Young Investigator Grant Description

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, and Albany).

Terms

The term of the Young Investigator Grant is two years. Applicants for the 2013 award must have been appointed to a position equivalent to Assistant Professor anytime after January 1, 2010. The grant provides salary support and project costs of $125,000, divided over two years. Administrative costs, which are included in the $125,000 award, 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.

Grant recipients must submit a brief report documenting progress by December 1, 2013 and a final report by March 1, 2015. Both reports must be written in layman's terms. Failure to submit the progress report will result in forfeiture of any remaining grant funds.

Young Investigator Grant Application Procedure

Grant applications will be available on the BCA website on May 4, 2012. Final applications must be emailed to researchgrants@breastcanceralliance.org on or before July 31, 2012. In addition, one hard copy must be mailed to the Breast Cancer Alliance.

An Independent External Review Committee will review and evaluate the applications. Based on their results and subsequent review by the Grants Committee, recommendations are made to the BCA Board for final approval. Applicants arenotified in mid-December of the decision regarding their proposals. Arrangements for contracts and payment will be made at that time. The grant term will begin January 1, 2013.

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.

Please contact researchgrants@breastcanceralliance.org with any questions.