• Funding News and Opportunities
• Masonic Cancer Center and University of Minnesota Internal Funding Opportunities
• Federal Agencies Funding Cancer-Related Research
• Non-federal Agencies Funding Cancer-Related Research
• Research Funding Directories

Funding News and Opportunities

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Masonic Cancer Center and University of Minnesota Internal Funding Opportunities

• Prostate and Urologic Cancer Translational Workgroup Pilot Awards

  The Masonic Cancer Prostate and Urologic Cancer Translational Workgroup is dedicated to the prevention, diagnoses, management, and cure of prostate and urologic cancers. In pursuit of these goals, we are seeking applications for developmental research project (pilot project) awards. The objective of these awards is to foster new collaborative research in the biology, prevention, detection, diagnosis, and/or treatment of prostate and urologic cancers.

  • Funding: Two award mechanisms are in place for this competition, with funding up to $30,000 (Type A award) or $50,000 (Type B award). See RFA for award type details.
  • All projects must have at least one Masonic Cancer Center member listed as PI.
  • Application (including PRF) due by May 15, 2012.
    Awards will commence July 1, 2012.

Please email Rachel Johnsrud (joh03893@umn.edu) by April 30th, 2012 if you intend to apply for this pilot award program. The email should include the proposal title, name of the investigator(s), and whether you are applying for a Type A or Type B award. Download the RFA for information about eligibility and the application process.

• Masonic Cancer Center Internal Grant Program: Brainstorm Awards, Cancer Control and Prevention Awards, Hourglass: Integrative Therapies Cancer Research Awards, SP³ (SPORE-Program Prject Planning) Awards, Translational Breast Cancer Research Awards, Translational Sarcoma Cancer Research Awards, Cancer Outcomes and Survivorship Awards.
• Academic Health Center Funding Opportunities
• Clinical and Translational Science Institute Funding Opportunities
• Office of the Vice President for Research: Funding Opportunites that Limit Number of Applications

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Federal Agencies Funding Cancer-Related Research

• NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts: Search funding opportunities; sign up to receive the NIH Guide weekly via e-mail.
• NIH Institutes: Search the GrantsNet service.
• grants.gov: Search for funding sources by keyword; sign up for e-mail notification of funding opportunities. (Note: NIH listings are under DHHS, the Department of Health and Human Services.)
• National Science Foundation
• Department of Defense

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Non-Federal Agencies Funding Cancer-Related Research

• American Association for Cancer Research
• American Cancer Society
• American Joint Committee on Cancer
• Avon Foundation Breast Care Fund
• Cancer Research Institute
• Consortium on Law and Values in Health, Environment & the Life Sciences
• Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation
• Doris Duke Charitable Foundation
• Leukemia and Lymphoma Society
• Minnesota Ovarian Cancer Alliance
• Sidney Kimmel Foundation
• Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation

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Research Funding Directories

• Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA): CFDA is a database of all federal programs available to state and local governments; federally recognized Indian tribal governments; territories (and possessions) of the United States; domestic public, quasi-public, and private profit and nonprofit organizations and institutions; specialized groups; and individuals.
• Community of Science: This funding opportunity search engine provides the world's most comprehensive funding resource, with more than 24,000 records representing nearly 400,000 opportunities ranging from local non-profit funding to federally funded grants.
• Duke University Funding Opportunities Listing: This is a sortable database of current funding opportunities pulled from various databases. It boasts a user-friendly interface and a comprehensive listing. While the listing is not as comprehensive as other databases in this list, opportunities may be easier to find in this abbreviated format.
• Foundation Directory Online: The premier grantseeking database on the Web, developed by the Foundation Center, a national nonprofit service organization founded over 50 years ago to open up U.S. foundations to public view.
• Illinois Researcher Information Service (IRIS): A fee-based service, to which the University of Minnesota is a current subscriber. It currently contains over 9,000 active federal and private funding opportunities in the sciences, social sciences, arts, and humanities. In addition to funding opportunities for faculty, the IRIS Database also contains fellowships and scholarships for grad students and undergrads. Users can search IRIS by sponsor, deadline date, keyword, and other criteria. Most IRIS records contain live links to sponsor Web sites, electronic forms, or Electronic Research Administration (eRA) portals. The IRIS Database is updated daily.
• Sponsored Programs Information Network (SPIN): InfoEd's SPIN is the most widely used funding opportunity database in the world. By aggregating sponsor information in one system, SPIN dramatically cuts search times and substantially increases the likelihood of positive results. Program information is presented in a standard format that allows investigators to readily compare opportunities. This search engine is great for post-doctoral associates looking for funding opportunities.

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