The UCSF Prostate Cancer Program and UCSF Prostate Cancer SPORE are excited to announce calls for applications to three new funding opportunities in prostate cancer research.
Open RFAs and Application Materials
Important Dates
Applications Open: September 12, 2024
Applications Due: October 31, 2024
Grants Awarded: January 1, 2025
Comparison of Pilot Research and SPORE Program Awards
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| Pilot Research Award (Prostate Cancer Program) |
Career Enhancement Program (Prostate Cancer SPORE) |
Developing Research Program (Prostate Cancer SPORE) |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Eligible Applicants | Staff, pre-doctoral and post-doctoral fellows, residents, early-career faculty |
Any UCSF faculty developing (early career) or refocusing (established) careers on translational research in prostate cancer |
Any UCSF faculty member |
| Scope of Research |
Basic, clinical or population science translational potential not required |
Any aspect of basic laboratory, epidemiology, clinical or translational research in prostate cancer translational potential prioritized |
Any area with high translational potential high translation potential required, human endpoint not required |
| # Awards/Year | 3-5 | 2 | 2 |
| Duration of Award | 1 year, not renewable | 1 year, renewable once | 1 year, renewable once |
| Amount of Award | $40K - $50K | $62.5K/year, (renewable once) | $100K/year (renewable once) |
| Funding Source |
Intramural: Departments of Medicine, Radiation Oncology, Urology, HDFCCC |
NCI Institutional funds |
NCI Institutional funds |
| Project Selection and Evaluation of Progress | Prostate Cancer Program Leadership Committee | CEP Directors, SPORE Scientific Steering Committee, and IAB | DRP Directors, SPORE Scientific Steering Committee, and EAB |
| Development into Full SPORE Project | Not applicable | Not directly applicable | Per SPORE co-Directors, SPORE Scientific Steering Committee, EAB, and NCI |
| Contact [email protected] for questions. | Applicants may only apply to either the CEP or DRP. If you have questions about which one is best for your, please contact Nicholas Larocque ([email protected]). | ||