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Apply for a Grant
Applications for the 2011 Pancreatic Cancer Action Network Grants Program open September 8, 2010. Nearly $3 million in research funding will be awarded. This represents the largest annual dollar amount disbursed since the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network introduced the program in 2003, and reflects an almost 30% increase in funding since last year.
The grants program is designed to help incubate innovative research projects, grow the number of researchers directly working on pancreatic cancer, nurture collaborations across disciplines and institutions, and expedite scientific progress for patient benefit. In addition to receiving financial support for their research, grantees participate in a mentorship program that connects them with leading scientists in the field. Ongoing career support activities offer opportunities for education and professional development. As a result, our community of researchers stays committed and involved.
The grants program is administered in partnership with the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) to ensure a rigorous peer-review system. Applications are submitted online through proposalCentral and are reviewed by panels of top experts in the field of pancreatic cancer, using carefully defined evaluation criteria and a NIH-style scoring system. Funding decisions will be available March 2011.
Check back in mid-August 2010 to view the guidelines and application procedures. Funding opportunities will be available for postdoctoral and clinical research fellows, as well as for independent junior and senior investigators.
INNOVATIVE GRANT: Supports creative and cutting edge ideas and approaches, including those successful in other areas of cancer that have justifiable promise for pancreatic cancer
Eligibility: Applicant must be an independent junior and senior investigator (postdoctoral/clinical research fellows are not eligible).
Terms: Two-year grant, totaling $200,000
Letter of Intent Deadline: October 4, 2010, Noon ET
PATHWAY TO LEADERSHIP GRANT: Supports highly promising early career scientist in the postdoctoral position and through the transition to independence to build future leadership in pancreatic cancer research
Eligibility: Applicant must have started a postdoctoral or clinical research fellowship on or after July 2, 2006 (i.e., must be in the first five years of a fellowship at the start of the grant term).
Terms: Up to five years of support, totaling $600,000
Application Deadline: October 27, 2010, Noon ET
FELLOWSHIP AWARD: Supports early career scientist during the mentored research phase
Eligibility: Applicant must have started a postdoctoral or clinical research fellowship on or after July 2, 2008 (i.e., must be in the first three years of a fellowship at the start of the grant term).
Terms: One-year grant, totaling $45,000
Application Deadline: October 27, 2010, Noon ET
CAREER DEVELOPMENT AWARD: Supports newly independent investigators to develop or strengthen a research program in pancreatic cancer
Eligibility: Applicant must have completed a postdoctoral or clinical research fellowship on or after July 2, 2007 (i.e., must be in the first four years of a full-time faculty appointment at the start of the grant term).
Terms: Two-year grant, totaling $200,000
Application Deadline: October 27, 2010, Noon ET
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