August 2018 Funding Opportunities and Announcements
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Dermatology Foundation 2019 Charles and Daneen Stiefel Scholar Award
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This award is designed to support outstanding investigators committed to understanding the molecular and cellular basis of skin cancer (melanoma or non-melanoma) and/or its treatment. The award was developed to support an outstanding mid-career investigator with an established trajectory of excellence in dermatologic research. The supported research should have a high impact on the field of skin cancer. Ideally, the work should lead to novel treatments for melanoma or non-melanoma skin cancer.
Deadline:
September 17, 2018
Amount and Project Period:
$300,000 over 3 years
Eligibility:
PI must have a primary appointment in U.S. dept./division of dermatology no greater than 10 years beyond his or her initial appointment as an Assistant Professor. PI cannot hold other DF support at the time of funding.
Reviewers:
Recipient will be selected by the Foundation's Board of Directors based on the recommendations of the Medical and Scientific Committee
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ASCO Conquer Cancer Foundation Young Investigator Award
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The Young Investigator Award (YIA) provides funding to promising investigators to encourage and promote quality research in clinical oncology. The purpose of this grant is to fund physicians during the transition from a fellowship program to a faculty appointment.
Deadline:
September 25, 2018
Amount and Project Period:
$50,000 over 1 year
Eligibility
: Must be a physician currently in the last 2 years of final subspecialty training at an academic medical institution and within 10 years of obtaining medical degree at the time of submission. Must be an ASCO member or have submitted membership application with the grant application.
Reviewers:
Scientific review committee.
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ASCO Conquer Cancer Foundation Global Oncology Young Investigator Award
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The Global Oncology Young Investigator Award (YIA) provides research funding to early-career investigators to encourage and promote quality research in global oncology and to develop the next generation of researchers to address global health needs. The Global Oncology YIA is intended to support research by investigators in low resource settings on scientific questions specific to those settings, research by investigators in high resource settings on issues in resource-limited settings, or collaborative research (high and low resource investigators) on questions of shared concern, such as studying a cancer type that affects a small population in the U.S. but is common in another country.
Deadline:
September 25, 2018
Amount and Project Period:
$50,000 over 1 year
Eligibility
: Must have a doctoral degree and apply within the last year of training or first 2 years of faculty/staff employment. Must be an ASCO member or have submitted membership application with the grant application.
Reviewers:
Scientific review committee.
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American Skin Association Daneen and Charles Stiefel Investigative Scientist Award for Melanoma Research
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The purpose of this funding mechanism is to identify and support emerging leaders in dermatology focused on melanoma research. Their research must be focused on new discoveries in the basic or translational medical sciences that impact the understanding or treatment of melanoma/non-melanoma skin cancer.
Deadline:
October 1, 2018
Amount and Project Period:
$100,000 over 1 year
Eligibility
: Preference is given to investigators under the age of 45 as of June 30, 2019. First preference given to those working in a department or division of dermatology, and second preference to those with a close working relationship to dermatology. If an MD, candidate must be board certified in dermatology with at least 3 years of experience as an investigator. If a PhD, candidate must have at least 3 years of postdoctoral or faculty experience as an investigator.
Reviewers:
Medical Advisory Committee
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American Skin Association Milstein Research Scholar Award for Melanoma/Non-Melanoma Skin Cancer
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This award Award aims to foster the career development of a young investigator working at the level of instructor through associate professor in the field of dermatology or cutaneous biology. The aim of the program is to provide bridge support for young investigators. Research must be focused on new discoveries in the basic or translational medical sciences that impact the understanding or treatment of melanoma/nonmelanoma skin cancer.
Deadline:
October 1, 2018
Amount and Project Period:
$60,000 over 1 year
Eligibility
: Preference is given to investigators under the age of 45 as of June 30, 2019. First preference given to those working in a department or division of dermatology, and second preference to those with a close working relationship to dermatology. If an MD, candidate must be board certified in dermatology with at least 3 years of experience as an investigator. If a PhD, candidate must have at least 3 years of postdoctoral or faculty experience as an investigator.
Reviewers:
Medical Advisory Committee
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American Skin Association Research Grants
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Supports disease-specific research targeting the following five (5) disorders: Childhood Skin Diseases/Disfigurement, Psoriasis/Inflammatory Skin Diseases, Skin Cancer/Melanoma, Vitiligo/Pigment Cell Disorders, and Quality of Life/Health Services/Outcome Studies.
Deadline:
October 1, 2018
Amount and Project Period:
$15,000 over 1 year
Eligibility
: Open to all applicants at any stage of their career. Applicants without prior funding, who are in a formative stage of their career, or who are undergoing a mid-career research change, will be given preference.
Reviewers:
Medical Advisory Committee
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American Skin Association Hambrick Medical Student Grants Targeting Melanoma and Skin Cancer
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Supports research from medical students working in areas targeting melanoma and skin cancer.
Deadline:
October 1, 2018
Amount and Project Period:
$7,000 over 1 year
Eligibility
: Applicants must be working actively in the areas of melanoma and skin cancer. Funds may be used for support of a new or ongoing research/clinical investigation project. There is no age requirement.
Reviewers:
Medical Advisory Committee
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American Lung Association Lung Cancer Discovery Award
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The objective of the Lung Cancer Discovery Award is to support independent investigators conducting clinical, laboratory, epidemiological or any groundbreaking project aimed at revolutionizing our current understanding of lung cancer and improving diagnostic, clinical and treatment methods.
Deadline:
October 3, 2018 (LOI)
Amount and Project Period:
$200,000 over 2 years
Eligibility:
Supports investigators at any career stage
Reviewers:
Peer review committee
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American Cancer Society Clinician Scientist Development Grant
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The Clinician Scientist Development Grnat (CSDG) fosters the development of clinicians to clinician scientists. Clinician scientists are investigators licensed to provide patient care and trained to conduct research. They pursue research questions across the cancer research continuum of relevance to improving health. The CSDG provides support for protected time to allow junior faculty who see patients to be mentored and participate in research training to aid their development as independent clinician scientists.
Deadline:
October 15, 2018
Amount and Project Period:
$729,000 over 5 years
Eligibility:
Applicants must be full-time and within the first 6 years of their initial faculty appointment.
Reviewers:
The Society's Scientific Program Directors distribute the applications to the most appropriate Peer Review Committee and then assign each application to at least two committee members for independent and confidential review. Each committee generally has between 12 and 25 members who are leaders in their areas of expertise, plus up to three "stakeholders." A stakeholder is an individual usually without formal training as a scientist or health professional who has a strong personal interest in advancing the effort to control and prevent cancer through research and training. This interest could stem from a personal experience with the disease, such as survivorship, a family cancer experience, or being a caregiver.
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American Cancer Society Research Scholar Grants
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The Research Scholar Grant (RSG) supports investigator-initiated projects across the cancer research continuum.
Deadline:
October 15, 2018
Amount and Project Period:
$792,000 over 4 years
Eligibility:
Independent investigators in the first 6 years of an independent research career or faculty appointment are eligible to apply. Eligibility is extended for 8 years for clinician scientists who remain active in clinical care.
Reviewers:
The Society's Scientific Program Directors distribute the applications to the most appropriate Peer Review Committee and then assign each application to at least two committee members for independent and confidential review. Each committee generally has between 12 and 25 members who are leaders in their areas of expertise, plus up to three "stakeholders." A stakeholder is an individual usually without formal training as a scientist or health professional who has a strong personal interest in advancing the effort to control and prevent cancer through research and training. This interest could stem from a personal experience with the disease, such as survivorship, a family cancer experience, or being a caregiver.
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American Cancer Society Pilot and Exploratory Projects in Palliative Care of Cancer Patients and Their Families
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Awarded grants will provide funding for investigators to perform pilot and exploratory research studies with the purpose of testing interventions, developing research methodologies, or exploring novel areas of research in palliative care for cancer patients and their families.
Deadline:
October 15, 2018
Amount and Project Period:
$144,000 over 2 years
Eligibility:
Open to investigators at all stages of their career. Applicants must hold MD, PhD, or equivalent.
Reviewers:
Applications will be reviewed by the Palliative Care and Symptom Management (PCSM) Peer Review Committee. Applications recommended for funding by the Peer Review Committee will be forwarded to the Council for Extramural Grants.
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Pablove Foundation Research Seed Grants
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Provides funding to conduct innovative, cutting edge investigations, with preference going toward less common childhood cancers. In addition, projects that focus on Opsoclonus-Myoclonus Syndrome (OMS) will be considered. Seed grants serve to advance the work of researchers to qualify for larger grants, federal funding and clinical trials.
Deadline:
October 31, 2018 (LOI)
Amount and Project Period:
$52,500 over 1 year
Eligibility:
Senior postdoctoral fellows and junior faculty who hold MDs or PhDs are eligible for this career development award. In addition, established scientists who are re-directing their research are also eligible to apply for seed funding.
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Aniara Diagnostica Coagulation Research Grant
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Provides funding for projects that deal specifically with EDS--Ehlers-Danlos syndrome--and its effects on hemostasis and thrombosis.
Deadline:
November 1, 2018
Amount and Project Period:
$20,000 over 1 year
Eligibility:
Awards to non-PhD applicants are rare. Applicants are expected to have published a minimum of three articles in peer-reviewed scientific journals.
Reviewers:
Scientific review committee
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