December 2018 Funding Opportunities and Announcements
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Burroughs Wellcome Fund Postdoctoral Enrichment Program
Postdoctoral Enrichment Program (PDEP) provides a total of $60,000 over three years to support the career development activities for underrepresented minority postdoctoral fellows in a degree-granting institution (an institution includes its affiliated graduate and medical schools, hospitals, and research institutions) in the United States or Canada whose training and professional development are guided by mentors committed to helping them advance to stellar careers in biomedical or medical research.
Deadline: January 16, 2019
Amount and Project Period: Up to $60,000 over 3 years
Eligibility : Applicants must have no more than 36 months of postdoctoral research experience at the time of application and not be more than 5 years from his/her PhD. Applicants must be underrepresented minorities (i.e. American Indian or Alaska Native, Black or African American, Hispanic, or Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander)
Contact: Zack Knowles ( medcfr@email.gwu.edu )
Reviewers: Selection of award recipients is made by a scientific advisory committee with final approval by the Burroughs Wellcome Fund Board of Directors.
American Society of Hematology Research Training Award for Fellows
The ASH Research Training Award for Fellows (RTAF) is designed to encourage junior researchers in hematology, hematology/oncology, and other hematology-related training programs to pursue careers in academic hematology.
Deadline: January 15, 2019
Amount and Project Period: $70,000 over 1 year
Eligibility : Applicant must be an ASH Associate member, have less than five years of research experience, have completed one year of clinical training, and be a second-fifth year fellow in a hematology or hematology/oncology training program.
Contact: Zack Knowles ( medcfr@email.gwu.edu )
Reviewers: RTAF study section
American Cancer Society Mission Boost Grants
Grants are designed to support select current and past ACS grantees specifically for the translation of their research to human testing. Mission Boost Grants (MBG) are opportunities for ACS grantees to seek additional, or "boost," resources for innovative, high-risk/high-reward projects. MBGs offer two stages of funding. The Primary Boost requires the investigator to develop outcome-specific, unequivocal milestones that reduce the risks of studying a new drug, device, or procedure in patients. The topic of study may be the same that was previously funded by the ACS grant, but it doesn't have to be. Primary MBG studies can be preclinical or clinical in nature. The Secondary Boost requires the investigator to have successfully completed the Primary Boost milestones and submitted them to the Extramural Council for permission to move forward with this grant. The investigator may apply for a Secondary Boost grant to receive support for an additional period for advancing the research to clinical testing in cancer patients. Secondary MBG studies must involve testing in cancer patients.
Deadline: March 1, 2019
Amount and Project Period: $240,000 over 2 years for primary mission boost; $360,000 over 18 months for secondary mission boost.
Eligibility : Applicants must be either current or past ACS grantees who have held or currently hold Research Scholarship Grant, Mentored Research Scholar Grant, Cancer Control Career Development Awards, or Pilot and Exploratory Projects in Palliative Care Awards.
Contact: Zack Knowles ( medcfr@email.gwu.edu )
Reviewers: ACS Extramural Research Council