Young Investigator Grant Description

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 within three years of the appointment, 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).

Mission Statement:
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
• Funds Breast Surgery Fellowship programs
• Funds the purchase of equipment for research
• 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

Terms:
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 include but are not limited to: diagnosis, etiology, immunology, genetics, therapies, prevention and clinical studies.

2011 Young Investigator Grant Application Procedure

Please click here to view grant application.  Applications must be e-mailed to the Breast Cancer Alliance on or before July 31, 2010. In addition, one hard copy must be mailed to the Breast Cancer Alliance.

An independent External Review Committee will review and evaluate the applications submitted. Based on their results and subsequent review by the Grants Committee, recommendations will be made to the BCA Board for final approval. Applicants will be notified by e-mail in December, 2010 of the decision regarding their proposal.

Arrangements for contracts and payment will be made at that time. Funding will be disbursed in two annual increments. The grant term will begin January 1, 2011.

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.

Successful candidates must submit a one to two page report documenting progress on December 1, 2011 and a final report due on March 1, 2013 (60 days after the expiration of the grant period).  Both reports should 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 list the Breast Cancer Alliance as the primary supporter.

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

Please contact researchgrants@breastcanceralliance.org with any questions.