DOD FY11 Peer Reviewed Cancer Visionary Postdoctoral Fellowship Award

Post Date

June 29th 2011

Application Due Date

November 22nd 2011

Funding Opportunity Number

W81XWH-11-PRCRP-VPFA

CFDA Number(s)

12.420

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Cooperative Agreement
Grant

Funding Activity Categories

Science and Technology and other Research and Development

Number of Awards

35

Eligibility Categories

Unrestricted

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $13700000

• Award Range:

  $None - $None

Grant Description

Applications for the Peer Reviewed Cancer Research Program (PRCRP) are being solicited by the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs, Defense Health Program. The FY11 PRCRP fosters the next generation of cancer research by providing new investigators and their early career mentors opportunities to excel in groundbreaking cutting-edge research for the prevention, detection, and treatment of cancer. The Visionary Postdoctoral Fellowship Award is intended to support exceptionally talented recent medical or other doctoral graduates in their pursuit of cutting-edge, innovative, high-risk/high-impact cancer research during their postdoctoral fellowship. The second unique aspect of this award mechanism aims to provide postdoctoral fellow support in the laboratory of outstanding early career investigators. All applications must address research into one or more of the FY11 PRCRP Topic Areas: Blood cancers, colorectal cancer, genetic cancer research, kidney cancer, listeria vaccine for cancer, melanoma and other skin cancers, mesothelioma, pancreatic cancer, pediatric cancers, and radiation protection utilizing nanotechnology.

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of Defense

• Office:

  Dept. of the Army -- USAMRAA

• Agency Contact:

  PA HELP and eReceipt HELP: 301-682-5507

• Agency Mailing Address:

  CDMRP Help Desk

• Agency Email Address:

  help@cdmrp.org