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Funding Opportunities
Abramson Cancer Center Strategic Planning Pilot Grants
Cancer Center Pilot Projects Program
Cancer Center Strategic Planning Pilot Grants
The Cancer Center will provide Strategic Planning Pilot Project Grants up to $50,000 for Penn faculty to conduct cancer-related research projects that will promote the scientific priorities of the Abramson Cancer Center and will propel the Cancer Center to the forefront in research of mechanisms, prevention, and treatment of cancer.
The Scientific Strategic Priorities for funding are:
- Identification of factors in the tumor microenvironment that promote carcinogenesis and tumor growth
- Identification and characterization of cancer stem cells in solid tumors, and/or increasing the understanding stem cell interactions with the tumor microenvironment
- Evaluation of novel compounds that target pathways required for tumor maintenance evaluated in investigator-initiated human trials validating target effects
- Identification of host genetic signatures and gene-environment interactions that predict cancer susceptibility and cancer outcomes
- Elucidation of the mechanisms underlying key behavioral cancer risk factors (e.g. obesity, tobacco, and physical inactivity) and/or development of novel interventions to modify these factors and prevent cancer
- Translation of evidence-based strategies for personalized risk assessment, prevention, and early detection into improved population health
Eligibility
- All full-time University faculty are eligible to apply for the Cancer Center Strategic Planning Pilot Grants. The proposed area of research cannot be funded through an existing or previous grant mechanism.
Ineligibility
- Non-faculty (e.g., residents, fellows) are not eligible.
Funding Level
Maximum $50,000
Award Period
Up to three years
Next Deadline: November 9, 2007
Instructions: SP Instructions [PDF]
Application Form: SP Pilot Application [Word Document]
Transmittal Form: SP Transmittal Form 2007 [PDF]
American Cancer Society Institutional Research Grant (ACS IRG) Program
The Abramson Cancer Center of the University of Pennsylvania holds an American Cancer Society Institutional Research Grant (ACS IRG) to support seed money grants to faculty to conduct innovative cancer research projects that have the potential for future peer review funding. The ACS IRG funds innovative cancer research projects that have the potential for future peer review funding. Research projects currently funded through a national research grant will not be accepted. Last year's ACS IRG recipients are now eligible to apply for a renewal of their grant for a second year.
Eligibility
- Previous ACS IRG recipients are now eligible to apply for a renewal of their grant for a second year of funding.
- Only junior-level faculty are eligible - faculty within six years of their first independent faculty appointment or equivalent (e.g., Assistant Professor, Research Assistant Professor) who do not hold independent national competitive research grant.
- Investigators who have an NIH Career Development (K) award are eligible if other requirements are met.
- Investigators who had a national competitive research grant that was not renewed and are still within six years of their first independent faculty appointment, are eligible.
- Citizens, non-citizen nationals, and permanent residents of the United States and its possessions or territories are eligible.
Ineligibility
- Non-faculty (e.g., residents, fellows) are not eligible.
Funding Level
$5,000 - $30,000
Award Period
1/1/08 - 12/31/08
Next Deadline: December 15, 2007
Instructions: ACS IRG Instructions [Word Document]
Application Form: ACS IRG Application Form [Word Document]
Transmittal Form: Transmittal Form 2008 [Word Document]
Cancer Center Pilot Projects Program
The Cancer Center Pilot Projects Program funds innovative cancer research projects that have the potential for future peer review funding. Research projects currently funded through a national research grant will not be accepted.
Eligibility
- All full-time University faculty are eligible to apply for the Cancer Center Pilot Projects Program. The proposed area of research cannot be funded through an existing or prior peer-reviewed national research grant (i.e., NIH, ACS, DOD).
Ineligibility
- Non-faculty (e.g., residents, fellows) are not eligible.
Funding Level
Maximum $25,000
Award Period
3/1/08 - 11/30/08
Next Deadline: December 15, 2007
Instructions: Pilot Projects Program Instructions [Word Document]
Application Form: Pilot Projects Program Application Form [Word Document]
Transmittal Form: Transmittal Form 2008 [Word Document]
Gastrointestinal Cancer Pilot Program Grants
Eligibility
- Full-time University faculty who have not held extramural support (i.e., R29, R01, P01). The proposed area of research cannot be funded through an existing or prior peer-reviewed national research grant (i.e., NIH, ACS, DOD).
- Established investigators in other areas of biomedical research who wish to apply their expertise to a problem in gastrointestinal cancer.
- Established cancer or digestive and liver investigators who wish to study an area of gastrointestinal cancer that represents a significant departure from currently funded work.
- Citizens, non-citizen nationals, and permanent residents of the United States and its possessions or territories are eligible.
Ineligibility
- Investigators who have received prior support extramural support (i.e., R29, R01, P01).
- Non-faculty (e.g., Residents, Fellows, Instructors) are not eligible unless a commitment letter by the Departmental Chair is provided stating the PI will become faculty by the start of the award.
Funding Level
Maximum $45,000
Award Period
Will be stated in the award letter.
Next Deadline:December 15, 2007
Instructions: GI Pilot Project Instructions 2008 [Word Document]
Application Form: GI Pilot Project Application 2008 [Word Document]
Transmittal Form: Transmittal Form 2008 [Word Document]
Links to External Funding Opportunities
- American Cancer Society
- American Institute for Cancer Research
- Department of Defense
- Leukemia and Lymphoma Society
- National Cancer Institute
- National Science Foundation
- Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation
Other External Links of Interest
NIH CRISP database: NIH maintains a complete list of current and past funded projects. This is a good resource for investigators trying to learn more about what kinds of research are supported.
NIH Grant Application Forms and Instructions
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Grants Net
Cancer Center and Penn Links of Interest
Office of the Vice Provost for Research - This web site provides links to numerous sites of interest to investigators including the Office of Research Services, the IRB, IACUC, and the University Research Foundation.
Cancer Center's Clinical Trials Scientific Review and Monitoring Committee
Cancer Center's Weekly Events Bulletin - Funding opportunities are regularly publicized in the Weekly Events Bulletin.
