Committee on Research
Special Research Awards
Pew Scholars Program
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Mary Kay Ash Charatible Foundation
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Burroughs Wellcome Foundation
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Searle Scholar
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American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)
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Breast Cancer Alliance
Pew Scholars Program in the Biomedical Sciences
The Pew Scholars Program in the Biomedical Sciences provides funding to young investigators of outstanding promise in science relevant to the advancement of human health. The award provides $240,000 in flexible support — $60,000 per year for a four-year period.
The Pew Scholars Program is open to individuals with a doctorate in medicine or biomedical sciences. As of November 1, 2009, candidates must hold full-time appointments at the rank of assistant professor or equivalent. On July 1, 2010, they must not have been in such an appointment for more than three years, whether or not such appointments were on a tenure track. This time may have been spent at more than one institution. Time spent in clinical internships, residencies, or in work toward board certification does not count as part of this three-year limit.
Institutions are expected to complete a comprehensive internal selection process to identify and select one nominee. Institutions should ensure that eligible candidates across all relevant departments are appropriately notified and included in the institution’s selection process for the nomination.
In evaluating the candidates, the National Advisory Committee gives considerable weight to evidence that the candidate is an independent investigator and to significant published work.
Pew Scholars may not simultaneously be supported by similar private foundation awards during the first two years of the grant. These awards include but are not limited to those of Searle, Ellison Medical Foundation, Beckman, and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute.
A complete description of the program, its terms, and eligibility requirements may be found at www.pewscholars.org. The online application must be submitted electronically by 12 noon EDT on November 2, 2010.
Mary Kay Ash Charitable Foundation
The Mary Kay Ash Charitable Foundation awards grants to select doctors and medical scientists focusing on curing cancers that affect women. Recipients from across the United States received a $100,000 grant to conduct cutting-edge research.
Since 1996, the Foundation has given more than $12.6 million to support this effort. Read about how this research has resulted in breakthroughs, new discoveries and promising research.
Only one grant application will be accepted from each accredited medical school and schools of public health in the United States.
Grants are awarded each year to researchers at medical schools recommended by the Mary Kay Foundation Research Review Committee, which is composed of prominent doctors who volunteer their time to help the Foundation select the best recipients across the United States. After reviewing these recommendations, the Board of Directors at the Foundation selects the grant recipients.
The Mary Kay Foundation accepts grant applications from November to mid-February each year.
Burroughs Wellcome Foundation (BWF)
Career Awards for Medical Scientists seeks to address the on-going problem of increasing the number of physician scientists and keeping them in research. BWF believes that an award, supporting the last year(s) of a mentored position in addition to supporting the beginning years of an independent position, will facilitate the transition to a career in research and buy time from service commitments.
Five-year $700,000 awards for physician-scientists bridge advanced postdoctoral/fellowship training and the early years of faculty service. Proposals must be in the area of basic biomedical, disease-oriented, translational, or molecular, genetic, or pharmacological epidemiology research. Proposals in the area of epidemiology should contact BWF to determine their eligibility. Proposals in health services research or involving large-scale clinical trials are ineligible. Awards are made to degree granting institutions in the U.S. or Canada on behalf of the awardee.
Jefferson Medical College may nominate up to 5 individuals
Applications for this program will be available in June 2010. Deadline for submission is October 1, 2010.
Searle Scholar Awards
Applicants for year 2011 awards will be expected to be pursuing independent research careers in biochemistry, cell biology, genetics, immunology, neuroscience, pharmacology, and related areas in chemistry, medicine, and the biological sciences.
Candidates should have begun their first appointment as an independent investigator at the assistant professor level on or after July 1, 2009. The appointment must be a tenure-track position (or its nearest equivalent) at an invited institution. Only one application will be accepted from each invited institution.
Potential applicants whose institutions do not have tenure-track appointments should consult with the Scientific Director of the Program PRIOR to preparing an application.
The Searle Scholars Program does not ordinarily support purely clinical research but has supported research programs that include both clinical and basic components. Potential applicants who are unsure if their research is appropriate for our Program are encouraged to examine the research interests of present and former Searle Scholars on this website.
American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)
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APPLICATION DEADLINE:
June, 2011, at 12:00 noon, EST DECISION DATE: July 2011 START OF GRANT: August 1, 2011
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The AACR Gertrude B. Elion Cancer Research Award is open to tenure‐track scientists at the level of Assistant Professor, who completed postdoctoral studies or clinical fellowships no more than five years prior to the start of the grant term. Proposed research projects may focus on research in cancer etiology, diagnosis, treatment, or prevention (basic, translational, or clinical cancer research).
The Award provides a one‐year grant of $50,000 for direct research expenses, which may include the salary and benefits of the grant recipient, postdoctoral or clinical research fellows and/or research assistants, equipment and supplies, and limited travel for the grant recipient. It is anticipated that one grant will be funded.
The recipient of the 2011 Award is required to give a presentation of his/her research in a mini-symposium at the AACR 102nd Annual Meeting 2012. (Travel support will be provided, separate from this grant, for the grant recipient to attend the 2012 meeting.)
The AACR will accept multiple proposals from different investigators at the same institution, but only one nomination per department chair.
Breast Cancer Alliance (BCA)
The Breast Cancer Alliance (BCA) funds innovative breast cancer research and promotes breast health through education and outreach funding. Three types of grants are offered annually:
Exceptional Project Grants
Young Investigator Grants
Education and Outreach Grants.
Clinical doctors and research scientists whose primary focus is breast cancer research are encouraged to apply for either the Exceptional Project or Young Investigator Grant. We invite directors of programs that are directly related to breast cancer to apply for the Education and Outreach Grant.
How to Apply:
Exceptional Project Grants: The Breast Cancer Alliance invites clinical doctors and research scientists at any stage of their careers whose primary focus is breast cancer to apply for an Exceptional Project Grant. This award recognizes creative, unique and innovative research and 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).
Prior to submission of a formal grant proposal, the BCA requires a one-page Letter of Intent (LOI), due in April of each year. The LOI must include the applicant's name, job title and institution, the applicant's contact information, and the applicant's CV. It should also offer the project title and discuss the hypothesis, the research aim(s) and methods, and a brief discussion of the project's potential impact. An Independent External Review Committee will evaluate the LOI. Applicants will be informed by May whether to proceed with a formal application. Researchers should coordinate with their institutions, as the BCA will accept a maximum of three LOIs per institution.
Full grant applications will be available on the BCA website in May and are due on or before July 31 of each year. 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 are notified in December of the decision regarding their proposal. This is a one year grant.
Young Investigator Grants: To encourage a commitment to breast cancer research, the Breast Cancer Alliance invites clinical doctors and research scientists whose primary focus is breast cancer who have been appointed to a position equivalent to Assistant Professor within three years following the appointment, to apply for funding for the Young Investigator Grant. This grant is open to applicants at institutions within a 200 miles 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. Applicants for the 2011-2012 cycle must have been appointed to a position equivalent to Assistant Professor anytime after January 1, 2009. Grant applications for the are available on the BCA beginning May 1 of each year and are due on or before July 31. 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 are notified in December of the decision regarding their proposal.
