The Cancer and Leukemia Group B Foundation invites oncology junior faculty within years 1 to 3 of a faculty appointment to apply for a research grant to support studies that assess interventions in cancer patients and/or that examine biological specimens obtained from cancer patients. Up to three grants will be awarded for 2008. This award is sponsored by AstraZeneca, Abraxis BioScience, Amgen Oncology and Pharmion.
Instructions for Submitting an Application for the CALGB Investigator Award
A One-Year Cancer Research Grant for CALGB Oncology Junior Faculty
Your complete grant submission should include the following documents:
- Cover Letter
- Proposal (10-page maximum)
- Draft Protocol (if applicable)
- CV
- Bibliographical Citations
- Other Research Support (include project titles, funding sources, dates and amounts)
- Letter of Support from Section Chief or Department Chair
- Letter of Support from Research Mentor
- Proposed One-Year Budget with Justification
Each part of the application should be submitted as a separate document. PDF files are preferred. The filename should include the initial of your first name, your full last name and then document name, ending with .pdf.
For example, for Barbara Smith's application:
- bsmithcoverletter.pdf
- bsmithproposal.pdf
- bsmithprotocol.pdf
- etc. for the rest of the files.
Please e-mail all the files that make up your application to Barbara Smith at the CALGB Central Office: basmith1@uchicago.edu. Place "Investigator Award Applicant" in the subject line of your e-mail.
Applications must be e-mailed by midnight, CST, January 15, 2008.
Applications will be reviewed by an independent scientific review committee. Awards will be announced at the Summer 2008 CALGB Group Meeting. Funding will begin approximately August 1, 2008.
If you have questions or problems, please call Barbara Smith at the CALGB Central Office at 773-834-3494.
CALGB Investigator Award Brochure
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