Research Western
Funding Opportunites - Research
Further details regarding this announcement can be found at:
http://www.acgtfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/RFA-2015-Clinical-Translation-Sarcoma_The-Wendy-Walk-ACGT-Sarco
Sponsor/Award: ALLIANCE FOR CANCER GENE THERAPY, INC. - THE WENDY WALK/ACGT SARCOMA RESEARCH GRANT - 2016 FULL APPLICATION

Grant Amount: UP TO $500K OVER 2-3 YRS
Deadline: Dean's: Contact your Faculty Research Office for deadline details.
Internal: Feb 16, 2016
Sponsor's: Feb 23, 2016

Subject Areas:
Description:

Alliance for Cancer Gene Therapy, Inc. (ACGT) funds research aimed at furthering the development of cell and gene therapy approaches to the treatment of cancer. To this end, ACGT offers awards in Clinical Translation of Cell and Gene Therapy for Cancer, to qualified scientists at the assistant professor level and above. This award is specifically for those conducting Cell and Gene Therapy Research for sarcoma.

There is a two-step process for submitting applications electronically via proposalCENTRAL. Abstract Deadline: December 18, 2015 at 11 am EST Invitation to Submit Application: January 14, 2016 Completed Application Deadline: February 23, 2016 at 11 am EST

Application Details:

Candidates for the 2015 Investigator's Award in Clinical Translation of Cell and Gene Therapy for Sarcoma, The Wendy Walk/ACGT Sarcoma Research Grant must hold an MD, PhD, or equivalent degree and must be a tenure-track or tenured faculty. The investigator must be conducting original research as an independent faculty member.

A candidate must submit the following by the required deadlines: ? Step 1: A pre-application (called Letter of Intent [LOI] on proposalCENTRAL site) that includes an abstract of the proposed research and an updated biographical sketch. The LOI/abstracts will then be reviewed by the Scientific Advisory Council and selected ones will be invited to submit full applications ? Step II: For those invited to submit a full application, a completed electronic application, including templates and a Signed Administrative and Signature Page(s) should be scanned and attached to the front of the completed application template

10% IDC MUST BE INCLUDED IN THE BUDGET

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: Kilianski,Louise
Hancock,Jennifer Anne

Sponsor Contacts:

96 Cummings Point Road
Stamford, Connecticut, United States