Applications open for Clinical Cancer Research Grant Program

Their overall goal is to improve treatment options and quality of life for cancer patients by funding studies focused on detection, treatment and survivorship.

Whether you are an academic institution interested in applying for a grant or a not-for-profit organization keen to tackle critical cancer related issues together, they want to hear from you.

Focus Areas

• Improved Patient Outcomes
• Therapy Optimization
• Disease and Treatment Burden
• Implementation Research
• Science of Early Detection and Intervention
• Science of Early Detection
• Science of Early Intervention
• Advancing Cancer Research in Underserved Areas
• Advancing Cancer Research in Sub-Saharan Africa

Eligibility Criteria

• The principal investigator for the proposed research must hold a doctoral degree, have completed a postdoctoral training fellowship, and have faculty appointment (or equivalent) with an academic institution, including research institutions that are not formally associated with a university, at the time of the award term. Both new and established investigators are encouraged to apply.
• An applicant must be an independent, self-directed researcher for whom their institution provides space and other resources customary for independent investigators. The application must convey the commitment of the institution to both the applicant and the proposed research activities.
• All investigators requesting pilot funds should demonstrate how the proposed study is a departure from ongoing funded work.

Ineligibility Criteria

• An applicant with an existing award from Rising Tide concurrent with the new application is precluded from applying.

Application Requirements

• The curriculum vitae (CV) of the principal investigator and co-investigators (max 2 pages each; please upload all CVs as PDF files)
• A description of the proposed research project (organized in a manner similar to that required by the US National Institute of Health [PHS 398]), including:
  • Specific aims
  • Background and significance
  • Preliminary results, studies explaining the significance and potential for success
  • Experimental design and methods
  • Statement of objectives regarding how the study can change the current standard-of-care for today’s patients or how it will create evidence to improve prevention and early detection of cancer
• Completed Patient Involvement Plan
• Copy of the Patient Consent Form
• Detailed budget including costs for patient partner compensation and travel expenses.

For more information, visit Rising Tide Foundation for Clinical Cancer Research.