Fund Details
Breast Cancer Alliance Young Investigators Grant, Spring 2023
Academic Year
2023 - 2024
Nominations Available to Institution
2

Brief Description:

The mission of the Breast Cancer Alliance is to improve survival rates and quality of life for those impacted by breast cancer through better prevention, early detection, treatment and cure. 

This grant is meant for those at an early stage in their research career to help provide seed funding for the research required to apply for larger, longer term grants, often with the NIH. (BCA creates the critical bridge between novel research and the opportunity to generate preliminary results so that researchers can move on to secure federal funding.)

The research project must be directly related to the field of breast cancer. Areas of relevant research may include but are not limited to: diagnosis, etiology, immunology, genetics, therapies, prevention and clinical studies.

Clinical doctors and research scientists with a primary focus in breast cancer-and who, following completion of their training, will not have held a faculty position for more than four years at the start date of the grant-are invited to apply.
This grant is intended to help advance the careers of young researchers who do not yet have their own major grant support but who design and conduct their own independent research projects.

Description:

The mission of the Breast Cancer Alliance is to improve survival rates and quality of life for those impacted by breast cancer through better prevention, early detection, treatment and cure. 

This grant is meant for those at an early stage in their research career to help provide seed funding for the research required to apply for larger, longer term grants, often with the NIH. (BCA creates the critical bridge between novel research and the opportunity to generate preliminary results so that researchers can move on to secure federal funding.)

The research project must be directly related to the field of breast cancer. Areas of relevant research may include but are not limited to: diagnosis, etiology, immunology, genetics, therapies, prevention and clinical studies.

Clinical doctors and research scientists with a primary focus in breast cancer-and who, following completion of their training, will not have held a faculty position for more than four years at the start date of the grant-are invited to apply.
This grant is intended to help advance the careers of young researchers who do not yet have their own major grant support but who design and conduct their own independent research projects.

Application Information:

Please submit the following materials as a single PDF
1. A two-page research proposal outlining the research and details for the two years of funding  (limit 2 pages. A 3rd page may be used for references/additional figures)
2. Nominating letter signed by your department or division head.
3. NIH Biosketch, including current, past and pending sources of funding.  

Eligibility Criteria:

Applicants for the 2024 award must:
  • Have not held a faculty position for more than four years following completion of their training, as of March 1, 2023
  • Have not been a principal investigator on an NIH R01 or equivalent national/international non-mentored award; and
  • Dedicate at least 50% of their work effort to research. 

Review Criteria:

Review Criteria:
The HMS Foundation Funds Committee advises department heads, mentors, and candidates to be particularly aware of the committee's selection criteria when making nominations:

  • A technically feasible research proposal
  • Applicants with the potential to successfully carry out the research described in the proposal
  • Relevance of the proposal to the mission of the foundation award
  • Career trajectory
  • Letter of support and institutional commitment to the applicant
  • Publications
  • Current funding

Additional Information, Related Websites, and Proxy Instructions:

HMS Quad faculty only.  HMS faculty at the affiliated hospitals must apply through their primary institution.

8% of the total $125,000 grant may be utilized for indirect costs.

Contact Information:

For questions about this application, please contact Clare Lamont at clare_lamont@hms.harvard.edu

Search Filters:
Institution
  • Harvard Medical School (Quad)
    Position
    • Instructor
    • Assistant Professor
      Type of Competition
      • Limited Submission
        Discipline
        • Basic Science
        • Translational Science
          Type of Award
          • Career Development
            Begin Accepting Applications Date:
            1/12/2023
            Deadline Date (EST Time Zone):
            3/06/2023 5:00 PM