Office of Research
PEW-STEWART 2022 SCHOLARS PROGRAM FOR CANCER RESEARCH
LIMITED APPLICANT AWARD FUNDING OPPORTUNITY
PEW-STEWART 2022 SCHOLARS PROGRAM FOR CANCER RESEARCH
Number of applications Fred Hutch/UW Cancer Consortium may submit: one
Synopsis: In 2014, The Pew Charitable Trusts partnered with the Alexander and Margaret Stewart Trust to establish a national initiative - The Pew-Stewart Scholars for Cancer Research Program which supports assistant professors of outstanding promise in science relevant to the advancement of a cure for cancer.
Funding:
- $300,000 over four years ($75,000 per year) in flexible support.
- Funding for the second, third and fourth years is contingent upon timely submission of acceptable financial and narrative progress reports and attendance at the annual meeting in March (for which all travel expenses are paid by The Pew Trusts) during the four-year term.
- The funds may be used at the discretion of the Pew-Stewart scholar for personnel, equipment, supplies, or travel directly related to the Scholar’s research and as to best advance his or her cancer research and career.
- The amount of the award that may be used for the principal investigator’s salary is limited to $12,500 per year (including benefits) or $50,000 over the duration of the grant. There are no limits on student or postdoctoral salaries.
- Should the funds not be immediately required, they may be accumulated and carried over through the four years of the grant period and, with written approval of the program office, the grant may receive a no-cost extension for one additional (fifth) year (without additional funds).
- During the four-year scholarship term, program participants are required to attend an annual meeting held in March. All expenses for attendees’ travel, lodging, and meals are paid by The Pew Trusts.
- Not more than 8% of the total award may be allocated for overhead costs, and this is notlisted on the Exhibit A. An endorsed Fred Hutch nominee must have Division or Fred Hutch Director’s Office approval for unrecovered F&A costs prior to submitting an application to the Foundation. Nominees should work with their Division Administrator to complete this task. For further information please see the Fred Hutch Foregone F&A Cost Policy.
- It is expected that Pew-Stewart Scholars will spend at least 80% of their time in work related to the accomplishment of their overall research goals. However, Pew provides flexible support to the overall research aims of the Scholar and does not monitor or restrict percentage of effort or time of Pew-Stewart scholars.
- Subawards are allowed.
For additional information, including eligibility guidelines and the required pre-proposal schedule and materials, please visit the Pew Foundation website.
Questions may be directed to fundinginfo@fredhutch.org.
Eligibility Requirements
Eligibility:
- Nominees must have been awarded a doctorate in a field related to biomedical sciences, medicine or a related field.
- As of September 9, 2021 nominees must hold full-time appointments at the rank of Assistant Professor. (Appointments such as Research Assistant Professor, Adjunct Assistant Professor, Assistant Professor Research Track, Visiting Professor or instructor are not eligible.)
- Must not have been appointed as an assistant professor at any institution prior to June 14, 2017, whether or not such an appointment was on a tenure track. Time spent in clinical internships, residencies, in work toward board certification, or on parental leave does not count as part of this three-year limit. Candidates who took parental leave should contact Pew’s program office to ensure that application reviewers are aware of their circumstances. Candidates may be nominated by their institution only twice.
- If applicants have appointments at more than one eligible nominating institution or affiliate, they may not reapply in a subsequent year from a different nominating entity.
- Funding from the NIH, other government sources, and project grants from non-profit associations do not pose a conflict with the Pew-Stewart Scholars Program.
- May not be nominated for the Pew Scholars Program and the Pew-Stewart Scholars Program for Cancer Research in the same year.
Application Instructions
Deadline |
Milestone |
Tuesday, April 27th |
Pre-proposals due to OSR Fred Hutch Internal Pre-Proposal Deadline. Interested investigators must submit a pre-proposal to the Office of Sponsored Research by this time to be considered by the Internal Awards Committee. Eligible investigators must submit the following pre-proposal materials as a single PDF with the following naming convention: Candidate’s Last Name_2022_Pew_Stewart.pdf:
Please submit a single PDF containing all pre-proposal materials to: fundinginfo@fredhutch.org (Outlook alias “Funding Information”). |
Friday, May 7th |
All Fred Hutch candidates will be notified by this date of whether they have been endorsed by the Internal Awards Committee to submit an application. |
Monday, May 17th |
Deadline for online nomination of candidate (Completed by Institutional Giving) |
Monday, June 14th-Thursday, September 9th |
Funding Agency Application Deadline
The selected Fred Hutch candidates must submit their application to the funding agency by this date. |
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.