2018 V Scholar Award

Sponsor: The V Foundation for Cancer Research

Program: 2018 V Scholar Award

https://www.jimmyv.org/research/grants/

Award amount: $200,000

Number of applications FHCRC/UW Cancer Consortium can put forward: 1

FHCRC internal deadline: 3/26/18

Deadline for Naming (IAC) Endorsed Nominees to Foundation by Fred Hutch Director:  Monday, April 2^nd, 2018 by 2:00pm PST

Funding Agency Application Deadline: Tuesday, May 1^st, 2018 by 2:00pm PST

LIMITED APPLICANT AWARD FUNDING OPPORTUNITY

THE V FOUNDATION FOR CANCER RESEARCH 2018 V SCHOLAR AWARD

Number of applications Fred Hutch/UW Cancer Consortium may submit: one nominee. While not required, the V Foundation encourages applications from young investigators from a minority ethnic group who is underrepresented in science. For the purposes of this application: African American or of African descent, Hispanic American (non-European) or Native American and/or an Alaskan Native would be included in minority groups.

Synopsis:

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: 

• 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.
• Be either US citizens, or be a permanent legal resident in the US.

• By the Due Date of the Application, applicants meet the following criteria:
  •  Hold a tenure-track faculty position as an assistant professor at their cancer research institution. Non-promotable, adjunct, affiliated, temporary, part-time or acting faculty positions are not eligible for this grant competition.
  •  Have been appointed to their first full-time assistant professor position within the last 5 years, and have not yet been promoted to Associate Professor.
  • Clinical scientists may be eligible if the research institution can demonstrate that it will fully support the research applicant (e.g., dedicated lab space, start-up funds, dedicated research time).
  • Applicant can NOT already hold an RO1 or RO1-equivalent grants. As of the Due Date of the Application, applicants who have been awarded RO1s or RO1 equivalent grants (Project leader on an NIH multi-investigator grant, ACS) as principal investigators 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, principal investigators for research project grants (RPGs), analogous to NIH/NCI R01 awards, would be ineligible. The V Scholar award is meant to support research to leverage these larger awards so the nominee may not already have received these awards.

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. 

Application Instructions

Internal Pre-Proposal Deadline: Monday, March 26^th, 2018 at 5:00pm PST.

Interested and eligible investigators should submit a single PDF of the required pre-proposal materials (see attached) to fundinginfo@fredhutch.org by the internal deadline to be considered by the Fred Hutch’s Internal Awards Committee. 

Deadline for Naming (IAC) Endorsed Nominees to Foundation by Fred Hutch Director:  Monday, April 2^nd, 2018 by 2:00pm PST

Funding Agency Application Deadline: Tuesday, May 1^st, 2018 by 2:00pm PST

The selected Fred Hutch candidate may be assisted by IG (institutional Giving) 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.