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Research We Fund: Extramural Discovery Science
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- Peer Review Committee for Experimental Therapeutics (ET)
- Peer Review Committee for DNA Mechanisms in Cancer (DMC)
- Peer Review Committee for Institutional Research Grants (IRG)
- Peer Review Committee for RNA Mechanisms in Cancer (RMC)
- Peer Review Committee for Tumor Biochemistry and Endocrinology (TBE)
- Peer Review Committee for Cancer Cell Biology (CCB)
- Peer Review Committee for Cancer Detection and Progression (CDP)
- X Peer Review Committee for Cancer Prevention, Screening, and Health Promotion (CPSH)
- Peer Review Committee for Healthcare Outcomes, Policy, and Systems Research (HOPS)
- Peer Review Committee for Mission Boost Grants
- Peer Review Committee for Immunology and Blood Cell Development (IBCD)
- Peer Review Committee for Treatment, Palliative Care, and Survivorship Research
- Council for Extramural Grants
- Stakeholder Participation on Grant Peer Review Committees
- Peer Review Committee for Metastasis and Microenvironment (MM)
- X Peer Review Committee for Clinical Studies and Clinical Trials
- Peer Review Committee for Cancer Prevention and Health Promotion (CPHP)
- Peer Review Committee for Etiology, Screening, and Early Detection (ESED)
- American Cancer Society Research and Clinical Research Professors
Institutional Research Grants
Grant Overview
Institutional Research Grants are awarded to institutions as block grants, providing seed money for newly independent investigators to initiate cancer research projects.
The intent is to support these junior faculty in initiating cancer research projects so they can obtain preliminary results that will enable them to compete successfully for national research grants.
Eligibility of Administrative PI
You ARE eligible to submit a proposal as the IRG PI if you:
- Work at a US academic institution or eligible non-profit
- Have attained the rank of Associate Professor or Full Professor
- Have a track record of mentoring junior investigators and publications
- Have administrative/leadership experience, i.e., deputy director or director of a program, center, or department.
Required Institutional Infrastructure
- US Institutions with a track record of cancer research
- Pools of experienced cancer researchers and junior faculty
Grant Term and Budget
Awards to institutions are $120,000 a year for 3 years, direct costs only. Allows for 3 one-year pilot grants at $40,000 each.
