Andy Hill CARE Distinguished Researchers Program 2018

The Andy Hill Cancer Research Endowment is pleased to announce that it will begin accepting applications for the second cohort of the Distinguished Researchers Program. The Distinguished Researchers Program will match, dollar for dollar, Washington research institutions’, organizations’, and commercial entities’ recruitment commitments up to $500,000 per recruitment, to add value to recruitment packages that bring leading cancer researchers to Washington. Andy Hill CARE grant funds may be used for any purpose (e.g., salaries, equipment, etc.) that advances the scholar’s research. For the sponsor’s full announcement, please send an email to research@uw.edu

Note: the start date of a new recruit can be up to 180 days prior to the date of application submission.

Eligibility Requirements

Applicant Organization

• Washington State research institutions, organizations, and commercial entities are eligible to apply for Distinguished Researcher grants. Applicants must have a substantial presence in Washington, as determined by CARE based on factors including, but not limited to: number and compensation of full-time equivalent employees who are residents of Washington relative to the applicant’s other sites; having research and development, administrative, or manufacturing facilities located in Washington; and payment of Washington Business and Occupation or other taxes, or any combination of such factors.
• Applicant organizations may submit up to a maximum of three applications during the same funding round.
• Applicant organizations must meet 1:1 matching fund requirements.
• Applicant organizations must be willing to agree to all terms and conditions set forth in the CARE Grant Award Letter.

Distinguished Researcher Candidate

• All cancer-related researchers recruited to Washington State are eligible, including basic, translational, clinical, and population-based cancer researchers.
• The Distinguished Researcher candidate must devote a minimum of 50% effort to research activities.
• The start date of a new recruit must not be more than 180 days prior to the date of application submission.
• Distinguished Researcher candidates that have a minimum of $750,000 in total current peer-reviewed funding and/or sponsored research agreements (i.e., all years, including direct and indirect costs) will be favored, irrespective of the ability to transfer such funding to Washington State.

Application Instructions

Please submit:

• a letter from the chair of the department who is doing the recruitment for a cancer researcher, describing briefly why this individual is appropriate to be a Andy Hill Cancer Research Endowment (CARE) Distinguished Researcher.  Please include a brief description of how the institutional match requirement will be met.

to research@uw.edu by 5:00 PM Thursday, March 1, 2018. Proposals are due to the sponsor 4/10/18, so you will need to have your materials in to OSP by 4/2/18 for processing, if given the go-ahead by the review committee.