Source:  National Research Program of the ACS

Eligibility:  Limited to junior faculty at rank of Assistant Professor.  Investigator cannot have a national award.

Purpose:  Provide small pilot awards to help junior faculty begin a cancer pilot project.  The awards have a cap of $30,000 and are limited to one year.  Approximately 4-6 projects are funded each year.

Submission Dates:   The RFA deadline is November 25st, 2009.

Review:  The Principal Investigator of the ACS IRG, Timothy Bender and an interdisciplinary review committee conduct the review.

More information:  Questions can be addressed to Timothy Bender, Ph.D at 434-924-1246 or tpb3e@virginia.edu

Applications:  Please use the ACS approved application. (See a sample application)

Announcement:  Download a copy of the latest set of instructions. 

Policies:  View the current ACS IRG policies.