for Cancer Research

Advanced development of emerging molecular and cellular analysis technologies and technical/analytical validation in an appropriate cancer-relevant biological system.

 

Due Date:

April 20 (LOI)
May 20 (App)

Amount & Project Period:

$900,000 total over 3 years

Eligibility:

All faculty ranks

Contact:

Linda Nolan, x6071

RFA Link:

RFA-CA-13-002

 
R21 NCI
April 20 (LOI)
May 20 (App)
All Faculty Federal Cancer Biology

Early-Stage Development of Innovative Technologies for Biospecimen Science

Advanced development of emerging molecular and cellular analysis technologies and technical/analytical validation in an appropriate cancer-relevant biological system.

 

Due Date:

April 20 (LOI)
May 20 (App)

Amount & Project Period:

$500,000 total over 3 yrs

Eligibility:

All Faculty ranks

Contact:

Linda Nolan, x6071

RFA Link:

RFA-CA-13-003

 
R33 NCI

April 20 (LOI)
May 20 (App)
All Faculty Federal Biospecimens

Validation and Advanced Development of Emerging Technologies for Biospecimen Science

Advanced development and validation of cancer-relevant technologies addressing issues related to pre-analytical variations in collection, processing, handling, and storage of biospecimens

 

Due Date:

April 20 (LOI)
May 20 (App)

Amount & Project Period:

$900,000 total for 3 years

Eligibility:

All Faculty

Contact:

Linda Nolan, x6071

RFA Link:

RFA-CA-13-004

 


April 30 Jr Faculty Non-Federal Basic/Clinical 

Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center 2013 Paul Marks Prize for Cancer Research

An award for young investigators who have made significant contributions to increasing the understanding of cancer or improving the treatment of the disease through basic or clinical research.

 

Due Date:

April 30, 2013

Amount & Project Period:

$150,000 total award

Eligibility:

Applicants are required to be age 45 or younger.

Contact:

Linda Nolan, x6071

RFA Link:

MSKCC Paul Marks Prize



New Opportunity
May 1 All Ranks Non-Federal Melanoma

Melanoma Research Foundation

Support emerging and established scientific investigators explore new avenues in melanoma biology, prevention and treatments.

 

Career Development Award

Support for early career melanoma research.

Amount & Project Period:

$50,000/yr for 2 years

Eligibility:

Postdocs and Junior Faculty


Senior Investigator Award

Supports senior melanoma researchers.

Amount & Project Period:

$100,000/yr for 2 years

Eligibility:

Established Faculty

   

Career Development CURE OM Award

Support for early investigators in the Ocular/uveal melanoma field.

Amount & Project Period:

$50,000/yr for 2 years

Eligibility:

Postdocs and Jr. Faculty

 

Established Investigator CURE OM Award:

Support established ocular/uveal melanoma researchers.

Amount & Project Period:

$100,000/yr for 2 years

Eligibility:

Established investigators

Contact:

Linda Nolan, x6071


Melanoma Research Foundation
 


New Opportunity
May 1 All Ranks  Non-Federal Gynecologic Cancer

The Ovarian Cancer Research Fund Woman to Woman Grant Program

Program seeks to improve the quality of care for gynecologic cancer patients by starting a Woman to Woman support group.

 

Due Date:

May 1

Amount & Project Period:

$50,000 total for 1 year

Eligibility:

All ranks. Requires support from a physician in the gynecologic oncology department.

Contact:

Linda Nolan, x6071

RFA Link:

Woman to Woman Grant Program

 


May 1 (LOI)
August 2 (App)

Post Docs/
Jr Faculty
Non-Federal Hematology

American Society of Hematology - Scholar Awards

Career development awards providing partial salary or other support for hematologists to become an independent investigator. Proposals accepted on a broad range of research (basic, clinical research, population, translational).

 

Due Date:

May 1 (LOI - required)
August 2 (App)

Amount & Project Period:

$50,000/yr for 3 years (Fellow)
$75,000/yr for 3 years (Jr. Faculty)
 

Eligibility:

  • Postdocs (within years 2-5)

  • Jr. Faculty (within 1st 3yrs of appointment)

  • 75% protected time

  • No current R01

Contact:

Linda Nolan, x6071

RFA Link:

Scholar Awards  Please note that the ASH website has not been updated at time of publication.  The website shows only that the 2012 application process is closed, not that the 2013 is open.




New Opportunity
May 14 Fellows/Jr Faculty Non-federal Multiple Myeloma

Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation 2013 Research Fellow $50,

Supports researchers at the post doctorate/medical fellow or junior faculty levels working under the guidance of a research mentor in the multiple myeloma field.

 

Due Date:

May 14

Amount & Project Period:

$75,000 total for 1 year

Eligibility:

Must hold a MD, PhD or equivalent with less than 5 years experience.

Contact:

Linda Nolan, x6071

RFA Link:

MMRF - Research Fellow

 
R01
R21
NCI

May 20 (LOI)
June 20 (App)
All Faculty Federal Provocative Questions

Research Answers to NCI's Provocative Questions

Research projects designed to use sound and innovative research strategies to solve specific problems and paradoxes in cancer research

 

Due Date:

May 20 (LOI)
June 20 (App)

Amount & Project Period:

R01 - No limit, detailed budget required - 4 years
R21 - $275,000 total over 2 years

Eligibility:

All Faculty

Contact:

Linda Nolan, x6071

RFA Link:

Group A - Cancer prevention and risk
(R01: RFA-CA-12-015) & (R21: RFA-CA-12-016)

Group B - Mechanisms of tumor development & recurrence
(R01: RFA-CA-12-017) & (R21: RFA-CA-12-018)

Group C - Cancer detection, diagnosis, and prognosis
R01: RFA-CA-12-019 & R21: RFA-CA-12-020

Group D - Specific unsolved problems related to the development and use of new therapeutic agents.
R01: RFA-CA-12-021 & R21: RFA-CA-12-022

 


New Opportunity
May 24 Sr Investigators Non-Federal Prostate Cancer

2013 PCF Challenge Award

Support large-scale metastatic prostate cancer research projects focused on funding Treatment Sciences: Investigations of new ideas in man or laboratory support of a high-impact clinical investigation with a high probability of near-term patient benefit.

 

Due Date:

May 24

Amount & Project Period:

$1,000,000 total over 2 years.

Eligibility:

Teams of 3 or more experienced investigators.

Contact:

Linda Nolan, x6071

RFA Link:

2013 PCF Challenge Award  

 
P01 NCI

May 25 All Faculty Federal All Areas

NCI Program Project Applications

Program projects may address basic, translational, clinical and/or population-based studies. Projects must consist of at least three components sharing a common theme, focus and/or overall objective.

 

Due Date:

May 25

Amount & Project Period:

No limit, detailed budget required - 5 years

Eligibility:

All faculty

Contact:

Linda Nolan, x6071

RFA Link:

PAR-12-005

 

New Opportunity

May 31 All Faculty Non-Federal Lung Cancer

Lung Cancer Research Foundation 2013 Research Grants

Support funding for research in all aspects of lung cancer.

 

Due Date:

May 31

Amount & Project Period:

$50,000 total - 1 year

Eligibility:

All Faculty

Contact:

Linda Nolan, x6071

RFA Link:

Lung Cancer Research Foundation

 
Doctors Cancer Foundation Non-Federal

May 31 Junior Faculty Non-Federal Career Development

The Doctors Cancer Foundation - Management of Cancer

Support young scientists' innovative projects with a strong interest in cancer stem cells, microRNAi agents, epigenetic agents, as well as many others; leading to clinical trials.

 

Due Date:

May 31

Amount & Project Period:

$50,000 total for 1 year

Eligibility:

Young Investigators

Contact:

Linda Nolan, x6071

RFA Link:

Doctors Cancer Foundation

R01 NCI

New Opportunity
June 5 All Faculty Federal Health Literacy

Understanding and Promoting Health Literacy

Encourage methodological, intervention and dissemination research for understanding and promoting health literacy.

 

Due Date:

June 5

Amount & Project Period:

No limit, detailed budget required - 5 years

Eligibility:

All faculty

Contact:

Linda Nolan, x6071

RFA Link:

PAR-13-130

 
R01 NCI

June 5 All Faculty Federal Alcohol/Cancer

Mechanisms of Alcohol-associated Cancers

Supports a broad range of research into the mechanisms by which alcohol contributes to carcinogenesis.

 

Due Date:

June 5

Amount & Project Period:

No limit, detailed budget required - 5 years

Eligibility:

All Faculty

Contact:

Linda Nolan, x6071

RFA Link:

PAR-12-146

 
R01
R21
NCI

June 5 (R01)
June 16 (R21)
All Faculty Federal Heme/Malignancies

Biomarkers for Early Detection of Hematopoietic Malignancies

Support projects on the development and validation of biomarkers for early detection, prediction of progression, and recurrence of hematopoietic malignancies and for risk assessment of primary and secondary hematopoietic malignancies.

 

Due Date:

R01 - June 5
R21 - June 16

Amount & Project Period:

R01 - No limit, detailed budget required.
R21 - $275,000 total for 2 years

Eligibility:

All Faculty

Contact:

Linda Nolan, x6071

RFA Link:

R01: PA-12-221
R21: PA-12-220

 
R01
R21
NCI

June 5 (R01)
June 16 (R21)
All Faculty   Federal CIPN

Biomechanisms of Peripheral Nerve Damage by Anti-Cancer Therapy

Support projects that lead to a molecular understanding of chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN)

 

Due Date:

June 5 (R01)
June 16 (R21)

Amount & Project Period:

R01 - No limit, detailed budget required - 5 years
R21 - $275,000 total over 2 years

Eligibility:

All Faculty

Contact:

Linda Nolan, x6071

RFA Link:

R01 - PA-12-082
R21 - PA-12-083

 
R01
R21
NCI

June 5 (R01)
June 16 (R01)
All Faculty Federal Cancer Detection

Identifying Non-coding RNA Targets for Early Detection of Cancer

Non-coding RNAs (ncRNAs) and targets in pre-neoplastic lesions and early stage cancers; usefulness of stable microRNAs (miRNAs) and ncRNAs to predict progression to cancer and as biomarkers for early cancer detection and screening.

 

Due Date:

June 5 (R01)
June 16 (R21)

Amount & Project Period:

R01 - No limit, detailed budget required - 5 years
R21 - $275,000/yr for 2 years

Eligibility:

All Faculty

Contact:

Linda Nolan, x6071

RFA Link:

R01: PA-12-213
R21: PA-12-214

R01 NCI

June 5 All Faculty Federal Alcohol/Cancer

Mechanisms of Alcohol-associated Cancers

Supports a broad range of research into the mechanisms by which alcohol contributes to carcinogenesis.

 

Due Date:

June 5

Amount & Project Period:

No limit, detailed budget required - 5 years

Eligibility:

All Faculty

Contact:

Linda Nolan, x6071

RFA Link:

PAR-12-146

 
K01 NCI

June 12 Postdocs/Fellows
Jr Faculty
Federal Career Development

NCI Mentored Research Scientist Development Award to Promote Diversity

Provide support and protected time for career development for individuals representative of groups shown to be underrepresented in health related-sciences (biomedical, behavioral or clinical) leading to research independence.

 

Due Date:

June 12

Amount & Project Period:

Stipend: $100,000/yr (75% effort commitment required) Research Costs: $30,000/yr

Eligibility:

Postdoc fellows
Assistant professors within 2 years of appointment

Contact:

Linda Nolan, x6071

RFA Link:

PAR-12-050

 
K08 NCI

June 12 All Faculty Federal Career Development

NCI Mentored Clinical Scientist Research Career Development Award to Promote Diversity

Clinical scientists from diverse backgrounds committed to a career in basic biomedical, behavioral or translational cancer research, including research on cancer health disparities

 

Due Date:

June 12

Amount & Project Period:

$130,000/yr for 5 years

Eligibility:

Junior Clinical Scientists

Contact:

Linda Nolan, x6071

RFA Link:

PAR-12-051

 
K23 NCI

June 12 All Faculty Federal Patient-oriented Research

Mentored Patient-Oriented Research Career Development Award to Promote Diversity

Funding opportunity offers protected time for investigators to focus on patient-oriented cancer research (POR)

 

Due Date:

June 12

Amount & Project Period:

$130,000/yr for 5 years

Eligibility:

All Faculty

Contact:

Linda Nolan, x6071

RFA Link:

PAR-12-052

 
R21
R03
NCI

New Opportunity
June 16 All Faculty Federal Health Literacy

Understanding and Promoting Health Literacy

Encourage methodological, intervention and dissemination research for understanding and promoting health literacy.

 

Due Date:

June 16

Amount & Project Period:

$275,000 total over 2 years (R21)
$100,000 total over 2 years (R03)

Eligibility:

All faculty

Contact:

Linda Nolan, x6071

RFA Link:

PAR-13-132 (R21)
PAR-13-131 (R03)

 
R21
R03
NIH

New Opportunity
June 16 All Faculty Federal Patient Centered Outcomes

Dissemination and Implementation Research in Health

Identify, develop, evaluate and refine effective methods, infrastructures, and strategies to implement research-tested health behavior change interventions, evidence-based prevention, early detection, diagnostic, treatment and management, and quality of life improvement services.

 

Due Date:

June 16

Amount & Project Period:

(R21) $275,000 total over 2 years
(R03) $100,000 total over 2 years

Eligibility:

All faculty

Contact:

Linda Nolan, x6071

RFA Link:

(R21) PAR-13-054  |  (R03) PAR-13-056

 
R21 NCI

June 16 All Faculty Federal All Areas

Exploratory/Developmental Research Grant Program

Encourage exploratory and developmental projects in all areas of cancer research.

 

Due Date:

June 16

Amount & Project Period:

$275,000 total over 2 years

Eligibility:

All Faculty

Contact:

Linda Nolan, x6071

RFA Link:

PAR-12-145

 
R03 NCI

June 16 All Faculty Federal Short-term projects

Small Grants Program for Cancer Research

Supports small, short-term research projects on cancer.

 

Due Date:

June 16

Amount & Project Period:

$100,000 total for 1 year

Eligibility:

All Faculty

Contact:

Linda Nolan, x6071

RFA Link:

PAR-12-144

 
R21 NCI

June 16 All Faculty Federal Obesity

Exploratory/Developmental Clinical Research Grants in Obesity

Obesity has been observed to be associated with increased incidence and mortality of certain cancers, including breast and colon cancer. The NCI is interested in supporting human intervention studies utilizing bioactive components (e.g., tea polyphenols, calcium) or variation in diet composition strategies that evaluate weight change in populations; including individuals with a genetic propensity for cancer as well as those with cancer or at risk for recurrence of cancer.

 

Due Date:

June 16

Amount & Project Period:

$275,000 total over 2 years

Eligibility:

All Faculty

Contact:

Linda Nolan, x6071

RFA Link:

PAR-12-179

 
U01 NIGMS
NCCAM

New Opportunity
June 17 (LOI)
July 17 (App)
All Faculty Federal Genomics

Genomes to Natural Products

Support projects that use the wealth of genomic and metagenomic sequencing data available, and recent advances in synthetic biology for the purpose of developing new high-throughput and broadly applicable approaches to natural products discovery.

 

Due Date:

June 17 (LOI)
July 17 (Application)

Amount & Project Period:/strong>

$2.25 million/yr for 5 years

Eligibility:

All Faculty

Contact:

Linda Nolan, x6071

RRFA Link:

RFA-GM-14-002

 
U01 NCI

New Opportunity
June 20
November 20
All Faculty Federal Health Disparities

Basic Cancer Research in Cancer Health Disparities

Encourage applications from investigators interested in conducting basic, mechanistic research into the biologic/genetic causes of cancer health disparities.

 

Due Date:

June 20
November 20

Amount & Project Period:

$250,000/yr for 5 years

Eligibility:

All Faculty

Contact:

Linda Nolan, x6071

RFA Link:

PAR-12-095

 


July 1 Postdoctoral Fellows Non-Federal Career Development

The Helen Hay Whitney Foundation - Research Fellowships

Supports early postdoctoral research training in basic biomedical sciences.

 

Due Date:

July 1

Amount & Project Period:

Stipend: $49,000 total year 1
$50,000 total year 2
$51,000 total year 3
Allowance: $1,500/yr for 3 years

Eligibility:

Postdoctoral fellows with less than 1 year training and US citizen.

Contact:

Linda Nolan, x6071

RFA Link:

The Helen Hay Whitney Foundation Research Fellowship

 
R01
R21
NIDCR

New Opportunity

July 15 (LOI)
Aug 15 (App)
All Faculty Federal Oral Cancer

Functional Characterization of Oral Cancer Initiating Cells

Support translational projects in oral cancer aimed at understanding the cellular, molecular and functional properties of oral Cancer Initiating Cells (CICs)and their niches.

 

Due Date:

July 15 (LOI)
August 15 (Applications)

Amount & Project Period:

(R01) Unlimited funding, detailed budge required for 4 years.
(R21) $275,000 total over 2 years

Eligibility:

All Faculty

Contact:

Linda Nolan, x6071

RFA Links:

(R01) RFA-DE-14-001   |  (R21) RFA-DE-14-002

 
   
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