Office of Research

Cancer Research 2017 V Scholar Award

Limited Submissions

Note: FHCRC is coordinating the proposal selection process, with a UW Office of Research review of pre-proposals.

 

This grant supports young tenure-track faculty to begin their cancer research career in projects that are either laboratory-based fundamental and translational research.

Eligibility Requirements

Candidates MUST at the time of application:

  • Be approved by and nominated by the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center Director in the formal application.
  • Have at least 2 years post-doctoral (MD or PhD) fellowship training.
    • For MDs, a minimum of 1 year is acceptable if only o1 year is required for the specialty.
  • Have a tenure-track faculty appointment.
    • Non-promotable, adjunct, affiliated, temporary, part-time or acting faculty positions are not eligible.
  • Have been appointed to their first full-time Assistant Professor faculty position within the last 5 years, and have not yet been promoted to Associate Professor.
  • Clinical scientists are eligible if the research institution can demonstrate that it will fully support the research applicant (e.g. dedicated lab space, start-up funds, protected research time).
  • Be either US citizens, or be a permanent legal resident in the US.
  • Applicants who have been awarded R01 equivalent grants as PI or as Co-Leader at the time of application submission are not eligible for consideration as a V Scholar. In addition, applicants cannot be a Co-Leader on a SPORE project or Co-PI of the following NIH grant mechanisms: U01, DP1, DP2, R37, R23. In addition, PIs for Research Project Grants (RPGs), analogous to NIH/NCI R01 awards from the listed sources would be ineligible. The list of funding agencies that offer RPGs include:

1.       Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)

2.       American Association of Cancer Research (AACR)

3.       American Cancer Society (ACS), (national office only)

4.       American Foundation for AIDS Research (amfAR)

5.       American Institute for Cancer Research (AICR)

6.       California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM)

7.       Cancer Prevention Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT)

8.       Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

9.       Central Office of the Veterans Administration (VA) - excluding local/regional awards and “block” grants

10.   Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

11.   The Flight Attendant Medical Research Institute (FAMRI)

12.   Florida Biomedical Research Program (FBRP)

13.   Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

14.   Howard Hughes Medical Foundation

15.   Leukemia and Lymphoma Society

16.   Melanoma Research Alliance (MRA)

17.   Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation (MMRF)

18.   National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)

19.   National Science Foundation (NSF)

20.   New York State Department of Health Wadsworth Center/New York State Stem Cell Science Program (NYSTEM)

21.   Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI)

22.   Prevent Cancer Foundation

23.   Prostate Cancer Foundation

24.   Susan G. Komen for the Cure

25.   The California Breast Cancer Research Program (CBCRP)

26.   The California Tobacco Related Disease Research Program (TRDRP)

27.   U.S. Army (DOD) special research programs

Funding:

  • $200,000 total paid in two annual installments of $100,000/year.
  • This grant has a zero indirect cost policy; however is listed on Exhibilt A. 

 

Deadline for Naming (IAC) Endorsed Nominees to Foundation by Fred Hutch Director:  Monday, May 1st by 2:00 pm PT

 

Funding Agency Application Deadline: Thursday, June 1st, 2016 by 2:00 pm PT

The selected Fred Hutch candidate may be assisted by Corporate & Foundation Relations with preparing their application for submission.

 

For additional information, including eligibility guidelines and the required pre-proposal schedule and materials, please see the attached funding announcement. Questions may be directed to fundinginfo@fredhutch.org.

 

Application Instructions

Please submit:

  • a 1-to-2 page letter of intent with a description of proposed aims and approach
  • Biosketch or CV of the PI
  • a letter of support from the Dean or Chair. This letter of support signifies that the Dean or Chair have ensured that the nominee and application are likely to be of sufficient quality to be competitive nationally

 

to research@uw.edu by 5:00 PM Monday, March 27, 2017.

Opportunity Details

Program Announcement No.

2017

Deadlines
03/27/2017 UW Internal Deadline Closed
05/24/2017 OSP Deadline
06/01/2017 Sponsor Deadline
Sponsor

V Foundation

Maximum Number of Applications

2 (only if at least one of two nominee applicants identifies as someone from an underrepresented in science ethnic group )

Eligible groups
  • All campus

Inquiries and Contact Information

Investigators who identify a grant, award or fellowship program that restricts the number of applications that can be submitted from an Institution should immediately contact their Chairperson, Associate Dean for Research (or Dean, if no ADR) and the Office of Research (see below) if they intend to prepare a response. Failure to do so, or to meet the deadlines for submission of pre-proposal, will preclude submission of the application through the Office of Sponsored Programs.

For general inquiries, or to request a listing of a limited submission opportunity that should be but is not already listed, please email us at limitedsubs@uw.edu.