A joint announcement from the Offices of Research and Foundation Relations
The Offices of Research and of Foundations Relations are pleased to share this call for funding from the Breast Cancer Alliance.
Internal Notification Deadline: March 8, 2022 5pm – Please send an email to Caroline Rodriguez, FR (caroline@ucsc.edu) and Heather Bell, OR (hmbell@ucsc.edu) if you are interested in submitting an LOI for this opportunity.
Funder: Breast Cancer Alliance Program Guidelines: Exceptional Project Grants
UCSC Contacts: Caroline Rodriguez | FR | caroline@ucsc.edu Heather Bell | OR | hmbell@ucsc.edu Award Amount & Terms: $100,000
Overview
Breast Cancer Alliance invites clinical doctors and research scientists at any stage of their careers, including post docs, whose current proposal is focused on breast cancer, to apply for an Exceptional Project Grant. This award recognizes creative, unique and innovative research and is open to applicants at institutions throughout the contiguous United States.
The research project must be directly related to the field of breast cancer. Areas of relevant research may include but are not limited to: diagnosis, etiology, immunology, genetics and epigenetics, therapies, prevention and clinical studies.
Award Amount & Terms
- Salary support and project costs for a total of $100,000 (over one-year period.)
- Indirect costs, included in the $100,000 award, must be limited to 8% of total direct costs.
Eligibility
- Institutions throughout the contiguous United States
- BCA will accept a maximum of 2 LOIs per institution
To apply
If interested in applying, please notify Caroline and Heather via email at caroline@ucsc.edu and hmbell@ucsc.edu by March 8. Include the working title of the project. Additional materials may be requested if a down select is required.
Required Documents for submission on April 1st, 2022:
- One-page Letter of Intent (LOI): The LOI must contain the applicant’s name, job title and institution at the top of the page, and the applicant’s contact information. The document should state the project title and hypothesis, outline the research aim(s) and methods, and include a brief discussion of the project’s potential impact.
- CV: the CV should be in the current NIH biosketch format.
Timeline
- March 8, 2022 Notify Caroline Rodriguez (FR) and Heather Bell (OR)
- April 1, 2022 by 5:00 PM: LOI and CV due at BCA
- Mid-May 2022 Notification if invited to submit proposal
- July 22, 2022 Full applications due
- Mid-February 2023 Notification of awards
Call sent: March 4, 2022
The Office of Foundation Relations is a unit of University Relations. The FR team creates and maintains mutually beneficial, long-term relationships with private organizations, matching grant initiatives with educational and research programs and centers. FR supports faculty and staff to identify and approach these and other private foundations for funding, to assist in strategic positioning of the grant application, and to facilitate funder campus visits.
For a list of recent funding opportunities, please visit the FR website. FR Calls for Funding