Breast Cancer Alliance, Inc.

15 East Putnam Avenue, No. 414

Greenwich, CT 06830

203 861 0014

 

The mission of the Breast Cancer Alliance is to fund innovative breast cancer research and to promote breast health through education and outreach. Breast cancer survivors, their friends and health care professionals are fulfilling this mission.

 

To accomplish this, the Breast Cancer Alliance:

·         Funds a diversified portfolio of breast cancer research

·         Breast Surgery Fellowships

·         Provides timely information on breast health and the importance of early detection

·         Supports outreach and case managerial services, education, counseling and mammograms for

underserved and underinsured women in mid to southern Connecticut and Westchester County, New York

To encourage a commitment to breast cancer research, the Breast Cancer Alliance invites clinical doctors and research scientists who have been appointed to a position equivalent to Assistant Professor any time after January 1, 2007, and whose primary focus is breast cancer research, to apply for funding for the Young Investigator Grant. This grant is open to applicants at institutions within a 200 mile radius of Greenwich, Connecticut (an area that includes cities such as Boston, Philadelphia, New York City, Hartford, Connecticut and Albany, New York).

 

 

The term of the Young Investigator Grant is two years. The grant provides salary support and project costs of $125,000 over two years. The $125,000 award includes administrative costs, which must be limited to 8% of the grant funds.

The research project must be directly related to the field of breast cancer. Areas of relevant research may be but are not limited to: diagnosis, etiology, cell biology, immunology, genetics, therapeutics, bio-engineering/nanotechnology, prevention, epidemiology/ public health.

 

Successful candidates must submit a 1-2 page report documenting progress after 11 months (December 1, 2010) and a final report within 60 days of the award end date, (March 1, 2012). Both reports must be written in layman terms. Failure to submit the mid-term progress report will result in forfeiture of the remaining grant funds.

Any publication associated with the research must recognize the Breast Cancer Alliance as a sponsor.

Application procedure:
Grant applications will be available on this website May 1, 2009.  Please e-mail the completed application (preferably as a pdf) on or before July 31, 2009. Our suggestion is to copy and paste the form below into a WORD document, complete it, then convert it to a pdf if possible and submit it to researchgrants@breastcanceralliance.org. Font style should be 12 point, Times New Roman.  Please adhere to the format as specified. In addition, one hard copy must be mailed to the Breast Cancer Alliance office.

An independent External Review Committee will review and evaluate the applications. Based on their results and subsequent review by the BCA Grants Committee, recommendations will be made to the BCA Board for final approval. Applicants will be notified by e-mail in December, 2009 of the decision regarding their proposal. Arrangements for contracts and payment will be made at that time for grant recipients. Fifty percent of grant funds will be paid at the start of the grant term and fifty percent after receipt and (acceptable) review of the mid-term progress report. The grant term will begin January 1, 2010.

 

All applications are confidential and are available only to the Board of Directors, the Grants Committee, the Medical Advisory Board and the Independent External Review Committee.

 

If any grantee or sponsoring institution fails to adhere to the policies and qualifications listed above, the grant is subject to termination.

Date ___________________

Project Title ___________________________________________________

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Area of research

                        ___ Diagnosis: Bio-markers, Radiology, Pharmacology

                        ___ Cell biology: Model systems, animal models, in vitro models relevant to breast cancer

                        ___ Immunology

                        ___ Genetics

                        ___ Therapeutics

                        ___ Bio-engineering/Nanotechnology

                        ___ Epidemiology/Public Health

                        ___ Other (please specify)_________________________________

Name of applicant _______________________________ Degree/s ___________

Address ___________________________________________________________

City ______________________ State __________________ Zip ______________

Telephone ______________ Fax ________________ E-mail _________________

DOB ______________________

 

Checks made payable to:

Institution _________________________________________________________________

Authorized Institutional Grant Administration Representative______________________

Address __________________________________________________________________

City _______________________ State ___________________ Zip___________________

Telephone _____________________ 

 

 

Project Title_____________________________________________

A. Briefly describe your project in 250 words or less using non-technical language.

 

B. Briefly describe your project in 250 words or less using technical language.

 

C. Research Proposal

    Describe (limit to five (5) pages of text and figures) the nature of the research program in which     

    you will participate using the following format: (Times New Roman, 12pt., single spaced)
           

1. Specific aims- ½ -1 page
2. Background, significance and rationale ½ -1 page

3. Preliminary data 1-2 pages

4. Research plan 2-3 pages

 

 

D. Bibliography

 

E. Biohazards statement.

F. Human investigation statement.

G. Laboratory animals statement.

 

H. Biosketch- (NIH format). List training institutions, staff appointments, awards, and peer

    reviewed publications as related to breast cancer research.

 

I. Submit a two year budget reflecting projected research expenditures.

 

J. List all other active and pending financial support pertaining to your clinical work or  

    research during the funding term.

 

Two letters of reference are required. Letters should be from individuals not directly involved in the application but who are familiar with the applicant qualification, training and interests. The letters should address the candidate’s:

Competence

Potential for conducting research

Evidence of originality

Adequacy of scientific background

Quality of research endeavors or publications to date, if any:

Any additional related comments that the referee may wish to provide

Project Title_____________________________________________

List two individuals providing recommendations:

1. Name/Title ________________________________________________
   
Institution _________________________________

Address __________________________________

City _____________________ State _______________ Zip ___________

Telephone _______________________

Email______________________________

2. Name/Title ____________________________________

Institution _____________________________________

Address _______________________________________

City _____________________ State _______________ Zip ____________
   
Telephone _______________________

 

Email_____________________________

Scan the two letters of recommendation into the electronic version of your application. Attach the hard copies to the hard copy of your application.

 

Authorized Institutional Grant Administration Representative’s 

 

Printed Name and Title____________________________      

Signature_____________________­­­­__________       Date_______________

 

Email address____________________________

Applicant’s signature_______________________     Date______________