The Tower Cancer Research Foundation is inviting applicants to apply for its Career Development Grant program.
Donor Name: Tower Cancer Research Foundation
State: California
County: Selected Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 11/06/2023
Size of the Grant: $100,000
Grant Duration: 1 year
Details:
Tower Cancer Research Foundation supports forward thinking research work in Southern California. The goal of the Career Development award is to support young investigators to continue their laboratory studies while they improve their ability to get further funding. In general, the scientific advisory board evaluates grant applications based on the following criteria:
- Novelty of hypothesis
- Scientific quality
- Potential for revealing something meaningful about cancer
- Feasibility of the proposal
- Evidence of institutional support for the project
Funding Information
Career Development Grantees will be awarded a one-time payment of $100,000.
Grant Period
All grant awards are for 1 year only. The grant award must be used to cover research related expenses between December 15, 2023 – December 14, 2024.
Eligibility Criteria
- A junior faculty position is not required.
- Applicants must not be beyond the first five years of a junior faculty appointment.
- Fellows and postdocs are allowed to apply.
- Applicants must be Southern California based (Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, Ventura, Santa Barbara, Imperial, Inyo, Mono)
- The project must entail research directed towards potential oncological clinical applications in the area of molecular therapeutics or diagnostics of cancer. The project may be laboratory-based or “translational”, meaning it may involve clinical subjects but must have a direct laboratory component.
- The Principal Investigator must hold either an MD or a PhD (or both) and working in an existing active lab.
- 50% of the Principal Investigator ‘s time must be protected time for research in general (not necessarily for the proposed project only)
- Principal Investigators are not required to have funds already secured in order to apply for the Career Development Grant. Likewise, investigators with other private or government funding are still eligible to apply. Researchers who have received significant support within the last year need not apply (i.e., from a foundation, R01 grant, etc.)
For more information, visit TCRF.
