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2009 Masonic Cancer Center Internal Grant Program
Important Dates
Statement of Intent Deadline: Friday, April 24, 2009
- The Statement of Intent form is no longer available.
Application Deadline: Friday, May 22, 2009
Award Notification: Mid-July 2009
IRB/IACUC/IBC Submission and/or Approval Required by: August 1, 2009
Anticipated Start Date: August 1, 2009
On this page:
- Grant Program Contact
- Eligibility and Evaluation Criteria
- Application Process
- Award Amounts
- Applying for Multiple Awards
- Review Process
- Reporting Requirements
- Mechanisms
Grant Program Contact
All questions related to the application process, requirements, or eligibility should be directed to:
Aaron Schilz, Preaward Services Coordinator
612-624-0650
schil226@umn.eduAny questions regarding the applicability of research should be directed to:
David Largaespada, Ph.D.
612-626-4979
larga002@umn.edu
Eligibility and Evaluation Criteria
Masonic Cancer Center Pilot Grants are available to Masonic Cancer Center members.
- Co-Investigators do not have to be members of the Masonic Cancer Center. For the Brainstorm mechanism, at least two Co-PIs must be Masonic Cancer Center members.
- Applications must have a cancer or cancer-related theme.
- The funds must be designated for the direct support of research. In general, funds should be used for supplies and support of research personnel (graduate students or technicians). Funds cannot be used to support faculty salaries. If faculty is required by the applicant's home department, a letter from the department head committing to the cost-shared effort is required. Only equipment purchases that are directly required for the research are appropriate. No indirect costs should be included in the budget.
- The primary criteria for funding will be innovation, the quality of the research approach, and the potential for future outside funding to sustain or further develop the program. Proposed research must be hypothesis-driven and have the goal of using the award as a springboard to obtaining long-term support from federal/external sources.
- All applicants are required to have proper approvals (IRB/IACUC/IBC) before an award will be issued. Applicants are highly encouraged to apply for proper approvals at or prior to the time of submission. This will ensure that the study is approved by the start date of the award. Approval confirmation or proof of a submitted approval application is required at the time of award.
Application Process
In 2009, five grant mechanisms are available through the Masonic Cancer Center. The goal of this overall program is to foster the development of and provide support for novel research ideas that focus on a problem in cancer. In turn, the Masonic Cancer Center expects that internal funding will lead to nationally peer reviewed funding.
- Statement of Intent due Friday, April 24, 2009.
- The Statement of Intent form is no longer available.
- Application format should follow NIH PHS 398 format whenever possible
- Font size - at least 11 pt, Arial preferred
- These are one year awards with a start date of August 1, 2009.
- The proposal should contain the following information:
- PRF signed by PI(s) and department heads (do not submit to SPA)
- Cover Page (for this, applicants must include a copy of statement of intent)
- Research plan, maximum 3 page limit, single-spaced
- Specific aims
- Background/preliminary data
- Experimental plan
- Significance
- Explanation of how proposed study will be the basis for future funding
- References
- Should not include preprints, reprints, or other forms of freestanding preliminary data as appendices
- Biosketch, 2-page, NIH format
- Other Support, NIH format, include federal and non-federal funding
- Detailed budget and justification, NIH format, project period: 8/1/09 - 7/31/10
- Research personnel (grad. students, lab staff, technicians etc.) - no faculty effort allowed unless required by home department (in which case, home department covers the effort, and a letter from department head is required along with application)
- Research supplies
- Core service expenses (e.g. flow cytometry, tissue procurement,etc.)
- Small equipment (less that $2,500)
- Animal costs
- See each mechanism description for maximum requested amount
- No F&A (internal award)
- Final Application due Friday, May 22, 2009, 4 p.m.—submit application including PRF (with all required signatures) as one .pdf file to Aaron Schilz, preaward services coordinator, at schil226@umn.edu. Please contact Aaron if you have any questions.
Award Amounts
In prior years, awards have ranged from a minimum of $25,000 to a maximum of $50,000 in direct costs for one year.
- Brainstorm Awards - up to $50,000 may be requested for one year of support. Amount awarded and number of applications funded will depend on the number of applicants.
- Cancer Prevention & Etiology Awards - up to $25,000 may be requested for one year of support.
- Tobacco Research Award - up to $25,000 may be requested for one year of support.
- Translational Breast Cancer Research Awards - up to $25,000 may be requested for one year of support.
- Translational Sarcoma Cancer Research Awards - up to $25,000 may be requested for one year of support.
Applying for Multiple Awards
Applicants may apply for one or more of these award mechanisms, only if separate, unique applications are submitted. If you wish to have your application considered for more than one mechanism, you must submit a separate Statement of Intent for each application.
Review Process
An internal committee will review applications. The committee will make recommendations for funding to the Masonic Cancer Center Director. Written reviews/critiques will be sent to all applicants.
Applicants will be notified of the review outcome by mid-June. Awards will be made for one year, with an anticipated activation date of August 1, 2009. Note that all IRB/IACUC/IBC approvals (if applicable) MUST be received by start date of the grant.
Reporting Requirements
Principal investigators of funded projects will be required to provide a final report and an accounting of all funds expended at the completion of the project. If the project extends beyond awarded dates, a progress report will be required along with a request for an extension. Reports are to be submitted to each mechanism's respective director.
Mechanisms
Brainstorm Awards
The objective of the Brainstorm Awards is to foster interdisciplinary collaborations encompassing novel, hypothesis-driven studies of cancer or a cancer-related topic. The proposed project must be a joint, collaborative effort by at least two Masonic Cancer Center members from different programs or different disciplines, and must represent a new collaborative proposal.
Cancer Control and Prevention Awards
The Masonic Cancer Center has made support available to develop innovative research that has direct application to population sciences research in cancer etiology, prevention, survivorship, and control. Collaboration across Masonic Cancer Center programs is encouraged.
Translational Breast Cancer Research Awards
The objective of the Translational Breast Cancer Research Awards is to support research in the biology, prevention, detection, diagnosis, and/or treatment of breast cancer.
Translational Sarcoma Cancer Research Awards
The objective of the Translational Sarcoma Cancer Research Awards is to support research in the biology, prevention, detection, diagnosis, and/or treatment of bone and soft tissue sarcomas.
Tobacco Research Awards
The objective of the Tobacco Research Award is to support innovative studies of the etiology, prevention, mechanisms, treatment or health consequences of tobacco use. Proposals may involve any level of inquiry, e.g. molecular, genetic, preclinical, clinical, epidemiologic, or public policy.