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CFCCC Pilot Funding Program - Request for Proposals

Submission Deadline: TODAY, March 6, 2023 (5:00 PM PST)

The CFCCC is accepting proposals for the CFCCC Pilot Funding Program. Five funding opportunities for cancer-related projects are available:

• Early-Stage Investigator Award ($20,000)
• Standard Award ($40,000)
• Underrepresented Investigator Award ($40,000)
• Re-entry After Family Care Award ($40,000)
• Multi-PI (Team Science) Award ($60,000)

Call for Nominations: 2023 Meyskens Family Medical Research Award

Nomination Deadline: March 18, 2023 (5:00 PM PST)

The award will be presented to a graduating senior obtaining their MD degree in June 2023.

Nominees should exhibit high potential for a career in clinical research in any discipline. An emphasis on translational-oriented research (i.e., a physician-scientist) will be viewed as positive. Please note that this award is not limited to the field of oncology.

The application should be assembled by the nominating faculty member and sent to mededstudentaffairs@hs.uci.edu.

Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) 2024 Investigator Program

Application Deadline: March 21, 2023

The HHMI Investigator Program competition is open to basic researchers and physician scientists in basic biological and biomedical sciences in many scientific disciplines, at hundreds of institutions. Candidates apply directly to HHMI.

Summer Mentor Opportunity - CSUF/UCI Cancer Health Equity Research Partnership (CHERP) Program

There is an opportunity for UCI CFCCC members to participate in the inaugural summer research experience program for URM students from CSUF. Specifically, you're invited to become a mentor to one or more of these students through a 9-week (June 19 - August 18, 2023) summer research experience involving approximately 30 hours/week of activities. CHERP will support the students in their activities with you as well as provide $1,500 for lab supplies for every student you mentor. If you have any questions, please contact Dr. Sora Park Tanjasiri.

We are pleased to announce that the Publication Rebate Program has been extended through 2023!

CFCCC is offering a $250 rebate towards publication costs for manuscripts that: (1) are cancer-related, (2) are accepted for publication in a peer-reviewed journal between April 1, 2019 and December 31, 2023, (3) appropriately acknowledge a CFCCC-supported Shared Resource, and (4) cite the P30CA062203 Cancer Center Support Grant. Please submit your publication for this rebate program through this link.

Please join us in congratulating the following Cancer Center members for their recent cancer-relevant publications and successful utilization of the Publication Rebate Program:

Other Non-Federal Funding Opportunities

These opportunities do not require nomination or selection by the Cancer Center.

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