Research Western
Funding Opportunites - Research
Further details regarding this announcement can be found at:
http://ww5.komen.org/ResearchGrants/FundingOpportunities.html
Sponsor/Award: SUSAN G KOMEN BREAST CANCER FOUNDATION - POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP - 2016 COMPETITION - FULL APPLICATION

Grant Amount: UP TO $60K PA FOR 2-3 YEARS
Deadline: Dean's: Contact your Faculty Research Office for deadline details.
Internal: Nov 15, 2016
Sponsor's: Nov 22, 2016

Subject Areas: Breast Cancer
Description:

The Postdoctoral Fellowship (PDF) Research Grants seek to (a) attract scientists into careers addressing important research questions about breast cancer, (b) expand the skills and expertise of breast cancer researchers in training, and (c) position trainees for independent careers conducting breast cancer research that will directly affect breast cancer patients. By the date of full application submission, the FELLOW must be no more than: 3 years post-completion of his/her most recent clinical fellowship or 4 years post-completion of his/her most recent residency (for physicians), or 4 years post-completion of his/her most recent PhD.

A separate PDF RFA is available for either Basic and Translation Research or Clinical Research. The Basic and Translational mechanism is appropriate for both basic (i.e. PhD) or clinical (i.e. MD) fellows proposing research projects that are laboratory- or field- based. The Clinical mechanism is appropriate for clinical (i.e. MD) fellows proposing clinical, patient-oriented research projects that involve direct interactions with human subjects/patients. This includes studies such as therapeutic interventions or clinical trials. Please see the sponsor website for the appropriate RFA.

Application Details:

The Fellow must have a doctoral degree, including MD, PhD, DrPH, DO or equivalent. The Fellow may not hold any current faculty appointments.

Applicants/PIs must follow the application submission instructions, including page limitations, submission of required application materials, and format guidelines such as the prescribed font and margin size. All application materials must be in English and must be submitted online in the proposalCENTRAL system. No paper applications or applications sent by email will be accepted. Applicants are strongly encouraged to complete, review and submit their applications with sufficient time to allow for technical difficulties, varying time zones, human error, loss of power/internet, sickness, travel, etc. Applicants may review their submissions for accuracy until the application submission deadline.

INDIRECT COSTS ARE NOT SUPPORTED BY THIS PROGRAM

NOTE: All Letters of Intent and Full Applications must be processed through Research Development & Services for institutional approval. Requests for Institutional approvals should be received no less than 3 days prior to the posted Sponsor deadline. A ROLA Proposal (bearing applicant, Chair and Dean electronic approvals) is required for each submission.
Western Contacts: Moxey,Laura
Kilianski,Louise
Hancock,Jennifer Anne

Sponsor Contacts:

HELPDESK@KOMENGRANTSACCESS.ORG
5005 LBJ FREEWAY
SUITE 370
DALLAS, Texas, United States
972 855-1600