DoD Breast Cancer Research EOH and Postdoctoral Award Funding Opportunities
The Department of Defense Breast Cancer Research Program (BCRP) has released the "Era of Hope Scholar Awards" and "Postdoctoral Fellowship Awards" Program Announcements and is open for submissions. The following funding opportunity information may interest newer faculty and postdoctoral researchers in bio-life, basic, bio-engineering, epidemiology, behavioral, and social scientists considering innovative research in breast cancer research at the Wayne State University. You may disseminate this information to the widest possible audience using links, list serves, funding websites, newsletters, and forwarding this e-mail.
1. DoD BCRP Era of Hope Scholar Awards: The quick reference synopsis table for the BCRP Era of Hope Award is located at: http://cdmrp.army.mil/funding/pdf/09bcrpreftable2.pdf. The Program Announcement and application instructions are available on: http://cdmrp.army.mil/funding/bcrp.htm. The Program Announcement is also available on the Grants.Gov website http://www.grants.gov and the CFDA Number is 12.420. Below are a few details from the Program Announcement about the Era of Hope Awards, however full reading of the Program Announcement and Application Instructions are necessary for a successful submission.
The Era of Hope Scholar Award supports individuals who have high potential for innovation in breast cancer research early in their careers. Nominees for this award should be exceptionally talented, early-career scientists who have demonstrated that they are the "best and brightest" in their field(s) through extraordinary creativity, vision, and productivity. They also should exhibit strong potential for leadership in the breast cancer research community and be able to articulate a vision for the eradication of breast cancer. Experience in breast cancer research is not required; however, the application should focus on breast cancer research, and the PI must commit at least 50% of his/her full-time professional effort during the award period to breast cancer research. Principal Investigators (PIs) must be independent, non-mentored investigators within 6 years of their last mentored position.
A maximum of $2,500,000 for direct costs over a 5 year maximum performance period, plus indirect costs as appropriate, is offered. The CDMRP expects to allot approximately $12M of the $150M FY09 BCRP appropriation to fund approximately 3 Era of Hope proposals, depending on the quality and number of proposals received.
DEADLINES for FY09 BCRP Era of Hope Scholar Awards and Postdoctoral Fellowship Awards:
· Pre-Application through http://cdmrp.org/ required and due: November 18, 2009, 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time.
· Confidential Letters of Recommendation through the http://cdmrp.org, are required and due: December 2, 2009, 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time.
· Application is to be submitted through http://www.grants.gov/ due December 2, 2009, 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time.
2. DoD BCRPPostdoctoral Fellowship Awards: The quick reference synopsis table for the BCRP Postdoctoral Fellowship Award is located at: http://cdmrp.army.mil/funding/pdf/09bcrpreftable2.pdf on the second page. The Program Announcement and application instructions are available on: http://cdmrp.army.mil/funding/bcrp.htm. The Program Announcement is also available on the Grants.Gov website http://www.grants.gov and the CFDA Number is 12.420. Below are a few details from the Program Announcement about the Postdoctoral Fellowship Awards, however full reading of the Program Announcement and Application Instructions are necessary for a successful submission.
Postdoctoral Fellowship Awards support exceptionally talented recent medical or other doctoral graduates in their pursuit of innovative, high-impact breast cancer research during their postdoctoral training and allows them to obtain the necessary experience for an independent career at the forefront of breast cancer research. The postdoctoral trainee is considered the Principal Investigator (PI) and, as such, should write the project narrative with appropriate direction from the mentor. While the PI is not required to have previous experience in breast cancer research, this application must focus on breast cancer research. Applications must provide evidence of the PI's potential for success in becoming an independent breast cancer researcher based on his/her qualifications, characteristics, achievements, and letters of recommendations. The mentor (or co-mentor, if applicable) must possess the appropriate expertise and experience in breast cancer, to include peer reviewed breast cancer funding and publications, and clearly demonstrate a commitment to guiding the PI's research and training. As of the application submission deadline, the PI must have been in the laboratory in which this research is to be performed for no more than 2 years, and he/she must have a total of less than 4 years of postdoctoral research experience (excluding clinical residency or fellowship training).
A maximum of $300,000 ($100,000 per year) for direct costs over a 3 year maximum performance period, plus indirect costs as appropriate, is offered. The CDMRP expects to allot approximately $8M of the $150M FY09 BCRP appropriation to fund approximately 25 Postdoctoral Fellowship applicants, depending on the quality and number of proposals received.
DEADLINES for FY09 BCRP Era of Hope Scholar Awards and Postdoctoral Fellowship Awards:
· Pre-Application through http://cdmrp.org/ required and due: November 18, 2009, 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time.
· Confidential Letters of Recommendation through the http://cdmrp.org, are required and due: December 2, 2009, 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time.
· Application is to be submitted through http://www.grants.gov/ due December 2, 2009, 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time.
For more information about the BCRP or other CDMRP-sponsored programs, please visit the CDMRP website; http://cdmrp.army.mil.